Deduction to a Disable Assessee under section 80U of the Income Tax Act

How to claim deduction under section 80U of the Income Tax Act. Section 80U deals with the deduction available to disable person. Person can claim deduction from taxable income based on his physical disability and amount of deduction is dependent on percentage of disability like 40% disable or more than 40% disable or severe disable. Download Format of Doctor Certificate to Claim Income Tax Deduction

Eligible assessee for claiming deduction : Only Resident Individual can claim deduction under section 80U for disability.

Maximum Deduction u/s 80UMaximuum Deduction of Rs.50,000/-. and if the assessee suffers from severe disability, the deduction limit will be Rs. 1,00,000/-. ‘Severe disability’ means disability of 80% or more.

Conditions for Claiming Deduction under Section 80U of Income Tax Act

  1. The assessee should suffer from ‘disability’, autism, palsy or multiple disabilities at any time. During the term ‘disability’ shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the persons with disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of right and full participation) Act, 1995.
  2. Further, a certificate of the prescribed medical authority must be filed with the return of income. If the condition of disability requires reassessment of its extent after a period stipulated in the certificate, no deduction shall be allowed for any assessment year relevant to the previous year during which the aforesaid certificate had expired, unless a new certificate is obtained from the medical authority and submitted with the return of income. 

Read what are the other Income Tax Deduction which Tax Payer can Claim as deduction from Taxable Income 

DISABILITY GUIDELINES FOR INCOME TAX DEDUCTION
As per Section 2(t) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 “person with disability” means a person suffering from not less than forty per cent of any disability as certified by a medical authority. As per Section 2 (p), “medical authority” means any hospital or institution specified for the purposes of this Act by notification by the appropriate Government. In pursuance of this, State Governments/UT administrations are required to notify the medical authorities to issue disability certificate.
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 required that a disability certificate shall be issued by a medical board duly constituted by the Central/State Government. This required a lot of time and travel by persons with disabilities to the district headquarters. Often full medical boards are not able to meet on a given day causing yet more delay and inconvenience. Therefore Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has amended the Persons with Disabilities Rules, 1996 in December 2009 with a view to simplify the process of issuing disability certificates. A doctor can now assess and issue the certificate even at PHC in case of visible disabilities such as amputations, complete paralysis, and blindness. A specialist doctor can do so in other cases. For multiple disabilities however more than one specialist will be necessary.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued guidelines for evaluation of locomotor, visual, hearing, mental retardation and multiple disabilities vide Notification No. 16-18/97-NI I dated 01.06.2001 and mental illness vide Notification No. 16-18/97-NI I dated 18.02.2002.

10 thoughts to “Deduction to a Disable Assessee under section 80U of the Income Tax Act”

  1. i am 45% of orthopedic physically handicapped and i am eligibile for tax exemption of Rs.50,000/- kindly clarify

    1. Sujatha ji,

      You can also check
      DISABILITY GUIDELINES
      As per Section 2(t) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 “person with disability” means a person suffering from not less than forty per cent of any disability as certified by a medical authority. As per Section 2 (p), “medical authority” means any hospital or institution specified for the purposes of this Act by notification by the appropriate Government. In pursuance of this, State Governments/UT administrations are required to notify the medical authorities to issue disability certificate.
      Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 required that a disability certificate shall be issued by a medical board duly constituted by the Central/State Government. This required a lot of time and travel by persons with disabilities to the district headquarters. Often full medical boards are not able to meet on a given day causing yet more delay and inconvenience. Therefore Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has amended the Persons with Disabilities Rules, 1996 in December 2009 with a view to simplify the process of issuing disability certificates. A doctor can now assess and issue the certificate even at PHC in case of visible disabilities such as amputations, complete paralysis, and blindness. A specialist doctor can do so in other cases. For multiple disabilities however more than one specialist will be necessary.
      Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued guidelines for evaluation of locomotor, visual, hearing, mental retardation and multiple disabilities vide Notification No. 16-18/97-NI I dated 01.06.2001 and mental illness vide Notification No. 16-18/97-NI I dated 18.02.2002.

      1. I AM WORKING IN CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AS AN ASSTT MANAGER. SINCE LAST YEAR I AM DISABLE ABOVE 45% UNDER HEARING PROBLEM, BUT MY REGIONAL OFFICE IS NOT ALLOWING ANY FACILITY UNDER DISABILTY LIKE REBATE IN INCOME TAX, PROFESSIONAL TAX EVEN NOT NOTING IN MY PERSONAL RECORD i.e . IN HRMS ALSO. PLEASE GUIDE US WHAT SHOULD I DO.

        1. Dear Ranjana ji, First you must get the certificate of disability from govt hospital or dispensary. then you can claim deduction in Income Tax Return also submit that certificate to you HR Department for allowing 80U Deduction

  2. Section 80U benefit – is it restricted to the assessee ? Will it be applicable to his family member – Say Father/Mother/Wife/Son

  3. Sir, My name is Mrugesh Shah, I have monthly income of Rs.22000/-, my wife have suffering from Kidney failure problem, my monthly exp. is around Rs.16000/-. Is there any cluase in income tax for deduction of tax. I am eligibile for tax.

  4. Nd to Plz guide me anyone that I am a personwith disability of 45%. I got certificate of hadicape last 3 year’s back . How can I claim under 80u and what should I send to departmentof income tax and where

    1. You camp claim deduction in income tax and you are not required to send any document with incline tax department for online filling but in case of physical filling of incline tax return you have to submit copy of certificate of doctor with return

  5. My name is Sachin i got letter from Income Tax Department related to my pension income from ESIC Rs.35,000 yearly because of i am 45% orthopedic physically handicapped person. I met with an accident in 2003 and i left that job (Godrej Mfg. Co. Ltd.) in 2007. Now i earned in ICICI 5.65 lacs annually plus this pension. So what should i do ?

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