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...
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is generally considered as a part of salary component and is generally added in the salary structure to help the individual to save taxes. House rent allowance deduction is given under section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act accordance with Rule 2A of the Income Tax Rules. If you stay in […]
House rent paid by a salaried person who is getting House Rent Allowance (HRA) Where expenditure is incurred by the assessee towards payment of house rent, he is allowed to get a deduction from his total income. Least of the following is exempt from tax u/s 10(13A) read with Rule 2A: (i) Actual amount of […]
Gifts received: Gifts received from specified relatives are exempt from income tax, and there is no upper limit also. Similarly, gifts of any amount and from anyone received during your marriage are totally tax-free. Similar is the case with the gifts received under a Will or by way of an inheritance, or from a registered charitable or education organisation or in contemplation of death of the donor. Also, in case an individual receives any gift from any local authority as specified under the Act, the same would not be taxable.
CTC is cost to company and the components are Basic +HRA +Conveyance +Mobile/Telephone Expense Reimbursement +Medical Reimbursement +All allowances +Leave Travel Allowance (LTA).
THIS HRA CALCULATOR GIVES AN IDEA ABOUT – a) How is Exemption u/s 10 (13A) given? b) What are the requirements for claiming deduction u/s 10 (13A) and who is eligible? c) What are the TDS requirements in respect of rent paid? d) Format of Rent Receipt and Declaration to be given by landlord who […]
Treatment of Interest against House Property in computation of Income [Section 24(b), 80EE, 80 EEA] After calculating the gross annual value (GAV) which is fairly simple to compute, most of the confusion to calculate the income under house property lies in computing the amount of interest deductible from the GAV. Section 24(b) of the Income […]
HRA is covered under Section 10(13A) of Income Tax Act 1961. Salaried Employees who live in a Rented house can claim HRA to lower their taxes – partially or wholly. The decision of how much HRA needs to be paid is made by employer. Part of Salary is apportioned to HRA. 1. CONDITIONS FOR CLAIMING HRA EXEMPTION? – Salaried Individual only can […]
Salary is the remuneration received by or accruing to an individual, periodically, for service rendered as a result of an express or implied contract. The actual receipt of salary in the previous year is not material as far as its taxability is concerned. The existence of employer-employee relationship is the sine-qua¬non for taxing a particular receipt under the head salaries.
If you have receipts of house rent allowance and if you are paying rent, exemption u/s 10(13A) will be available. Section 24, which allows a deduction in respect of interest on capital borrowed for purchase/construction of a house property, permits this deduction for the interest that relates to the previous year in which the property is acquired or constructed.
I am paying a house rent for Rs 14,000/- per month and additional Rs. 1,200/- towards maintenance for which receipt is being given to me every month. Will I get House Rent Allowance (HRA) exemption on Rs. 14,000/- or Rs 15,200/-. Please clarify.
