LIC Life Insurance Premium

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LIC Insurance Premium save tax

Life Insurance Premiums: Any amount that you pay towards life insurance premium for yourself, your spouse or your children can also be included in Section 80C deduction. Amount paid for life Insurance Premium will be allowed as deduction under Income Tax Act
Please note that:

  • Life insurance premium paid by you for your parents (father / mother / both) or your in-laws is not eligible for deduction under section 80C.
  • If you are paying premium for more than one insurance policy, all the premiums can be included.
  • Insurance premium paid for yourself, your spouse or your children is allowed as deduction under section 80C of Income Tax Act.
  • (Children) for the definition includes dependant as well as independent , married as well as bachelor )
  • It is not necessary to have the insurance policy from Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – even insurance bought from private players can be considered here.

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34 thoughts on “LIC Life Insurance Premium”

  1. Whether the LIC premium remitted towards LIC premium in respect of grand children is eligible for 80 C deduction for Income Tax.

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  2. LIC, NSC, Medi Claim, me poore premium par rebate hota hai athwa sirf intt. par deduction ka poora tarika bateya aur sehyog kare

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  3. Hi..i was miss sold a regular life insurance policy as a single premium policy. When i got to know that i told the company but they did not do anything. I filed a case and after many hearings court passed an order to refund my premium with an interest @ 8% per day till the amount is paid and a compensation of rs 20000/-. The company while paying the interest and compensation deducted a tax @20% and gave the balance to me. Should there be tax deducted in these

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    • You can take tax benefit only if Insurance (LIC) premium is paid for self, your spouse ,or children. Premium paid for grand children is not allowed as income tax benefit under section 80C.

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  4. I forgot to submit my LIC receipt for exemption while filing tax. Is there any possibility of claiming refund for the payment through IT return? Please let me know

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  5. Sir, one of my LIC premium falls due on March, But my employer wants to file Income tax return on Feb Ist week itself. Whether I have allowed under section 80C for the payable March premium?

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  6. Is there any rules stating that LIC premium paid in March will be included in the current closing year.

    please provide link/pdf

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  7. Hi, I paid an LIC premium on 31st March 2015. I have already shown the savings of 1.5 lakhs for the year 2014-15. Can I show the premium of Mach 31, 2015 for the next Financial year i.e., 2015-16.

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  8. I have paid LIC premium on Jan 2015. But since we had to send bills in Dec 2014 only, i gave a future declaration. But it got rejected. So can i claim it while doing IT returns(2014-2015). Is it possible?

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  9. In calculating premiums paid during the. year, should I include the total premium paid that year or just 20% of total premium for tax deduction under 80C?

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