Question regarding benefit of Tuition Fees under section 80 C

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....uestion regarding benefit of Tuition Fees under section 80 C<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Jignesh Desai Dated:- 22-11-2020 Last Reply Date:- 23-11-2020 Income Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Income Tax<br>In a financial year , say FY 2019-20 , a child&#39;s grandfather paid her school fees & debited that amount to the account of the child&#39;s mom (his daughter-in-law) in his books of accounts . In othe....

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....r words , he paid the school fees for the child on her mom&#39;s behalf . This amount got adjusted against salary that he credited to her (his daughter-in-law&#39;s) account , in his books , in that year itself . Now , my question is , would it be deemed that the mother has paid the fees for her child in that year ? And so, would she be able to claim this deduction under section 80 C in that year....

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.... ? In a financial year , say FY 2019-20 , a child&#39;s grandfather paid her school fees & debited that amount to the account of the child&#39;s mom (his daughter-in-law) , in his books of accounts . In other words , he paid the school fees for the child on her mom&#39;s behalf . This amount got adjusted against salary that he credited to her (his daughter-in-law&#39;s) account , in his books , i....

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....n that year itself . Now , my question is, would it be deemed that the mother has paid the fees for her child in that year ? And so, would she be able to claim this deduction (the tuition fees component of the school fees) under section 80 C in that year ? Reply By PAWAN KUMAR: The Reply: No deduction can claim.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....