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How many months rent receipts for submit for income tax?
Usually, employers need receipts for 3 months or so. Do I need the PAN number of my landlord?
What if rent paid is more than HRA?
If the rent paid during given financial year is greater than Rs 1 Lakh, the employee will have to provide the PAN card details and copy of the landlord/property owner in order to claim HRA tax exemption. The same receipt can be used for a period of 3 months. Hence, for a year, you need at-least last 4 receipts.
Can I claim HRA exemption if not submitted proof in company?
If you do not or could not submit your rent receipts to the employer, you can also claim HRA exemption in ITR. In this case, the employer would not have made the HRA exemption in the taxable salary and hence, deducted a higher TDS amount.
What happens if landlord does not give PAN number?
In the case of landlords who refuse to provide PAN card details or sign the declaration, the employee can write to the Income Tax department and request for the landlord’s PAN card information (by providing information relating to the reason and the landlord’s personal details).
How much HRA can I claim without PAN?
When landlords pan mandatory for HRA exemption? In case of rent payment per annum is more than Rs 1 lakh i.e more than Rs. 8333 per month, the employee needs to provide the PAN number to the employer mandatorily.
How to claim HRA on your income tax return?
While filing the income tax return, any employee must provide the break-up of his/her salary to the income tax department. This break-up of the salary will show the HRA which the employee is receiving and can claim a tax exemption.
Do I need to provide proof for HRA exemption in ITR?
Even though while filing your ITR, you are not required to send any documents to the department but at the time of processing your ITR, the tax department can ask you to provide proofs for the HRA exemption claimed. “If annual rent payment exceeds Rs 1 lakh, then the department can ask you to provide the PAN details of your landlord as well.
Can self-employed claim House Rent Allowance (HRA)?
The self-employed can also claim for deductions and HRA tax exemptions, towards the House Rent Allowance (HRA). They can claim the benefits under the Section 80 GG. This Section can also be used to claim the HRA tax exemptions by the salaried employees when they do not receive any HRA.
What happens if rent is not available for HRA?
In case you do not have the rent documents available, you can still claim HRA benefit by manually submitting the eligible HRA amount which is tax-exempted. However, if you do not submit the HRA documents to your employer, the HRA section in your Form-16 will be considered taxable.