Claim hra while submitting it returns

[Jaydeep Choudhari]

Hello Folks,

I have a question regarding, how to avail HRA against rent paid during financial year.

Here is a problem, I am a salaried person & had my Income Tax declaration done at the beginning of the financial year. I had declared house rent of 96000 to my company and throughout the year tax was deducted based on the calculation.

We were told to submit proofs of all the investment by the end of January. While submitting proofs I forgot to add Rent Agreement. Because of which my company has considered minimum rent amount that is 36000 and deducted TDS. Is there any way I can claim full rent paid while filling ITR.

If anyone here know request you to provide procedure for the same, link, explaining how to do it would do.

Thanks, Jaydeep

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Still March month is there, you can request your HR to consider the same. Otherwise you can claim it while filing ITR.

AI Summary

House Rent Allowance can be claimed in the income tax return if employer did not accept rent proof; seek HR adjustment first. Employer applied a minimum rent figure after the employee failed to submit rent proof, leading to lower HRA consideration and higher TDS; the employee may request HR to revise declarations before year-end for TDS recalculation, or alternatively claim the full House Rent Allowance while filing the Income Tax Return by reporting actual rent paid and submitting rent agreement and receipts as proof.