Is there any requirement to take precustomized package of preventive health check from hospital/lab centre or self selected preventive test is also eligible for deduction u/s-80D? Please answer with reference if any.
Vikash Kumar (Manager Accounts (CA. Final)) (694 Points)
05 March 2013Is there any requirement to take precustomized package of preventive health check from hospital/lab centre or self selected preventive test is also eligible for deduction u/s-80D? Please answer with reference if any.
Santosh Mishra
(AM)
(1135 Points)
Replied 05 March 2013
Income tax department has not specified any such restriction for this purpose.
In case of salaried employee expenses incurred on such check ups should not be allowed as medical reimbursement u/s 17. (Just sharing, not relevant here)