Sir, I have an elder sister 27yrs old, unmarried, who had a renal failure when she was 12 yrs old and my mom donated a kidney then. since then, she has discontinued her education and on medication till now. My father is unemployed and i wish to know whether I can claim a tax exemption of dependent for the exp and her maintenance.
1)What can be the amount of exemption I can claim for?
2)under what head?
3)Should she have a Dependent certificate? I don't think she has one.
Rahul
If you have incurred expenditure for medical treatment of a disabled dependant or have deposited any amount under a prescribed scheme for the maintenance of the dependent, you can seek a tax deduction u/s 80DD.
Tax payers are allowed a deduction of Rs 50,000. The deduction increases to one lakh in case of severe disability (disability of more than 80%).
The dependent should have atleast disability of 40% to claim tax benefit and a copy of disability certificate is needed from govt medical officer.
