01 April 2021
Dear Sir, Me and my husband both are PSU employee.My husband and his parents i.e. my parents in Laws are my dependent for availing medical/lta facility from my employer.please clarify 1.The expenses incurred or reimbursed by my employer for the treatment of cancer,heart ailment ,hospitalisation of my Parents In Laws shall be tax exempted under provisions of Income tax section 17(2). My husband has been not claiming any benefit for himself or his parents. I had never declared my parents as my dependent. regards, Kanwaljeet Kaur
28 November 2021
NO. For the purposes of this clause, "family", in relation to an individual, meansโ (i) the spouse and children of the individual; and (ii) the parents, brothers and sisters of the individual or any of them, wholly or mainly dependent on the individual.]