Medical aid expenses over the tax credit, can I claim?

By Marc Sevitz · Updated 18 March 2013

I incurred alot of medical expenses not covered by the medical aid last year and not sure if I will be able to claim them as a deduction in the upcoming tax returns due to the new tax credit method. Is the tax credit only applicable to medical aid contributions or all expenses incurred?

TaxTim Marc said:
22 March 2013 at 10:14

The other medical expenses not paid by your medical aid will be allowed to be claimed as a deduction, but would need to be over the threshold of 7.5% of your taxable income.

So for example:

Taxable Income = R100 000
Other Medical expenses = R10 000

Threshold = R100 000 *7.5% = R7 500

Therefore R10 000 - R7 500 = R2 500 will be allowed.

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