Tax on alimony paid on payer end

DALJIT SINGH (Querist) 23 August 2015 This query is : Resolved
Respected Members
I am an employee and am getting salary from govt. I am paying Rs 4000 to my wife as a maintenance allowance for her and her minor child(2000+2000) per month and litigations expences as ordered by court can i get any Tax rebate or deduction on this amount
If yes please encode the law

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C. SANJEEVA RAO (Expert) 24 August 2015
No deduction or rebate is available under the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the alimony paid to the maintenance of family. You consult your local tax consultant

Anirudh (Expert) 24 August 2015
I fully agree with the views/replies of Mr. Sanjeeva Rao.

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Guest (Expert) 24 August 2015
As Advised by Mr.C.Sanjeeva Rao Consult Your Local Tax Consultant Or You Could Directly Deal With Professional Chartered Accountants And Get It Clarified Practically In Our CA Club of this same Forum .Details Are Just Below.Visiting Other Threads Here Could Further Confuse You and you would be Pass Time For Them.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 24 August 2015
No deductions or rebate is available in Income tax for the maintenance paid. Agree with the experts Anirudh and C. SANJEEVA RAO.