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How to claim income tax Deduction on rent paid – Section 80GG

Last updated on October 25, 2023 by CA Bigyan Kumar Mishra

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Section 80GG of income tax act, 1961 is applicable to a self employed person, businessman and even to a salaried person for the expenses that they incur towards house rent.

Income Tax Deduction for non receipt of HRA - Section 80GG

If you are not receiving house rent allowance from your employer or your salary does not include house rent allowance then you are eligible to claim income tax deduction under section 80GG for your house rent expense that you have incurred during the previous year.

Limit of Tax Deduction for House Rent paid – Section 80GG

Tax deduction under section 80GG of income tax act, 1961 shall be the minimum of the following amounts;

  • Rent paid in excess of 10% of adjusted total income
  • 25% of adjusted total income
  • 5, 000 rupees per month

Budget 2016 has increase the limit from Rs. 2000 to Rs 5000. This means, for assessment year 2017-18 limit should be taken as 5000 rupees per month. If you are calculating tax liability for financial year 2022-23 (assessment year 2023-24) and financial year 2023-24 (assessment year 2024-25), the limit should be taken as 5,000 rupees per month.

Conditions  to Section 80GG income tax deduction

To claim income tax deduction under section 80GG , you need to fulfill following conditions;

  • You should not own a house in the place in which you live, or work or carry on business.
  • Your spouse, child including minor child, Hindu undivided family should not own any residential accommodation in a place where you live, or work or carry on business.
  • You must file a declaration in form no 10BA by confirming that you paid the rent and fulfill the conditions to claim income tax deduction.
  • If you are a salary person then you should not be in receipt of house rent allowance
  • You must reside in that house to claim exemption. Any other person can stay with you for the purpose of claiming this tax deduction under section 80GG.

If you are owning a house in some other city and use that house for your own resident and not given for rent then you can not claim tax deduction under section 80GG even though you stay in a rented house and pay rent at your work location in a different city.

Adjusted Total Income for Section 80GG tax deduction

For the purpose of calculating  tax deduction under section 80GG, adjusted total income means the Gross total income as reduced by:

  • Long term capital gain if any which has been included in gross total income
  • Short term capital gains
  • All deductions permissible under section 80C to 80U excepting deduction under section 80GG
  • Income referred to in section 115A, 115AB, 115AC or 115AD (these sections referred to NRIs and foreign companies).
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Categories: deductions, Income tax Tags: house rent, house rent allowance, HRA, Non Receipt Of HRA, section 80GG

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CA Bigyan Kumar Mishra is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He writes about personal finance, income tax, goods and services tax (GST), company law and other topics on finance. Follow him on facebook or instagram or twitter.

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  1. bhakthavachalam says

    January 20, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    dear sir,
    i am a retired govt. employee.i have a flat in bangalore.i rented it . i am staying in a rented house in hyderabad.can i show rent received as income from house property and claim rent paid as deduction under 80gg.
    regards,

  2. BHARAT SAWANT says

    October 8, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    if i take office on rent then what is the limit for the same

  3. Ashok S says

    August 2, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    I’m a teacher with an annual income of about 350000/-, HRA paid is only 12,000/- (annual). I stay in a rented property paying about 10,000/- per month. Can I make use of 80GG to save some Tax? Kindly advice.

  4. Pawan says

    July 27, 2016 at 10:46 am

    Company is provided accommodation in their township at concessional rent deducted from salary. and all other conditions as given in u/s 80GG is applicable. Can we claim deduction u/s 80 GG.

  5. Tap says

    July 12, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Sir,

    I work in a PSU and stay in company provided quarters. However a amount of around Rs10000/- mper month is showed as perquisite in form 16. Am I eligible for deduction under section 80GG

    • Pawan says

      July 27, 2016 at 10:48 am

      Same situation with me. Please share if you got any solution.

  6. K RAVINDRANATH PAI says

    March 1, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    I am a retired Bank Officer aged 66 years drawing pension from my Bank I do not own nor my spouse nor my children own a house anywhere including the place where I live in. I am staying in a rented flat paying
    rent and maintenance charges out of my monthly pension. Am I eligible to claim deduction out of my
    income chargeable to tax

    • yegna says

      July 22, 2016 at 5:12 pm

      I am a bank pensioneer, aged about 71 yrs & geting an income of rs360000 p a & including pension & after deducting deductions u/s 80. I am not owing a house. Am I eligible for house rent of rs 2000 p m for the financial 2015-16?

  7. ravi says

    February 29, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    I am govt employ i am living in mumbai in govt bachelor accommodation. My undivided family living in delhi in private rented accommodation. Shall i get tax deduction under section 80 gg.

  8. MADAN LAL ARORA says

    February 29, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    Sir, I am retired from a bank and getting pension of Rs.27324/-. Since I am not having a house anywhere in India and presently paying a rent of Rs.16500.00 per month in Delhi, i humbly request you to please guide me as under:
    1. Whether I can claim any rebate under section 80GG for the A.Y. 2016-17?
    2.. How much rebate will I be entitled to for A.Y. 2017-18?

    • SP Sharma says

      March 17, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      Yes
      it is 24000.(AY2016-17)
      it is 60000.(AY2017-18)
      With 10BA

  9. P.K.Acharya says

    February 24, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    Useful for Pensioners. I want to take a copy. Our Treasury i.e. Dist Treasury Khurda,Bhubaneswar, does not appear to know this Act. When I cited this in my Assessment, they asked me for a copy of this rule.Very strange?

  10. Rohit says

    September 2, 2015 at 6:40 pm

    I am state goverment employee reecive hra , live at rented house can i claim tax deduction under head rent paid 80GG .HOW MUCH Deduction can i claim ,i pay 5000 rent per month.

  11. Shashi Kumar Pandey says

    April 28, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    if you live in rent then you can claim deduction under section 80GG. or you can choose another options for your tax benefit.

    • YFB says

      April 28, 2015 at 7:31 pm

      What is that another option your are referring to?

  12. uttam says

    March 2, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    me siksha karmi 02 me hu meri monthly income 28500 he mujhe hra nahi milta tax bachane me life kya karu

  13. Vishant says

    February 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    same in my case. I have earning 34.5K per month and paying 14.5K as house rent. How to put this under tax rebate and whom and when to submit 10BA form

  14. Sunny says

    February 13, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    I am self employed and can claim tax exemption under Sec 80GG. But regarding Form 10BA to whom or which Govt authority have we to submit this declaration?
    Await your valued reply pl.

    Regards

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