The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued new guidelines for claiming tax exemption on ex-gratia payments received by families due to a member's death from COVID-19. To qualify for the exemption, the individual's death must have occurred within six months of testing positive for COVID-19. Families will need to maintain records of the positive test report and a medical certificate or death certificate confirming COVID-19 as the cause of death. The notification is effective from April 1, 2020, for assessment year 2020-21 onwards.
Any family receiving ex-gratia amount on account of death of a family- member due to Covid 19 from his employer or other person will be able to claim exemption only if the death was within a period of six months from his testing positive. Read the official notification below:
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION New Delhi,
the 5th August, 2022
S.O. 3705(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (XIII) of the first proviso to
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FAQ :
The primary condition is that the death of the individual must occur within six months from the date they tested positive for COVID-19 or were clinically determined to have the disease.
You need to keep records of the individual's COVID-19 positive test report or a medical report confirming the diagnosis, along with a medical report or death certificate stating that the death was related to COVID-19.
This notification is deemed to have come into force from April 1, 2020, and applies to assessment year 2020-2021 and subsequent assessment years.
The details of the amount received must be furnished in Form A to the Assessing Officer within nine months from the end of the financial year in which it was received, or by December 31, 2022, whichever is later.
The ex-gratia payment can be received by a family member of the deceased individual from their employer or any other person.