Forms and Declaration for amount received from any person for Tax Relief in the repercussion of Covid-19 under Section 56 (2)(x): IT Notification

Forms and Declaration for amount received from any person for Tax Relief in the repercussion of Covid-19 under Section 56 (2)(x): IT Notification No. 91/2022 dated 05.08.2022

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2022

S.O. 3704(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (XII) of the first proviso of clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Income-tax Act,1961 (43 of 1961),the Central Government hereby specifies the following conditions, namely:-

1. The individual shall keep a record of the following documents, namely:-

(i) the COVID-19 positive report of the individual or his 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 for a person so admitted;

(ii) all necessary documents of medical diagnosis or treatment of the individual or family member due to COVID-19 or illness related to COVID-19 suffered within six months from the date of being determined as a COVID-19 positive;

2. Statement of any amount received for any expenditure actually incurred by an individual for his medical treatment or treatment of any member of his family, for any illness related to COVID-19 for the purposes of clause (XII) of the first proviso to clause (X) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 shall be verified and furnished in Form No. 1.

3. The details of the amount received in any financial year shall be furnished in Form No. 1 to the Income Tax Department within nine months from the end of such financial year or 31.12.2022, whichever is later.

Form No. 1

Declaration

I, … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … (Name in full and in block letters) son/daughter/wife of … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … do hereby declare that:

To the best of my knowledge and belief whatever is stated in the above columns including the documents attached supporting the statement is correct and complete.

I further declare that during the previous year…….mm/dd/yyyy the total amount received by me is solely for the purpose of expenditure actually incurred by me for my medical treatment/ treatment of member of my family, for any illness related to COVID-19.

Place:
Date:

Yours faithfully,
Signature … … … … … … … … …
Name… … … … … … … … … … … 
Designation … … … … … … … … 

4. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force from the 1st day of April, 2020 and shall apply in relation to the assessment year 2020-2021 and subsequent assessment years.

[Notification No. 91/2022/F. No. 370142/31/2022-TPL (Part-2)]
UMME FARDINA ADIL, Under Secy., Tax Policy and Legislation Division

Note : It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by granting retrospective effect to this notification.

Tax Relief in the repercussion of Covid-19

The Finance Act, 2022 introduced amendments to Section 56 (2)(x) to provide tax relief to taxpayers to tide over the Covid-19 health crisis during the financial year 2019-20 and subsequent years. As per the amendment, the amount received from the employer or any well-wisher for COVID-19 treatment is tax-free. Further, money received by the family members from the employer or any other person in case of demise of a breadwinner of the family will be exempt from tax. There is no exemption limit if the money is received from the employer. But there is an exemption limit of Rs 10 lakh for money received from any other person.

Related Notification:

• Notification No. 90/2022-Income Tax, [S.O. 3703(E).] dated 05/08/2022: Documents to be submitted by Employees for Tax Relief in the repercussion of Covid-19 under Section 56 (2)(x)
• Notification No. 92/2022-Income Tax, [S.O. 3705(E).] dated 05/08/2022: Conditions for exemption of money received from employer or any person for Covid-19 Treatment under Section 56 (2)(x)

Source: Income Tax