ITR Filing Doubts on Exemptions

Sir/Madam,

I am on the roll of a company in Bangalore but working from Chennai (where the company has no business address) and also at times, from Suppliers place, from home etc since Sep 2019. I have 2 houses in Chennai and staying in one and another one is rented out. I am showing rental income and Housing loan interest claims for the other house, where I am staying. There is a HRA component in the pay package. I am going to the Bangalore office once in a month or so and used to stay in the hotels. I haven't claimed HRA in these years. Can I take exemption in any way legally? Thanks in advance 

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This discussion addresses doubts regarding Income Tax Return (ITR) filing, specifically concerning exemptions related to House Rent Allowance (HRA) and property ownership. The user, working remotely from Chennai while on a company roll in Bangalore, has questions about claiming HRA and housing loan interest for a property they own and reside in, as well as for hotel stays during occasional visits to the Bangalore office. The advice clarifies that HRA exemption typically requires paying rent, and hotel stays are generally not eligible for such claims due to the absence of a landlord-tenant relationship.

As you do not pay any rent, how can you claim HRA?

Staying in hotel is not residential dwelling its nature of temporary stay. so hotel stay is not eligible for hra exemption as no tenenat-landlord relationships exists.

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