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Guide on the Determination of Medical Tax Credits (Issue 9) 29 The full rebate of either customs or excise duty of such vehicles is regulated as follows: 44 • Imported vehicles: Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964, rebate item 460.17, tariff heading 87.00 rebate code 04.02 (transport) and tariff heading 87.03 rebate code 02.04 (to be driven). • Locally manufactured vehicles: Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Customs and Excise Act, rebate item 630.20 (transport) and 630.22 (to be driven). 44 For further information, please refer to the Excise Guide SE-ADV-02-G01: Vehicles Adapted for Persons with Physical Disabilities.

• Cover
• Preface
• Glossary
• 1. Background
• 2. Part A – Section 6A rebate (medical scheme fees tax credit)
• 2.1 Qualifying persons for whom contributions may be claimed
• 2.1.1 Meaning of a "dependant"
• 2.2 Person paying the contributions
• 2.2.1 Contributions paid by the taxpayer
• 2.2.2 Qualifying contributions
• 2.3 Medical scheme fees tax credit
• 2.4 Amount of medical scheme fees tax credit to be deducted from tax due
• 3. Part B – Section 6B rebate (additional medical expenses tax credit)
• 3.1 Background
• 3.2 Qualifying persons for whom expenses may be claimed
• 3.2.1 The meaning of "dependant"
• 3.2.2 The meaning of "spouse"
• 3.2.3 The meaning of "child" for purposes of the additional medical expenses tax credit
• 3.3 Qualifying medical expenses
• 3.3.1 Expenditure incurred inside the Republic
• 3.3.2 Expenditure incurred outside the Republic
• 3.3.3 Qualifying disability expenditure
• (a) Prescribed diagnostic criteria for a disability
• (b) Confirmation of disability (ITR-DD form)
• 3.3.4 Expenses relating to a physical impairment
• 3.4 Timing of claim for qualifying medical expenses
• 3.5 Contributions and qualifying medical expenses deemed to be paid by the taxpayer
• 3.6 Amount of additional medical expenses tax credit to be deducted from tax due
• 3.6.1 Taxpayers aged 65 years and older
• 3.6.2 Taxpayers with a disability
• 3.6.3 Taxpayers under the age of 65 without a disability
• 4. How to claim the medical scheme fees tax credit and additional medical expenses tax credit
• 4.1 Persons registered for income tax
• 4.2 Persons not registered for income tax
• 5. How to object to the disallowance of an medical scheme fees tax credit or additional medical expenses tax credit
• 6. Other information
• 6.1 Relief of customs and excise duty on a motor vehicle adapted for a physically disabled person
• Annexure A – The law
• Annexure B – The prescribed list of expenditure