Regarding medical treatment reimbursement

As per our view the same will be taken care in your form 16.

Dear Sir,

Amount paid for medical treatment of your dependent father is not taxable in your hand. You should instantly get this thing corrected from your employer.

please refer below:

Expense incurred or reimbursed by the employer for the medical treatment of the employee or his family (spouse and children, dependent - parents, brothers and sisters) in any of the following hospital is not chargeable to tax in the hands of the employee:

i. Hospital maintained by the employer.

ii. Hospital maintained by the Government or Local Authority or any other hospital approved by Central Government

iii. Hospital approved by the Chief Commissioner having regard to the prescribed guidelines for treatment of the prescribed diseases.

Sir the bills and other details is to be provided to the company to be taken care in form 16.

Dear Sir,

No the amount is not taxable in your hand as the Hospital is approved by the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and the amount is directly paid to the hospital and you did not have any personal benefit in the transaction.

It is advised to please get your Form 16 rectified by your Company in order to avoid further complications.

Trust this clarifies your query.

Feel free to get back/ call back for any further clarifications.

Thanking You.

Regards,

Rohit R Sharma

BCOM, ACA, LLB - GEN, CERT. FAFP