Income Tax: EXPLAINED! Check HRA calculator, know taxability, exemption of House Rent allowance (HRA)

Many Income Tax payers often remain confused about the taxability and income tax exemption of House Rent allowance (HRA). Income Tax India website, https://incometaxindia.gov.in/, explains what is the taxability of House Rent allowance (HRA) under its FAQs section.

Income Tax India website says

​​​Least/minimum of the following is exempt (Not taxable/deducted from total HRA received)

(a)    Actual amount of HRA received

(b)   Rent paid Less 10% of salary

(c)    50% of salary if house taken on rent is situated in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi

​or

40 % of salary if the house is taken on rent is NOT situated in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi.

Check HRA calculator:-

https://incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/tools/house-rent-allowance-calculato...

How to calculate HRA

Enter Basic salary

Enter DA forming part of salary

Enter Commission (as % of turnover achieved by the employee)

Enter HRA Received

Enter Rent Paid (Tick if residing in metro city)

Enter Exempted House Rent Allowance

Enter Taxable House Rent Allowance

After entering details in all the given fields in HRA calculator in https://incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/tools/house-rent-allowance-calculato..., click calculate to know the HRA calculator result.