{"id":3734,"date":"2020-11-05T12:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2022-10-05T12:37:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T07:07:12","slug":"tax-benefits-of-group-health-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/learn\/tax-benefits-of-group-health-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Benefits of Group Health Insurance for Employers & Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies across the globe constantly tussle to hire the best people because employees are the pillars of an organisation. And, they help accelerate organisational growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To attract the best employees, employers provide best-in-class benefits along with competitive pay. These benefits include paid vacations, team outings, non-monetary gifts, etc. While these benefits may be extraordinary, employers can leverage some basic benefits like adequate health insurance coverage to employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offering <\/span>health insurance<\/span><\/a> will build a sense of safety among employees and will keep them motivated towards achieving long-term business goals. But, often employers and employees are confused about the tax implications of group health insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of them try to relate it to Section 80D of the Income Tax Act – Deduction for health insurance premium paid.<\/span> And, that\u2019s not completely wrong! ?<\/b><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with understanding the applicability of Section 80D and the tax benefits of group health insurance for employers and employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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