Student (C.A Final)
177 Points
Posted on 09 January 2014
Hieeee Yatin,
U can claim HRA deduction from salary in following manner
LEAST of the following will get exempted
1) Actual HRA received
2) 50% of Basic Salary (as your house in mumbai)
3) Rent paid less 10% salary
For example assume u earn basic salary of Rs 20,000 per month and rents a flat in Mumbai for Rs 5,000 per month, ur actual HRA is Rs 8,000 then u r eligible for 50 percent of the basic pay for HRA exemption.
Least of:
Actual HRA received – Rs 8,000
50 percent of basic salary – Rs 10,000
Excess of rent paid over 10 percent of salary, i.e., Rs 5,000 less Rs 2,000 – Rs 3,000.
As such, Rs 3,000 per month is the least and will be the exemption allowable for HRA deduction.