deduction under section 80 D

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19 March 2009 deduction is availabe to what extent incase of an individual who is paying mediclaim for his family and dependent parents (senior citizen)
Rs.20,000/- or Rs.35,000/-(20000+15000).

19 March 2009 Rs 35,000 which will be Max.20,000 for Sr. citizen and max. of Rs.15,000 for normal individual.

19 March 2009 deduction US 80D will be aggregate of following :

A. maximum Rs. 15000 for assessee himself or his family.

and

B. maximum Rs. 15000 for assessee parents.

now if any one is senior citizen than the above limit of 15000 will be enhance to 20000, and this is applicable to both A and B point.



19 March 2009 The following section 80D shall be substituted for section 80D by the Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2009 :

Deduction in respect of health insurance premia.

80D. (1) In computing the total income of an assessee, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, there shall be deducted such sum, as specified in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), payment of which is made by any mode, other than cash, in the previous year out of his income chargeable to tax.

(2) Where the assessee is an individual, the sum referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the aggregate of the following, namely:

(a) the whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of the assessee or his family as does not exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand rupees; and

(b) the whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of the parent or parents of the assessee as does not exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand rupees.

Explanation.For the purposes of clause (a), family means the spouse and dependant children of the assessee.

(3) Where the assessee is a Hindu undivided family, the sum referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of any member of that Hindu undivided family as does not exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand rupees.

(4) Where the sum specified in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (2) or in sub-section (3) is paid to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health of any person specified therein, and who is a senior citizen, the provisions of this section shall have effect as if for the words fifteen thousand rupees, the words twenty thousand rupees had been substituted.

Explanation.For the purposes of this sub-section, senior citizen means an individual resident in India who is of the age of sixty-five years or more at any time during the relevant previous year.

(5) The insurance referred to in this section shall be in accordance with a scheme made in this behalf by

(a) the General Insurance Corporation of India formed under section 9 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972) and approved by the Central Government in this behalf; or

(b) any other insurer and approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999).



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