Rent receipt
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Rent receipt generator
One receipt for each month you paid rent, ready to sign and hand to your employer for HRA. It all happens on your device; nothing is uploaded.
The rules these receipts follow
- Employers ask for rent receipts to allow the HRA exemption. If the rent you pay in a year is over ₹1,00,000, they also need your landlord's PAN. The Income Tax Department has asked for it since CBDT Circular 8/2013, and from 1 April 2026 it is part of Form 124, which replaced Form 12BB under the Income-tax Act, 2025. If your landlord has no PAN, the department accepts a declaration from them with their name and address instead.
- Under Article 53 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, a receipt for more than ₹5,000 carries a ₹1 stamp duty, paid by fixing a revenue stamp that the landlord signs across. The box appears on cash receipts over ₹5,000, the ones employers check for it; a UPI, bank or cheque payment has a bank record of its own. If your employer wants stamps on those too, add one.
- Each receipt is numbered by its month, so printing them again gives the same numbers.
- This is a convenience, not tax advice. Your employer decides what it accepts, so check with them if you're unsure. Your names and address are remembered in this browser to save typing next time; nothing leaves your device.
Questions
Is landlord PAN mandatory for HRA?
Only if the rent you pay in the year is over ₹1,00,000. Then your employer needs your landlord's PAN, under CBDT Circular 8/2013 and now Form 124. If your landlord has no PAN, a declaration from them with their name and address is accepted instead.
Do rent receipts need a revenue stamp?
Article 53 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 charges ₹1 stamp duty on a receipt for more than ₹5,000. Employers usually ask for a ₹1 revenue stamp, signed across by the landlord, on receipts for rent paid in cash.
Can I pay rent to my parents and claim HRA?
Usually, if you really pay them rent for a home they own, and they show it as income in their tax return. Keep proof of the payments, such as bank transfers, since this is often checked. Form 124, which replaced Form 12BB from 1 April 2026, asks for your relationship with the landlord, so say that it's a parent.
How many rent receipts do I need to give my employer?
Usually one for each month you claim HRA for, which is what this tool makes. Your employer decides, so check its HRA proof checklist.
Do I need a rent receipt if I pay rent by UPI or bank transfer?
Most employers still ask for a receipt signed by the landlord. The receipt states the payment mode, and a bank or UPI statement backs it up.