House rent deduction in efiling

A.20: You should select RES-Resident if you stayed in India for F.Y 2013-14  for 182days or more. Nevertheless concern to select NRI or NOR. You should select NOR if you are Non-Resident( Stayed in India for a period of less than 182days) for 9years out of 10 Preceeding previous years i.e you should check whether you are Non-resident for any 9 financial years from F.Y:2003-04 to F.Y 2012-13. Generally if you are not frequent to stay out of India then obviously you can select RES

A.21: If your concern about return for F.Y:2013-14 then it is belated return. If you file your return before July,2014 then select 139(1) otherwise select 139(4) belated return.

Rent paid can be taken as deduction u/s.80GG while filing Income tax return if you are not in receipt of HRA. If you are in receipt of HRA then HRA exemption will be lower of following

50% of Rent paid

Rent paid - 10% of salary

Actual HRA received.