medical insurance
This query is : Resolved
17 February 2011
discuss in brief the deduction in respect of medical insurance premium.
17 February 2011
Premiums paid for medical insurance - Section 80D
Category of assesses allowed deduction: Individual assessee and Hindu Undivided Family assessee.
Eligible premiums: Premiums paid by assessee by any mode other than cash out of his taxable income to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of following persons:
In case of individual assessee – Himself/Herself, spouse, dependent children and parent or parents. The condition of dependency of parent has been removed from FY 2008-09. In other words, even if the parent is independent, the individual can pay the premium and claim the deduction.
In case of HUF assessee – any member of HUF
Deduction and upper limit: The qualifying amounts under Section 80D for self, spouse and dependent children is upto Rs. 15,000/- and additional deduction upto Rs. 15,000/- for the parents. However, a higher amount of upto Rs 20,000/- is permitted if the person, for whose health insurance the premium was paid, was aged 65 years or more at any time during the financial year in which the premium was paid. Such amounts of premium paid would be allowed as deduction from the total income of the assessee.
Category of assesses allowed deduction: Individual assessee and Hindu Undivided Family assessee.
Eligible premiums: Premiums paid by assessee by any mode other than cash out of his taxable income to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of following persons:
In case of individual assessee – Himself/Herself, spouse, dependent children and parent or parents. The condition of dependency of parent has been removed from FY 2008-09. In other words, even if the parent is independent, the individual can pay the premium and claim the deduction.
In case of HUF assessee – any member of HUF
Deduction and upper limit: The qualifying amounts under Section 80D for self, spouse and dependent children is upto Rs. 15,000/- and additional deduction upto Rs. 15,000/- for the parents. However, a higher amount of upto Rs 20,000/- is permitted if the person, for whose health insurance the premium was paid, was aged 65 years or more at any time during the financial year in which the premium was paid. Such amounts of premium paid would be allowed as deduction from the total income of the assessee.
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