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Medical claim for dependent

Posted 17 July 2016

Marise says:
16 July 2016 at 17:40

If the wife pays medical aid and he is a dependent can she claim on her tax return the out of pocket expenses for him

TaxTim TaxTim says:
17 July 2016 at 22:19

Yes she can claim for out of pocket expenses if she paid for it, if the dependent paid for the expense only the dependent can claim the expense.
Kindly refer to Tax deductions for Out of Pocket expenses to see what expenses you are allowed to claim for.

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