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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 3510 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 8385 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 12168 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 3423 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 332078 Views 42 comments Print


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No proposal to reclassify Bengaluru as a metropolitan city for HRA purposes

Income Tax : Explore the current status of Bengaluru's inclusion for HRA exemption under income tax laws and government policy on metropolitan ...

August 6, 2024 309 Views 0 comment Print

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 25155 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 891 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 720 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 56385 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 7335 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 15189 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 6463 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 24114 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 23463 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 1381 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 7908 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 3211 Views 0 comment Print


Whats Better- House Rent Allowance or Deduction U/s 80GG?

June 27, 2018 97444 Views 11 comments Print

Employees generally receive a house rent allowance (HRA) as a part of the salary package, in accordance with the terms and conditions of employment. HRA is given to meet the cost of a rented house taken by the employee for his stay. Exemption on HRA is available under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act and Rule 2A of the Income Tax Rules. Taxpayer would be surprised to see that there is no amount wise upper ceiling on HRA exemption.

Section 80GG Deduction on Rent paid

June 26, 2018 1671221 Views 167 comments Print

Section 80GG allows the employee to a deduction in respect of house rent paid by him for his own residence. Such deduction is permissible subject to the following conditions :- (a) the employee has not been in receipt of any House Rent Allowance specifically granted to him which qualifies for exemption under section 10(13A) of the Act; (b) the employee files the declaration in Form No. 10BA.

10 lesser known Income Tax Deductions

June 25, 2018 150218 Views 56 comments Print

We all know about the popularly know deductions like deduction u/s. 80C & 80D. But many times we use to forget to claim many other deductions which are available under the Income Tax Act, which can reduce our tax burden significantly. In this article we discussed 10 such lesser know deductions which taxpayers tend to forget to claim while filing there Income Tax Return.

Top 5 Legal ways to Save Income Tax

June 25, 2018 28134 Views 5 comments Print

The Income Tax Act allows a salaried individual to claim certain deductions in order to save on taxes. However, to avail the benefits of such deductions, the individual must ensure proper tax planning during the year. Such deductions are allowed on the Gross Total Income (GTI), and income tax is levied on the balance income, […]

House Rent Allowance Calculator for Financial Year 2017-18

March 8, 2018 4830 Views 0 comment Print

House Rent Allowance Calculator for Financial Year 2017-18- Just Enter Pay Slip Details and Rent paid Details, You can calculate the HRA Exemption Amount

Automated House Rent Exemption Calculator U/s 10(13A)

February 16, 2018 3405 Views 0 comment Print

Download Automated House Rent Exemption Calculator U/s 10(13A) in Excel.This Calculator may help taxpayers.

No HRA Exemption on non genuine Rent Paid to Mother

April 16, 2017 5448 Views 1 comment Print

Assessee had claimed deduction u/s 10(13A) of 1961 Act which is a wrong claim as no rent was paid by the assessee and the said alleged rent of Rs. 31,500/- per month being paid to mother was shown only to take exemption of HRA u/s 10(13A) of 1961 Act.

HRA vs Rent Free accommodation- Comparison & Calculator

February 22, 2016 23110 Views 0 comment Print

For salaried people most of the companies provide House Rent Allowances (HRA) and many companies also provide the facility of Rent free accommodation. Many companies provide the facility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) and in case the employee opt for rent free accommodation facility then HRA is not allowed.

Income Tax provisions – Individual Salaried for A.Y 2015-16

August 27, 2015 36324 Views 24 comments Print

The article covers Introduction, Residential Status, Tax Rates, Head-wise Taxation & Deduction available under the Act. Hope you will find it useful in this Return Filing Season.

Form -16 / Income Tax Calculator for FY 2014-15 AY 2015-16

September 19, 2014 247850 Views 1 comment Print

Automatic Form 16 cum Income Tax Calculator for Salaried Person in excel format for Financial year 2014-15 / Assessment Year 2015-16. The Calculator calculates Automatically calculates your tax liability with surcharge and marginal relief (if any). Calculator have inbuilt capability to generates Your Form 16 alongwith Form 12BA. The Calculator further incorporated ₹ symbol at all the places where amounts are to be filled.

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