Tax planning of hra component

Dear All,

This is a fantastic forum and a great help for many of us tax-noobd out there. I have a simple question.

I live in a rental apartment and my parents occasionally live with me too. They are retired with no income stream.

As per my income, I receive monthly 24000 as HRA, whereas the actual rent paid is 10000.

Is there a provision whereby following steps would be considered acceptable:

1. Rent agreement is instead made between landlord and my mother for same rent (10000)

2. My mother then sublets part of the same house to me for a higher amount (say 18000 pm)

3. Rent is paid to landlord by my mother(10000)

4. I pay rent to my mother (18000 pm)

5 My mother files her taxes showing 18000x12= 216000 as taxable income

Thanks

A disillusioned honest taxpayer

Replies (4)

the way you have given in your question is not viable and wisable.

Better you to make a rent agreement with owner for rent payment of Rs. 20000/- and take back 10000/- in cash.

 

if possible

Thanks for your reply TAX PANDIT! However my landlord is not ready even to give his PAN details for declaration, so I highly doubt he would agree to show that additional 10000 income if he is not showing the original 10000 in the first place :( The situation currently is I am showing 8333 as rent despite paying 10000, only because my landlord wont share his PAN number.

keep doing as you are doing we are helpless in this.

It will depend on your company whether they buy this obvious method to claim higher HRA to save tax.

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