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House Rent Allowance

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Can I Claim HRA While Staying at My Parents’ House?

Income Tax : If you’re earning a salary and living in a rented home, you can benefit from the House Rent Allowance (HRA) under Section 10...

May 21, 2024 3168 Views 1 comment Print

House Rent Allowance (HRA) Rules and calculations

Income Tax : Learn about House Rent Allowance (HRA) exemptions and how they affect tax savings. Understand the rules, calculations, and potenti...

April 23, 2024 7647 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Department detects HRA Fraud with illegal usage of PANs!

Income Tax : Explore the illicit use of PANs in House Rent Allowance (HRA) claims, revealed by the Tax Department. Understand HRA conditions, c...

March 31, 2024 12009 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding Section 80GG of Income Tax Act: A Boon for Renters without HRA

Income Tax : Comprehensive guide to Section 80GG of the Income Tax Act. Learn about eligibility criteria, quantum of deduction, and an illustra...

January 30, 2024 3210 Views 1 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Income from Salary in Brief

Income Tax : Understand taxability of various salary components, allowances, perquisites, and retirement benefits in India. Learn about exempti...

August 1, 2023 331457 Views 42 comments Print


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CBDT Clarifies on Misleading Reports on HRA Claims

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance addresses misconceptions regarding CBDT's supposed special drive to reopen cases related to HRA claims, clarif...

April 9, 2024 25083 Views 0 comment Print

No HRA for government employees staying with spouse in government allotted flat

Finance : A government employee is not entitled to get House Rent Allowance(HRA) if he or she is residing with the spouse who has been all...

August 22, 2009 879 Views 0 comment Print


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HRA Exemption Denied, Remitted for Reconsideration by ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : In the Ravindra R.V. vs. DCIT case, ITAT Bangalore remits the denial of HRA exemption under Section 10(13A) back to the AO for rec...

October 21, 2023 702 Views 0 comment Print

HRA Deduction: Rent Paid to Wife Qualifies under Section 10(13A)

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has ruled in favor of Aman Kumar Jain against the Income Tax Officer, permitting re...

July 20, 2023 55689 Views 0 comment Print

Benefit of HRA duly available to Government employees posed in NE region

Corporate Law : Manipur High Court held that the benefit of HRA is for the welfare of the families of the employees who are posted in difficult st...

February 14, 2023 7158 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT allows HRA allowance for Rent paid to Spouse

Income Tax : Abhay Kumar Mittal Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) it was submitted that Income Tax Act does not prohibit claiming HRA exemption on the rent ...

March 6, 2022 15123 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bonus not forms part of salary for HRA calculation

Income Tax : Clause (h) of Rule 2A specifically provides that ‘salary’ includes dearness allowance, if the terms of employment so provede, ...

January 10, 2020 6313 Views 0 comment Print


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Instructions regarding Grant of HRA to Central Government employees

Income Tax : No.2/4/2022-E.IIB Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure *** North Block, New Delhi. Dated the 30th Dec...

December 30, 2022 23406 Views 0 comment Print

Format of Deceleration of Income Tax Deduction Claimed & House Rent Receipt

Income Tax : Proof of savings/documents viz. insurance premium receipt, NSC, Infrastructure Bond, PPF Bank Statement, Housing Loan Certificate ...

November 2, 2021 23442 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 90-Income Tax dated 26-6-1972

Income Tax : Circular No. 90-Income Tax With the issue of orders in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure),...

June 26, 1972 1369 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Letter : F. No. 12/19/64-IT(A-I), dated 2-1-1967

Income Tax : Reference is invited to the Central Board of Direct Taxes letter F. No. 12/19/64-IT(B), dated 22-2-1966 , where in it was intimate...

January 2, 1967 7830 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Letter : F. No. 12/19/64-IT(B), dated 22-2-1966 – HRA

Income Tax : Explore CBDT Letter F. No. 12/19/64-IT(B) dated 22-2-1966, clarifying HRA exemption for Central Govt employees receiving flat-rate...

February 22, 1966 3067 Views 0 comment Print


Landlord PAN Mandatory for Rent Over 1 lakh P.A.

