Father's medical expenses

[Defib]

Oh I know but then why do u not rain down on the other off the path questions? Why single my reply out. When in Rome

 

[skimread]

In August 2015 my 71 year old father was hospitalised for two weeks at a private hospital thanks to a nasty chest infection. He doesn't have any medical aid or hospital plan so I ended up having to pay the medical expenses of approximately R400 000 cash. He is no longer formally employed and he's no longer registered for tax so he can't claim any of the expenses from SARS himself.

Am I allowed to claim any of those hospital and medical expenses that I paid on my own income tax return?

Thanks.

Yes you paid for it. It is a family member. Same as if you paid for your kid.

 

[Charly]

Might not be by choice...the combination of old + no previous med aid would result in murderous premiums/penalties.

Plus I know beyond a certain age the med aids just refuse outright

They're not allowed to refuse old people. My father was involved in doing the legal work for a big court case which said that medical aids can't turn away people based on age.