Healthcare expenses constitute a significant portion of your overall spending, including health treatments, preventive checkups, and health insurance premiums, and such expenses are rising yearly. You can claim a deduction for these expenses while filing your taxes. Here's a quick breakdown of the sections:

  • Section 80D: Deduction for health insurance premiums paid for yourself, your family, and your parents

  • Section 80DD: Relief for medical treatment expenses of a dependent with a disability

  • Section 80DDB: Deduction for treatment costs of specified diseases, such as cancer, etc.

  • Section 80U: Deductions available for individuals or family members with any disability

Steps to claim these deductions   

  1. Navigate to File > DeductionsNavigate to File > Deductions

  2. Select the relevant card i.e. Section 80U/ DD/ DDB Select the relevant card i.e. Section 80U/ DD/ DDB

  3. Enter the required details i.e. Disability type, medical expense amount, etc. for each sectionEnter the required details i.e. Disability type, medical expense amount, etc. for each section
    Enter the required details i.e. Disability type, medical expense amount, etc. for each section
    Enter the required details i.e. Disability type, medical expense amount, etc. for each section


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