Medical costs for pharmacy levies

By Evan Robinson · Updated

Peta

Peta said:
13 July 2015 at 15:19

Can I claim on all the pharmacy levies I pay?
TaxTim Evan

TaxTim Evan said:
13 July 2015 at 15:24

Are these for doctor prescribed medicines?
Peta

Peta said:
13 July 2015 at 15:30

Yes they are. So we take the script to the pharmacy, our medical aid covers the majority, but we still end up paying about R400/ month in levies.

TaxTim Evan

TaxTim Evan said:
13 July 2015 at 15:46

Have a look at our blog post on Medical Tax Credits and use our Medical Tax Credits Calculator to see if your additional medical expenses will in fact assist in a further tax credit.