https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108102 Section 80DDB is amended so that a specialist doctor's prescription replaces the prior requirement of a certificate from a government hospital specialist to claim the medical treatment deduction. The deduction remains available to individuals for themselves and specified dependants and to Hindu Undivided Families for members. A higher deduction limit is introduced specifically for medical expenditure on a very senior citizen, defined as an individual resident in India aged eighty years or more during the relevant previous year, and the changes apply from the stated assessment years forward. en-us Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:27:20 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108102 Section 80DDB is amended so that a specialist doctor's prescription replaces the prior requirement of a certificate from a government hospital specialist to claim the medical treatment deduction. The deduction remains available to individuals for themselves and specified dependants and to Hindu Undivided Families for members. A higher deduction limit is introduced specifically for medical expenditure on a very senior citizen, defined as an individual resident in India aged eighty years or more during the relevant previous year, and the changes apply from the stated assessment years forward. Discussion-Forum Income Tax Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:27:20 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108102