An employee claims tax-free re-imbursement of medical insurance premium (mediclaim) u/s. 17(2) from his employer
Can he also claim the same amount of medical insurance premium paid by him as a deduction u/s. 80D too.
Rachit (Analyst) (913 Points)
02 July 2012An employee claims tax-free re-imbursement of medical insurance premium (mediclaim) u/s. 17(2) from his employer
Can he also claim the same amount of medical insurance premium paid by him as a deduction u/s. 80D too.
sandhya
(nil)
(58 Points)
Replied 02 July 2012
yes, if he pays medical insurance premium by cheque or other form of bank transfer he can claim deduction under section 80D.
CA Sripal Jain
(Associate Finance)
(709 Points)
Replied 02 July 2012
hello,
you can claim deductions for wht u pay.so its a simple logic ,u cnnot claim benefit for wht u havent paid,so your not eligible
regards
sripal jain
Ritika Pundir
(CA)
(154 Points)
Replied 02 July 2012
As the medical premium is being reimbeursed by the employer, the same cannot be claimed as deduction u/s 80D double benefit cannot be claimed by the employee.
Also, the reimbursement wil not be chargeable to tax.
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