deduction

Dear Tarun,

Circular : No. 702, dated 3-4-1995 -

Under the provisions of section 80DD of the Income-tax Act, 1961, an assessee who is resident in India being an individual or a Hindu undivided family is allowed a deduction of Rs. 15,000 for expenditure incurred in respect of handicapped dependants subject to the following conditions :—

  (i)  the handicapped dependant is a relative of the assessee and is not dependant on any person other than the assessee for his support or maintenance;

(ii)  he is suffering from a permanent physical disability (including blindness) or mental retardation and the same is certified by a Physician, Psychiatrist, etc., working in Govern­ment hospital;

(iii)  the disability has the effect of reducing consid­erably such person’s capacity for normal work or engaging in a gainful employment or occupation;

(iv)  the assessee has incurred any expenditure for medical treatment (including nursing), training and rehabilitation of the handicapped dependant.

2. The Board has received several representations seeking clari­fication regarding the quantum of deduction available in relation to the expenditure incurred on the handicapped dependants.

3. It is hereby clarified that the deduction under section 80DD of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is statutory in nature. Therefore, as long as the conditions mentioned in the section are fulfilled, and the assessee has incurred any expenditure on medical treat­ment, etc., of the handicapped person, the deduction as envisaged in the section will be allowable in full.

amir bhai thanks

Under the provisions of section 80DD of the Income-tax Act, 1961, an assessee who is resident in India being an individual or a Hindu undivided family is allowed a deduction of Rs. 15,000 for expenditure incurred Under the provisions of section 80DD of the Income-tax Act, 1961, an assessee who is resident in India being an individual or a Hindu undivided family is allowed a deduction of Rs. 15,000 for expenditure incurred

but i want to make u clear that deduction u/s 80DD is rs.50000 fixed and rs.100000 in case of dependent suffering from several disability.and the question i asked about in my example is about sec.80DDB.plz give me a  answer according to that whether the deduction available to an individual is rs.40000 or rs.80000.thanks bhai

amir bhai sorry for post a wrong reply earlier bcoz of misunderstanding.but from the deduction point of view the experts says deduction is allowed only in aggregrate amount not as per dependent