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Can you claim back school stationary, private school fees and gap insurance as a private individual

Posted 1 February 2016

Jenny says:
1 February 2016 at 16:12

when submitting your tax return, can you as a private individual make any claims on school stationary (books, pens etc), private school fees and / or gap insurance for medical aids?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
1 February 2016 at 21:27

School stationery and school fees are both personal expenditure and therefore you cannot claim as a tax deduction. Gap cover is treated as short term insurance and not medical cover which means it is also not deductible for tax purposes unfortunately.

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