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Medical costs for pharmacy levies



Peta says:
13 July 2015 at 15:19

Can I claim on all the pharmacy levies I pay?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
13 July 2015 at 15:24

Are these for doctor prescribed medicines?

Peta says:
13 July 2015 at 15:30

Yes they are. So we take the script to the pharmacy, our medical aid covers the majority, but we still end up paying about R400/ month in levies.

TaxTim TaxTim says:
13 July 2015 at 15:46

Have a look at our blog post on Medical Tax Credits and use our Medical Tax Credits Calculator to see if your additional medical expenses will in fact assist in a further tax credit.

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