CBDT notifies list of doc. to claim exemption on sum received for COVID-19 treatment
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Notification No. 90 /2022, dated 05-08-2022
The Finance Act, 2022 had inserted a new sub-clause (c) under clause (ii) of the first proviso to section 17(2) to provide that any sum paid by the employer in respect of any expenditure actually incurred by the employee on his medical treatment or treatment of any member of his family in respect of any illness relating to Covid-19, shall not be taxable as perquisite in the hands of the employee.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified conditions that shall be fulfilled by the employee seeking the benefit of this sub-clause. To claim the benefit, an employee is required to submit the following documents to the employer:
a) The COVID-19 positive report of the employee or family member, or medical report if clinically determined to be COVID-19 positive through investigations, in a hospital or an in-patient facility by a treating physician of a person so admitted;
b) All necessary documents of medical diagnosis or treatment of the employee or his family member for COVID-19 or illness related to COVID-19 suffered within six months from the date of being determined as COVID-19 positive; and
c) A certification in respect of all expenditure incurred on the treatment of COVID-19 or illness related to COVID-19 of the employee or of any member of his family.
The notification shall be deemed to have come into force from Assessment Year 2020-21.
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