09 April 2012
Dear Experts, Please explain the meaning if Tuition Fees. Is term fees, academic fees, etc are considered at pat with tuition fees?? Please Explain.
Eligibility - Tuition fees paid at the time of admission or otherwise to any school, college, university or other educational institution situated within India for the purpose of full time education of any two children.
Remarks - Available in respect of any two children. Any payment towards any development fees or donation or payment of similar nature will not be eligible.
"(xvii) as tuition fees (excluding any payment towards any development fees or donation or payment of similar nature), whether at the time of admission or thereafter,
(a) to any university, college, school or other educational institution situated within India;
(b) for the purpose of full-time education of any of the persons specified in sub-section (4) "
"(4) The persons referred to in sub-section (2) shall be the following, namely: (a) ...................... b) ....................... c) for the purposes of clause (xvii) of that sub-section, in the case of an individual, any two children of such individual."
on the basic of above following points are to be noted .
Deduction for tuition Fees is available up to Rs.100000 /- The limit of one lac as above is total limit u/s 80C for all type of savings ,plus section 80CCC(pension policy) plus u/s 80CCD(Contributory Pension Plan).Means the aggregate amount of deduction under above referred sections can not exceed Rs. 1,00,000. The deduction is available to Individual Assessee and not for HUF. The Deduction is available for any two children. This the only clause u/s 80 C where assessee can not claim tax benefit for expenditure done on himself.Means if assessee has paid tuition fess for his studies ,he will not be eligible. Deduction is not available for tuition fees paid for studies of spouse. The deduction is available for Full Time courses only,so no deduction for part time or distance learning courses.(This is my opinion but point is not very clear) The fees should be paid to university, college, school or other educational institution,so no rebate for private tuitions. Tuition fees paid for coaching courses for admission in professional courses or any other type of courses are not covered as that fees is not paid for FULL time eduction. The center mention above in point 8 must be situated in India,so location should be in India though it can be affiliated to any foreign institutes. In This section tuition fees has a wide meaning than normal parlance ,means here tuition fees means total fees paid minus any payment towards any development fees or donation or payment of similar nature.so admission fees is also allowed. In My Opinion Transport charges ,hostel charges,Mess charges ,library fees ,scooter/cycle/car stand charges is not allowed. Building fund or any donation etc not allowed.
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