Do You Need Your Landlord's PAN to Claim HRA in Latest ITR Filing?:

Do You Need Your Landlord's PAN to Claim HRA in Latest ITR Filing? Salaried individuals who receive House Rent Allowance (HRA) along with the salary to cover the cost of living in rented housing. HRA is subject to taxation; however, a portion of HRA is excluded from taxation under Section 10 (13A) of the Income Tax Act of 1961. Salaried individuals can claim exemption on HRA. To claim the exemption, employees must submit their landlord's PAN number if the annual rent exceeds Rs 1 lakh. If you do not submit the same, you will not get any tax exemption on HRA.

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Earlier, the online ITR form or its utility did not have a field to enter HRA details. However, now when filing your ITR, you must provide more details for claiming HRA. Giving a false PAN to your employer or trying to claim Fake HRA can lead to a tax notice and losing your HRA benefit.

When Do You Need Your Landlord's PAN to Claim HRA Tax Exemption?

You might need your landlord's PAN number for claiming rent HRA tax exemption in the following possible situations:

• If your rent is Rs. 8,333 or below per month (Rs 1 lakh per year), there's no need to submit the landlord's PAN.
• If your rent is more than Rs 8,333 per month or to Rs 50,000 per month, then the landlord's PAN is required.
• If rent is more than Rs. 50,000 per month, then your landlord's PAN is required, and you must deduct TDS on the rent.
• If you are opting for the new tax regime, you will not get HRA tax exemption, so PAN is not needed.

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Therefore, if your annual rent is more than Rs. 1 lakh, you must submit your landlord's PAN to your employer. If the landlord does not have a PAN, you will have to submit a declaration with the name of the landlord and their address. If the landlord has a PAN but refuses to give it, you may not get the HRA tax benefit. By getting a landlord's PAN, the tax department tracks rental income and prevents tax evasion by landlords.

Updates in HRA Reporting in ITR 2025

The new ITR Excel utility now requires more details to claim HRA. If you miss any required info, you will not get a tax benefit. Here are some new details which you must report in the new ITR Excel utility:

• Place of work
• Actual HRA received
• Actual rent paid
• Salary details under Section 17(1)
• Basic salary

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According to an expert, currently, the details of the landlord and his PAN are not needed to be filled in the ITR form. You only need to report the same to your employer for consideration of TDS deduction on salary. However, the Income Tax Department recently mentioned in its recent post on platform X about the requirement of detailed disclosure for claiming HRA, but these have not yet been officially added to the ITR forms.

How to Calculate HRA Tax Exemption?

An employee can claim HRA exemption based on the lowest of the following three amounts:

• Total amount of HRA received by an employee from the employer,
• 50% of salary if living in metro cities or 40% of salary if living in non-metro cities,
• Actual rent paid minus 10% of salary.

Who is Eligible to Claim HRA Exemption?

Under Section 10(13A), the following persons can claim HRA tax exemption:

• You are a salaried individual and not a self-employed individual. If you are self-employed, then you should opt for another option to claim the exemption, like Section 80GG, where you can get an exemption if you are paying rent and meet other required conditions specified under the provision of Section 80GG.

• You Receive HRA as part of your salary or CTC.

• You actually live in rented accommodation and not in your own house. There is no exemption allowed if you live in your own house.