Rent Receipt Generator

If you are a salaried employee, you are mandated to make a submission of rent receipt in accordance with Income Tax Act, 1961. Through rent receipts, you can claim tax exemptions. The rent you are paying from your earnings for the whole financial year gets deducted from your annual earnings.

A rent receipt is a documentary record of rent payment. It is proof that the tenant has paid his rent to the landlord. This rent receipt is signed by the landlord after collecting the rent. This rent receipt is accepted by the Income Tax Department for HRA in tax benefits. The rent receipt is considered as legal proof of the rent payment in case of any misunderstanding between the landlord and tenant.

Generate a Rent Receipt Online

Rent DetailsAll fields marked with * are mandatory

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Property Type^*
Individual House Apartment Flat Studio Apartment Others

Monthly Rent Amount^*

Receipt Frequency ^*
Quarterly Halfyearly Annual Monthly

From^*

To^*

Rent collected on ^*
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22th 23th 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th

Advance Amount

Monthly Maintenance Amount

I am a/an ^*
Tenant Landlord Agent

Tenant Details

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Tenant Name^*

E-mail ^*

Mobile ^*

Tenant Address

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Flat/Room/Door/Block No ^*

Name of Premises/Building/Village ^*

Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ^*

Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ^*

State/Union Territory^*
Select State ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS ANDHRA PRADESH ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHANDIGARH CHATTISGARH DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU DELHI GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA LAKSHADWEEP MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PONDICHERRY PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMIL NADU TELANGANA TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARKHAND WEST BENGAL

Town/City/District ^*

Select City ARIYALUR CHENNAI COIMBATORE CUDDALORE DHARMAPURI DINDIGUL ERODE KANCHIPURAM KANYAKUMARI KARUR KRISHNAGIRI MADURAI NAGAPATTINAM

Pincode ^*

Country ^*

Owner Details

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Owner Name^*

PAN Number

Generate Receipt

Steps to generator a Rent Receipt Online :

• Step 1:
  • Rent details:
    Enter the column provided in the rent details such as property type, monthly rent amount, receipt frequency, rent collected, mention the advance amount paid to the landlord, monthly maintenance amount, and mention who is preparing the rent receipt. tenant details, tenant address, and owner details.
• Step 2:
  • Tenant details:
    In this section, the tenant has to provide their details in the given column such as the tenant's full name, tenant e-mail ID, and mobile number of the tenant.
• Step 3:
  • Tenant Address:
    Enter the door no, flat no, name of the premises/building, street or road or lane name, village or area or locality or taluka or sub-division name, state or union territory, town or city or district, pin code, and country name.
• Step 4:
  • Owner details:
    Enter the house or building owner's name, PAN number, and mobile number.
• Step 5:
  • After filling the column, click the Generate Receipt column given below in blue. Now you can download the form and take printouts.

The landlord and tenant can visit our rent receipt generator facility on localitydetails.com, in a simple format. On our localitydetails.com portal, fill in the given column provided in the following details.

Important components of Rent Receipt

• Tenant name
• Rent Paid
• Landlord Name
• Rental Period
• House address
• Signature of Landlord

How does the Rent Receipt Generator work?

• The Rent Receipt Calculator is an easy-to-use financial tool that allows you to create receipts you have paid during the whole financial year.
• The receipts that are generated with the help of this financial tool are as per the format specified by the Income Tax Authorities. One can take a printout of the same as per convenience.

Why is it necessary for rent receipts?

A valid rent receipt is a document for claiming house rent allowance (HRA), which is legally accepted by the Income Tax Department. To avail of HRA, a rent receipt has to be submitted to Income Tax after it was signed by the receiver (the landlord). Nowadays, rent payment is made through online transactions through credit card or online money transferring mode. But, it is necessary to submit proof of rent receipt, so collect rent receipts from your landlord to claim HRA deductions.

components of a rent receipt

• In order to make a rent receipt valid, it must contain certain details such as the name of the landlord, name of the tenant, address of the occupied property, rent amount, rent period, medium of payment made to the landlord (cash, cheque, online payment), the signature of the tenant, the signature of the landlord, revenue stamp, PAN number of landlord, etc.
• This rent receipt with a revenue stamp is prepared for those who pay more than Rs.5,000 per month for a house and mention the PAN details of the landlord when the payment exceeds Rs. One lakh or Rs.8,350 monthly. It is very important that any missing information in the rent receipt would make them invalid or null.

Tax Benefits :

There are provisions in the Income Tax Department under which House Rent Allowance (HRA) could be claimed by an individual. Any salaried individuals living in rented accommodation for various reasons can avail of HRA exemption and save tax under Section 10 (13A) of the Income Tax Act. The self-employed professionals are also availing of the offer of HRA tax deduction under Section 80GG of the law.

Importance of rent receipts

• All annual income earned by an individual in India more than the allowed or permissible limit is taxable under the income tax law. The individual earnings by salary, business profit, professional, or other income are liable to pay taxes.
• On the other hand, the law is also allowing a few deductions against the expenses made towards specific instruments. Anyone who spends a portion of their annual income as rent payments is also eligible to claim deductions under various sections of the tax law.
• In order to get a rent payment allowance from Income Tax it must have proof of the documents by making these payments valid. Providing proper house rent receipts or rent slips as per the requirement of Income Tax is qualified for House Rent Allowance (HRA).
• The salaried individual has to submit this rent receipt to their company's HR department before filing or submitting it with Income Tax. If this rent receipt is not submitted with Income Tax, then it is not considered for HRA.