HRA Claim u/s 10 (13A) of the I.T.Act, Income Tax

[jitendra soni]

One of the employee submits rent receipt to the company exceeding 10 lacs in a year in order to claim HRA u/s 10(13A) of the  Income Tax Act, 1961

The Company ask him to provide Service Tax Number as service tax is applicable if one receive rent exceeding 10 lacs in a year.

The employee said that The landlord refused to give Service tax no.

can employer give benefit of HRA to employee

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[CA GOPALJI AGRAWAL]

To my understanding, service tax is only for commercial properties not for residential one.