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...
Tax Planning is most important part of Finance Planning for Tax Payers In India especially for Individual and Salaried tax Payers. In this Article we are discussing some Tax Planning Tips mainly for Individual and Salaried tax payers by which they can minimise their tax burden for Financial Year 2018-19 or Assessment year 2019-20
For employees of large Indian and multinational companies, benefits go beyond salaries to include lifestyle perks such as company accommodation or club membership. Growth in business operations and competition for talent are now prompting even mid-sized companies to adopt the HR practices of such large companies. However, with tax regulations constantly evolving, it is not clear whether these perks are tax efficient or no
If you are paying rent and getting HRA allowance every month, you are eligible for tax deductions according to the prescribed limit of HRA exemption. If you want to avail of the benefits, you must submit the rent receipts to your employer every year at the time of the collection of tax proof. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has vide CIRCULAR NO. 8/2013, Dated: Dated: October 10, 2013 said if annual rent paid by the employee exceeds Rs 1,00,000 per annum, it is mandatory for the employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer. In case the landlord does not have a PAN, a declaration to this effect from the landlord along with the name and address of the landlord should be filed by the employee
In case the House Rent Allowance (H.R.A.) is provided then there will be a tax savings (Please refer Valuation sheet for details). The above mentioned savings is mainly because of the methods Income tax act and Rules employs for valuation of taxability of H.R.A and Rent Free Accommodations (R.F.A.).
Assessee claim deduction of Interest on Housing Loan to acquire house property u/s 24(b) and simultaneously HRA exemption on rent paid (if he resides in property other than acquired). Further upon sale of said property, interest already claimed as deduction u/s 24(b) can be added to cost of property for the purpose of computing capital gain.
This Calculator calculates House Rent Allowance which is exempt from tax U/s. 10(13) of The Income Tax Act, 1961. The calculator is in excel format and it calculates the allowance which will be exempt from tax automatically.
For most of the people ‘tax savings’ brings to mind life insurance, PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and equity-linked savings scheme, among others, that qualify for tax deduction under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act. An individual can claim tax deductions of up to Rs 1.50 lakh (One Lakh Up to AY 2014-15) under 80C.
House rent allowance (HRA) is received by the salaried class. A deduction is permissible under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act, in accordance with Rule 2A of the Income Tax Rules. You can claim exemption on your HRA under the Income Tax Act if you stay in a rented house and get a HRA from your employer.
House Rent Allowance (H.R.A.) results in tax savings because accounting under Income tax act is direct exemption based. However, accounting of Rent Free accommodation is valuation based taxation and added to total income of employee presumptive basis. Please note Rent-Free Accommodation cannot be taxed if Salary is NIL The principles of valuations are explained below:- […]
Article deals with Tax Benefit on Home loan under section 80C for Loan Principal Payment, Section 24 for Interest Payment, Tax planning of Home Loan & HRA.
