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Excerpt: My father is a pensioner and his pension is less than my salary. My sister is a disabled dependant with 90% disability. She is dependant on me. Can I get rebate under section 80DD ? My DDO says that your father is alive and is getting pension; so you cannot claim deduction. Is it true? Chiranjib Mitra , Siliguri You DDO is not correct. The deduction u/s 80DD is for dependent of an individual tax payer. The meaning of dependant is given in explanation below section 80DD which is as under. …
