Section 80D | Income Tax Deduction For Medical Insurance & Preventive Check-Up

Do you have a medical insurance policy?

If no, then you are surely taking a lot of risk as far as your future is concerned.
If yes, then you are a smart investor who invests in his health not only for today but for his future as well.
As it is very aptly said “Health is Wealth”.
With aim to promote health planning among individuals, government introduced Sec 80D.

What is Sec 80D?

Sec 80D provides deduction of premium paid on your medical insurance policy.

Who is eligible for Sec 80D?

You can avail this deduction on the premium of medical insurance policy taken for:

• Yourself
• Wife
• Dependent Children
• Parents

A HUF also enjoy this benefit on policy taken for its members.

What is the amount of deduction under Sec 80D?

This section has very wide coverage.
So to simplify it, let’s divide deduction amounts in 4 types, i.e.

Let’s start discussing all different situations one-by-one or you can simply get in touch with our eCAs

Deduction of Medical Insurance Premium: For You & Your Family

The maximum amount of deduction on policy taken for you & your family is ? 25,000/-

If you are a senior citizen then deduction amount will be ? 30,000/-

Family includes your wife & dependent children.

Senior citizen means resident individual of 60 years or more at anytime during previous year.

With effect from F.Y. 2018-19, max deduction limit for senior citizen is ? 50,000/-

Deduction of Medical Insurance Premium: For Parents/ Senior Citizen

In addition to above, you can claim deduction of medical insurance premium paid u/s 80D for your parents as well.

The maximum amount of deduction is ? 25,000/-

If your parents are senior citizens then deduction amount will be ? 30,000/-

From F.Y 2018-19, the maximum deduction for senior citizens has been increased to ? 50,000/-

Deduction of Preventive Health Check-Up Amount

It is like a regular health check-up conducted once or twice every year by your GP.

The amount of deduction for this check-up is maximum ? 5,000/-

Deduction of Medical Expenditure: Super Senior Citizen

This deduction is given when no medical insurance policy is taken.

Deduction can be taken for yourself or your wife or parents.

The maximum deduction amount is ? 30,000/-

The only condition is that age of individual should be 80 years or more at any time during previous year.

From F.Y 2018-19, the amount of deduction has been increased from ? 30,000 to ? 50,000 for senior citizens.

Deduction for HUF

HUF can take medical insurance policy for any member of family.

The maximum amount of deduction is ? 25,000/-. If the member is senior citizen then maximum deduction will be ? 30,000/-

From F.Y 2018-19, the maximum deduction for senior citizens has been increased to ? 50,000/-

Some Other Important Points

• Any amount paid by you as medical insurance premium or medical expenditure should be in any mode other than cash.
• Amount paid for preventive check-up can be in cash or any other mode.
• In Budget 2018, a very advantageous provision was introduced. If medical insurance premium paid by you is in lump-sum amount for more than one year of insurance policy. In that case, it’ll be allowed as proportionate deduction over policy years subject to limits specified above.

Our Thoughts

A medical insurance policy is very important for each one of us.

No one can say “I’ll be healthy throughout my life”. These policies provide a strong monetary support when you are in sudden requirement of huge amounts of money.

If you haven’t taken one yet, we strongly recommend you to think again!

We hope our blog was able to clarify all your doubts on deduction for medical insurance.

If you have any further doubts, don’t forget to get in touch with our eCAs.. They are at your service 24×7. Happy Filing ????

Section 80D at a Glance