Hra exemption sec.10(13a)

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CA Navinkumar Mishra (Querist)
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12 July 2012 Mr.A is deputed to Banglore.He has been provided with rental accommodation by the company in Bangalore. His family is staying in a rental accommodation at native place.
I need to know if Mr.A can claim the HRA tax exemption for the same??
plz rply...

CA SANJAY MUKHERJEE

CA SANJAY MUKHERJEE (Expert)
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12 July 2012 Mr. A can not claim deduction for Rent paid at native place ( assuming the place is not in Bangalore).

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C.A Anshul Singhal

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12 July 2012 yes agree with sanjay

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CA Navinkumar Mishra

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12 July 2012 Sanjay can you plz explain me in short grounds of your opinion??

CA SANJAY MUKHERJEE

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12 July 2012 The wordings of the Rule includes " period during which the rental accommodation is occupied by the employee..."

So the employee should/can logically stay in the rented house. Moreover the exemption is not available for more than one house.

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CA Navinkumar Mishra

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12 July 2012 thanks a lot sanjay!!

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