house rent allowance

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yogesh (Querist)
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19 January 2009 hi all,

can employee get HRA exemption for rent paid to his father / grandma for residing in his father's / grandma's house?

can employee get HRA exemption for any contribution made to family expenditure by him as rent paid to his father / grandma?

K V Subba Rao

K V Subba Rao (Expert)
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19 January 2009 For any amount paid in the form of rent to father or grand-mother can be claimed as Exemption (as part of Rule 2-A calculation), if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(1) Father or grand-mother, as the case may be, should be owner of house

(2) If their income including rent is above the taxable limit, it should be included in their total income

Any amount contributed for family maintenance cannot be claimed for exemption purpose