Health Check Up Exemption Under 80d
The amount of rs 5 000 comes under the overall deduction available to individual as per section 80d as per the table above.
Health check up exemption under 80d. Inside the aforementioned limit of rs. 30 000 all things considered rs. 5 000 for each budgetary year.
Deduction on preventive healthcare checkups. You get tax reduction on preventive health checkups annually. Not to be confused with preventive health check up section 80d also allows deduction for preventive health check up for maximum rs 5 000.
April 1 2018 under section 80d income tax you can also claim expenses incurred for preventive health checkups up to rs. The payment for preventive health check up can be made in cash as well. However the said deduction of 5 000 is within the overall limit of 25 000 or 50 000 specified in a and b above.
In case any of your parents is a senior citizen you can avail a higher deduction i e. Rs 23 000 has been allowed towards insurance premium paid and rs 2 000 has been allowed for a health check up.