March 27, 2014 8168 Views 0 comment Print

Any salaried person would have heard of a term called HRA (House Rent Allowance). It not only gives benefit in the form of allowance but also gives an opportunity for tax exemption up to a certain limit. Almost every salaried employee takes this benefit. IT department also provides the facility of claiming tax benefit on HRA for […]

Salary Cannot be taxed as Income from other sources without proving absence of master and servant relationship

December 28, 2013 4192 Views 0 comment Print

In the returns the assessee had claimed deduction under Section 10(13A) on the basis of the rent paid by him which has been debited from his salary directly. This Section exempts any special allowances specifically granted to an assessee by his employer to meet expenditure actually incurred on payment of rent for residential accommodation occupied by the assessee,

HRA allowable if rent is actually paid by the assesee

December 28, 2013 6106 Views 0 comment Print

From a reading of the clauses (a) and (b) of the Explanation to section 10(13A), which were inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984 with retrospective effect from 1-4-1976, it is absolutely clear that in order to claim deduction under sub-section (13A)

Short Deduction of TDS – Assessee cannot be treated in default if acted in bonafide manner

December 28, 2013 5274 Views 0 comment Print

The fact that there is a short deduction of tax in the present case where it was linked with the performance incentive paid to the employee on the basis of achievement of fixed percentage, the estimated TDS deducted in a bona fide manner as per the settled legal position cannot be faulted with.

S. (10(13A) ‘Salary’ does not include commission for Calculation of HRA

December 27, 2013 8755 Views 0 comment Print

Contribution to be made to the provident fund must be the proportionate amount of salary paid to the employees. Salary was a fixed monthly payment whereas the commission was not a fixed payment and could not be included within the scope and ambit of the term salary .

S. 10(13A) ‘Salary’ does not include bonus for Calculation of HRA

December 27, 2013 19708 Views 2 comments Print

Bonus cannot be regarded as falling within the scope of the expression salary as defined in Clause (h) of Rule 2. Clauses (b) and (c) of Rule 4 contain a clear indication that the expression salary takes in only periodical payments made by the employer to the employee during a year by way of remuneration.

Income tax Calculator for F.Y. 2013-14 / A.Y. 2014-15

December 24, 2013 87425 Views 0 comment Print

Auto Income tax calculator Financial year 2013-14 / Assessment year 2014-15 – The Calculator provides brief detail of all the Income Tax Exemptions,deduction, Sections and Rules Relevant for Taxation of Individual Especially Salaried Employee.

HRA exemption allowable on Rent Paid to wife

October 4, 2013 28061 Views 0 comment Print

Requirement of the section 10(13A) is that any allowance (by whatever name called) granted to an assessee by his employer to meet expenditure actually incurred on payment of rent in respect of residential accommodation occupied by the assessee, to such extent as may be prescribed.

No HRA Exemption on Rent reimbursed to employer for rent-free accommodation

July 20, 2012 13257 Views 2 comments Print

The assessee is getting twin benefit from the employer, one of which is not taxed on the basis of reimbursement of rent by the assessee to the employer. The first benefit is of rent free accommodation provided by the employer to the assessee employee for which the employer is incurring rental expenditure of Rs. 1.70 lacs per month in addition to providing interest free deposit of Rs. 40 lacs with the land lord. The 2nd benefit being received by the assessee is this that he is getting HRA of Rs.3 lacs approximately per month including special HRA of Rs.1.70 lacs per month.

TDS,Income Tax, HRA, Arrears Relief U/s 89(1) Calculator FY 2012-13

April 6, 2012 29993 Views 7 comments Print

1. It calculates Tax Liability of Salaried Employees of Private and Government Sector for A.Y. 2013-14 or Financial Year 2012-13. 2. Calculator have in Built House Rent Allowance (HRA) Calculator which Calculates HRA Exemption which an Employee is Eligible. 3. In Built Arrears Relief Calculator to Calculate tax Relief Receivable by the Employee on Salary Received during the year related to years earlier then Financial year 2012-13.

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