If your annual rent exceeds ₹1,00,000, your employer must collect the landlord's PAN to allow the HRA exemption. Without it you need a signed declaration from the landlord, and many payroll teams will simply disallow the claim.
HRA exists only in the old regime
The new tax regime has no HRA exemption at all. Generating receipts is only worth the effort if you have opted for the old regime — check which one you are on before collecting a year of paperwork.
Paying rent to a relative is allowed, but scrutinised
Rent paid to a parent or spouse is legitimate if the arrangement is real: they must actually own the property, declare the rent as income, and the money must genuinely move by bank transfer. Cash and round-tripping are exactly what assessing officers look for.
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Illustration and document-generation aid only, not tax advice. HRA exemption is available only under the old tax regime and is the least of: actual HRA received; rent paid minus 10% of salary; and 50% of salary in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Chennai (40% elsewhere) — use the HRA Exemption Calculator to work out the amount you can actually claim. Receipts must reflect rent genuinely paid; fabricating them is a false declaration. A revenue stamp is conventionally affixed where a single cash payment exceeds ₹5,000, though most employers accept bank-transfer proof instead. Your details are never sent anywhere — everything is generated in your browser, and no name, address or PAN is included in the share link.
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