Expenditure Towards Treatment of Specified Diseases (80DDB)

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How to Enter Information on Expenses Incurred for Treatment of Specified Diseased?

To claim deduction under Section 80DDB, for specified diseases, please click the checkbox under the title, "Medical treatment expenses for specified diseases under Section 80DDB."

You can enter the total amount (in Rs) for the year. The amount can have a maximum of two decimal places. Please scroll through the respective cells to update the details and click on the icon on this screen for help.

If the person for whom you are claiming this deduction is a "senior" citizen -- over 60 years in age. Please click the "Yes" option. Else, click "No"

Please click the checkbox, as an undertaking to furnish the prescribed certificate under the Section 80DDB whenever you submit proof to your organization.

How do Expenses Incurred for Treatment of Specified Diseases Reduce Your Tax?

Medical treatment expenses for specified diseases under Section 80DDB:

Deduction under section 80DDB can be availed towards medical expenses incurred or amount paid for the treatment of diseases like neurological diseases (where disability level certified is above 40%), malignant cancers, full blown Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), chronic renal failure and specific hematological disorders (Hemophilia or Thalassaemia).
Person with "specified" disease or illness can avail deduction under 80DDB, only if it is certified by approved medical authority.
You can avail tax rebate -- under Section 80DDB -- of Rs 40,000 in case of self and dependants and Rs 60,000 in case of senior citizens (> 60 years of age).

Proof Submission for Expenses Incurred for Treatment of Specified Diseases

The details of the required proof and guidelines are given below for your ready reference.

Section 80DDB	Proof to be submitted	Guidelines
Deduction for Medical Treatment of a Dependent with Disability	Photocopy of certificate** issued by the competent medical authority in a Government Hospital, with a self-declaration, certifying amount spent on treatment	Where condition of disability requires reassessment, a fresh certificate is to be obtained after its expiry, to continue claiming the deduction

**Please click here to download the prescribed format for the medical certificate.