Your basic salary is entirely taxable. However, this is not true for some other components of your salary, including the HRA component. What is HRA? Almost always, house rent allowance (HRA) is an … READ FULL STORY
Is a large part of your salary getting deducted in taxes since you stay with your parents or other family members and you are not able to claim HRA (house rent allowance) exemptions? The … READ FULL STORY
HRA stands for House Rent Allowance. The employer provides a portion of your salary to cover the costs incurred towards rented accommodations. If you reside in a rented house, you can claim an HRA … READ FULL STORY
Since house rent allowance or HRA is almost always an integral part of a company’s salary structure, knowing the nitty-gritty of HRA calculation and HRA exemption is crucial for tax savings purposes. How so? … READ FULL STORY
Rent receipts are proof of transactions that happened between the landlord and the tenant. There have been cases where tenants have been denied HRA exemption, on the ground that there was no rent receipt … READ FULL STORY
Prior to every Union Budget, real estate stakeholders get into a huddle to set the narrative that could influence the fiscal policy. They are conscious of the fact that the business of real estate … READ FULL STORY
Suppose you live with a family member and receive HRA as part of your salary package. Did you know that there is a way to save taxes, in case you pay rent to the … READ FULL STORY
To meet the high costs of living in rented accommodations, employers pay house rent allowance (HRA) to their employees. India’s income tax laws also provide benefits to people who do not own a house … READ FULL STORY
The Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on February 1, 2020, has proposed a new tax regime for individuals and HUFs, where they are offered lower rates of tax for different slabs, provided … READ FULL STORY
The rental housing market has many options, available at various rates. Consequently, it may be difficult for a prospective tenant to figure out how much to spend as rent. The answer to this, depends … READ FULL STORY
Update on February 1, 2019: The exemption for TDS on house rent increased from Rs 1.8 lakhs to Rs 2.40 lakhs. There will also be an exemption on the notional rent of second homes which are … READ FULL STORY
The Mumbai Income Tax Tribunal delivered a very important decision on the claim for tax exemption on HRA (House Rent Allowance). Let us analyse the decision in details, with its ramification and relevance for … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on June 6, 2018, for the first time in four-and-half-years, raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent, on inflation concerns arising from … READ FULL STORY
