Income Tax Deduction for Medical Insurance

The following conditions should be satisfied for deduction under 80D:

  1. Who is a taxpayer? An individual (resident/non-resident or Indian citizen/foreign citizen) or a Hindu family that is undivided (resident or non-resident).
  2. Make the payment out of income that is taxable
  3. Other than cash, payment can be made in any mode. But you can make payment in any mode on account of preventive health check-up (including cash)

Maximum Deductible Amount

Deduction for an individual Deduction for HUF
For whose benefit payment can be made Family Parents Any member of HUF
A. a. Mediclaim insurance premium

b. Contribution to CGHS/notified scheme

c. Preventive health check-up payment.

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Maximum Deduction –

– General deduction [applicable in respect of (a), (b) and (c)]

– Additional deduction [applicable only in case of (a) when the mediclaim policy is taken on the life of a senior citizen] –

  • For the years 2016-17 to 2018-19

 

  • From the year 2019-20
Rs. 25,000

Rs. 5,000

Rs.25,000

 

 

Rs.25,000

Rs. 5,000

Rs.25,000

 

 

Rs. 25,000

Rs. 5,000

Rs.25,000

 

 

B. Medical expenditure on the health of a person who is a super senior citizen (senior citizen from the year 2019-20) if mediclaim insurance is not paid on his/her health

 

Eligible Eligible Eligible
Maximum deduction in respect of (B) –

For years 2016-17 to 2018-19

From the year 2019-20

Rs. 30,000

 

Rs.50,000

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 50,000

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 50,000

 

 

C.

Maximum deduction in respect of (A) and (B) –

For the years 2016-17 to 2018-19

From the year 2019-20

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 50,000

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 50,000

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 50,000

Important Notes:

  1. Family – Individual, spouse and dependent children of the individual.
  2. Parents – Father and mother (dependent or otherwise). Father-in-law and Mother-in-law are not included.
  3. For preventive health check-up of self, spouse, dependent children, father and mother, the aggregate payment cannot exceed Rs. 5,000.
  4. The payments under (A) and (B) should be made by any mode but cash. But you can make payment in any mode on account of preventive health check-up (including cash)
  5. Senior Citizen- An individual (resident) at least 60 years of age at any time during the previous year.
  6. Super Senior Citizen – An individual (resident) at least 80 years of age at any time during the previous year.
  7. For single premium health insurance policies with a cover of 1+ years, the deductions shall be proportionate (from the year 2019-20) for the total number of years that the insurance has been made for.

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