Income Tax : From April 2026, 8 cities qualify for 50% HRA exemption. New rules impact calculations, compliance, and disclosures for salaried t...
Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...
Income Tax : Explains that HRA exemption is not permitted under the new tax regime and is fully taxable. Key takeaway: employees must compare r...
Income Tax : Summary of key tax rules for rental and house property income under the Income Tax Act, including sub-letting, deemed ownership, c...
Income Tax : Detailed summary on salary, allowances, perquisites, pension, gratuity, HRA, standard deduction, and related tax exemptions under ...
Income Tax : Explore the current status of Bengaluru's inclusion for HRA exemption under income tax laws and government policy on metropolitan ...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance addresses misconceptions regarding CBDT's supposed special drive to reopen cases related to HRA claims, clarif...
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...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the disallowance of HRA exemption under Section 10(13A) as the assessee failed to submit any supporting docume...
Income Tax : ITAT restores Sunil Shigli’s appeal after CIT(A) summarily dismissed it over a supposed 4-day delay. Tribunal di...
Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad has allowed an assessee's appeal, condoning a 30-month delay and ruling against the CPC's disallowance of House...
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...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has ruled in favor of Aman Kumar Jain against the Income Tax Officer, permitting re...
SEBI : SEBI addresses employee concerns on HRA and work culture, asserting transparency and accountability amidst claims of external infl...
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...
Income Tax : Proof of savings/documents viz. insurance premium receipt, NSC, Infrastructure Bond, PPF Bank Statement, Housing Loan Certificate ...
Income Tax : Circular No. 90-Income Tax With the issue of orders in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure),...
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...
Section 10(13a) House Rent Allownace (HRA) Meaning, Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgements 1. Meaning of House Rent Allowance: – House Rent Allowance (HRA) is an allowance paid by an employer to its employees for covering their house rent. Such allowance is taxable in the hand of the employee. The Exemption on HRA is covered under […]
Abhay Kumar Mittal Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) it was submitted that Income Tax Act does not prohibit claiming HRA exemption on the rent paid to one’s spouse, that her wife is qualified medical practitioner and she has returned the loan extended to her by the assessee from liquidation of mutual funds and fixed deposits. We […]
As a salaried employee, he/she must submit a tax declaration form via Form 12BB at the beginning of each financial year or 3 months prior to the close of the particular financial year. The form is statement of claims that and employee gives for deduction of tax to his/her employer to claim exemptions or deductions […]
In the present article we will briefly take up the Annual Information Statement covering the Rent received category. AIS information category – Rent received- The broad categories of information covered in AIS is divided into 50 categories. One such category is ‘Rent received’. Notably, the information under the category of ‘Rent received’ will be figure-out […]
Proof of savings/documents viz. insurance premium receipt, NSC, Infrastructure Bond, PPF Bank Statement, Housing Loan Certificate from bank, rent receipt, Copy of House Owner’s Pan Card etc
Salaried individuals residing in rented house are entitled to tax exemption on House Rent Allowance (HRA) under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. But are you aware of the fact that you, as a salaried individual can take advantage of this exemption while staying at your parents’ home. Read this blog, to know more! Provisions […]
Where the taxpayer is living in his or her own house or, if one does not pay rent for one’s accommodation, then the HRA is fully taxable (i.e., the individual cannot claim the HRA exemption according to Section 10(13A)
What is House Rent Allowance: – HRA is an allowance (Salary Component paid to employees by an employer towards payment of rent for residence of the employee. Taxability of House Rent Allowance: – As House rent Allowance (HRA) granted by Employer to Employee is part of Salary. It will be taxable under the head “Income […]
Generally employee submits Rent receipt and rent deed to his employer to claim exemption of tax on account of HRA however recently CBDT vide circular :08/2013 dated 10 Oct 2013 has made mandatory that If annual rent paid by the employee to his/her land lord exceeds Rs 1,00,000 per annum
Difference between House Rent Allowance(HRA) & Section 80GG for Rent Paid? & their calculations as per the Income-tax Act: An assessee who stays in a rented house can reduce tax liability by claiming exemption on HRA or deduction u/s 80GG. Let us understand the terms What is the House Rent Allowance (HRA)? House Rent Allowance […]
