What a rent receipt must include
Employers check rent receipts before allowing the HRA exemption. Each receipt should show:
- The tenant's and landlord's names
- The rent amount, in figures and in words
- The month or period the rent is for, and the date it was paid
- The address of the rented property
- How the rent was paid: bank transfer, UPI, cheque or cash
- The landlord's signature, and their PAN if the yearly rent is over ₹1,00,000