Income tax and HRA by:rupeetalk
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is an allowance given by an employer to an employee
. The sole purpose of which is to meet the cost of renting a home. Here, we hope to clear the concepts of HRA and how the income tax exemption on HRA is calculated.
You can claim HRA if you fulfil the following three conditions:
1. HRA allowance should be a part of your salary package.
2. You are staying in a rented accommodation and paying rent for it.
3. The rent exceeds 10 per cent of your salary (basic + DA).
Tax treatment of HRA is a bit complicated and there are three figures that need to be computed:
* Actual HRA received
* Amount by which rent paid exceeds 1/10th of salary (basic + DA)
* 50% of the salary (basic + DA) if located in Metros like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata or Chennai and 40% of salary if located elsewhere.
The lowest of the above three amounts is allowed as a deduction from the HRA received and the rest is considered taxable. Let's try and understand this through the following example:
Ram lived in Mumbai and paid a rent of Rs 10,000 p.m. His basic salary was Rs 25,000 and daily allowance Rs 3,000 p.m. He received an HRA from his employer of Rs 8,000 p.m. The 3 figures that need to compute his HRA tax liability are:
1. Actual HRA received = Rs 8,000
2. Amount by which rent paid exceeds 1/10th of salary = Rs 10,000 - (10% of Rs 25,000+ Rs 3,000) = Rs 7,200
3. 50% of his salary (Rs 25,000 + Rs 3,000) = Rs 14,000
The lowest among the 3 figures (Rs 7,200) will be allowed as a deduction and the rest (Rs. 800) will be taxable.
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