HRA Rent Receipt Format: What to Include and When You Need the Landlord's PAN
🏠Try the free rent receipt generatorNo download, works on your phoneIf you live on rent and get HRA, your employer usually asks for rent receipts before giving the tax benefit. Here is what a good receipt contains.
What to include
- Tenant's name and landlord's name
- Address of the rented property
- Rent amount (in figures and words) and the month
- How it was paid (bank transfer, UPI, cash or cheque) and the date
- Landlord's signature
- Landlord's PAN if the yearly rent is more than ₹1,00,000
Revenue stamp
A revenue stamp is commonly asked for on receipts for cash payments above ₹5,000. Paying by bank or UPI and keeping the statement makes your proof stronger.
Make all 12 months in one go
Use the free rent receipt generator: fill the details once, choose the months and download one PDF. Then get each page signed.
Old or new tax regime?
HRA exemption is part of the old tax regime. Check which regime suits you with our in-hand salary calculator and your employer's HR team.
General information only, not tax advice.
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