Ben is 67 years old. He made contributions of R3500 per month (in total) to a medical aid scheme on behalf of himself and his wife Debra. He incurred R40 000 in total medical expenses during the year, of which R20 500 was not recovered by his medical aid scheme. His employer contributed an additional amount of R1500 per month to the medical scheme during the year. Ben had a taxable income of R400 000. South Africa Tax rates

Ben had qualifying medical expenditure of:

	A.	R40 000
	B.	R39 500
	C.	R20 500
	D.	R60 000