Rent to Wife

[mahesh nandwani]

CAN ONE PAY RENT TO HIS WIFE TO CLAIM HRA BENEFIT.

[DEV KUMAR KOTHARI]

Yes, if the wife is real as well as beneficial owner of house, the house is used by the husband for his residence and rent paid is reasonable. In substance there should be total genuineness, honesty and bonafide.

AI Summary

Rent to spouse: permissible for HRA where spouse is real beneficial owner and rent is bona fide.
Rent paid to a wife qualifies for House Rent Allowance only if the wife is the real and beneficial owner, the house is used by the husband as his residence, and the rent paid is reasonable; the arrangement must exhibit genuineness, honesty and bona fides.