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Allowbility of exemption sec10 (13A)

07 October 2022

I am a a salryholder. our house is in d name my wife whose income is below taxable limit . We are residing therein together. I intend to pay her rent by cheque and claim HRA Exemption under sec 10(13A). Am I eligible to claim? Pl give applicable case laws if any of Bombay HC , SC etc

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Eswar Reddy S (CFO- at NHTF) (58270 Points)
Replied 08 October 2022

These are the areas which are under the lense of IT Dept..Donot do this kind of tricks for tax avoidance since it is against natural justice

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rama krishnan (12239 Points)
Replied 08 October 2022

It's not expressly barred by law to pay rent to spouse and to claim hra deductions on the rent paid by you. as per query, your spouse's income is below the maximum amount chargeable to tax. in that case it's obvious that the house property was purchased out of your income but registered in the name of your spouse. In such a situation, the income generated out of such house property will be clubbed in your hands. ultimately the tax impact is nil and hence there's no use and there's no tax benefits arises to you. so better try to stay away from such type of practice which would ultimately invite the attention of the department