Assessee has paid total Rs 5515 (Rs. 5000+ service tax Rs. 515) towards mediclaim on his life. My query is whether to claim Rs. 5515 paid for mediclaim as deduction u/s 80D or Rs. 5000 i.e. excluding service tax.
25 September 2010
Support the observation of Mr. Navin jain. The reason is, the section had never used the word "insurance premium" where as the words in the section are "amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance" meaning thereby the eligible amount can include the service tax portion also which is being paid to keep in force the insurance.