04 June 2024
My dependent is having severe disability - hearing impairment . To claim deduction under sec 80DD am I required to submit medical certificate from ENT specialist? Form 10-IA does not cover Hearing impairment. Is medical certificate for this not required to be submitted while filing ITR? Kindly advise
04 June 2024
Sir, how to submit it? The Form specified for disablement is 10-IA, but this does not list Hearing Impairment. There is no other form specified.
04 June 2024
Disability is defined as per the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1955. As per Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, disability is defined as someone who is suffering with blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, loco motor disability, mental retardation, mental illness, autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. Person with disability means a person suffering from not less than 40 per cent of any disability as certified by a medical authority.
04 June 2024
RULE 11A AS PER IT ACT.... (1) For the purposes of clause (e) of the Explanation to sub-section (4) of section 80DD and clause (d) of the Explanation to sub-section (2) of section 80U, the medical authority for certifying "autism", "cerebral palsy", "multiple disabilities", "person with disability" and "severe disability" referred to in clauses (a), (c), (h), (j) and (o) of section 2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999), shall consist of the following,—
(i) a Neurologist having a degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Neurology (in case of children, a Paediatric Neurologist having an equivalent degree); or (ii) a Civil Surgeon or Chief Medical Officer in a Government hospital. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (4) of section 80DD and sub-section (2) of section 80U, the assessee shall furnish along with the return of income, a copy of the certificate issued by the medical authority,—
(i) in Form No. 10-IA, where the person with disability or severe disability is suffering from autism, cerebral palsy or multiple disability; or (ii) in the form prescribed vide notification No. 16-18/97-NI.1, dated the 1st June, 2001 published in the Gazette of India, Part I, Section 1, dated the 13th June, 2001 and Notification No. 16-18/97-NI.1, dated the 18th February, 2002 published in the Gazette of India, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27th February, 2002 and notified under the Guidelines for evaluation of various disabilities and procedure for certification, keeping in view the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), in any other case. (3) Where the condition of disability is temporary and requires reassessment after a specified period, the certificate shall be valid for the period starting from the assessment year relevant to the previous year during which the certificate was issued and ending with the assessment year relevant to the previous year during which the validity of the certificate expires.]
04 June 2024
Thank you very much Mr Dhirajlal Rambhia for the details, but I am t still not clear how to upload the certificate with ITR, as I could not find any relevant form in the list under E-file Forms. Does it mean no upload required of certificate for disability for Hearing Impairment, but same may be produced if tax authority requires it at time of assessment?
04 June 2024
If you can get certificate from the Chief Medical Officer, you can file application online after login. Form is to be selected under Income tax form tab.
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