Budget 2026: Will HRA Limits Be Revised Amid Soaring Rental Costs?
With Budget 2026 on the corner expectations are once again on rise among salaried taxpayers for meaningful relief amid escalating living expenses....
![House Rent Allowance (HRA) under Income Tax Act, 1961 vs. 2025 [Old vs New Tax Act Series]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/250x150_2117761-house-rent-allowance-under-income-tax-act-old-new-tax-act-series-taxscan.webp "House Rent Allowance (HRA) under Income Tax Act, 1961 vs. 2025 [Old vs New Tax Act Series]")
HRA not Paid to Deceased due to Allotment of Govt Accommodation: Delhi HC Upholds Addition of Allowance to Income [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court upheld the addition of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Income as the HRA was not being paid to the deceased due to the allotment of government accommodation. United India...
![HRA not Paid to Deceased due to Allotment of Govt Accommodation: Delhi HC Upholds Addition of Allowance to Income [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HRA-Deceased-Allotment-Government-Accommodation-Delhi-High-Court-Addition-Allowance-to-Income-TAXSCAN.jpg "HRA not Paid to Deceased due to Allotment of Govt Accommodation: Delhi HC Upholds Addition of Allowance to Income [Read Order]")
![Govt notifies Appointment and Salaries for Chairperson and Members of NFRA [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Govt-Appointment-Salaries-Chairperson-Members-NFRA-Taxscan.jpeg "Govt notifies Appointment and Salaries for Chairperson and Members of NFRA [Read Notification]")
ITAT’s VPs, President, Chairperson to either avail Accommodation or claim House Rent Allowance: Govt. amends Service Rules [Read Notification]
The Government notified that Chairman, Chairperson, President, Vice Chairman, Vice-Chairperson or Vice President of Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal either to avail of accommodation or entitled to house...
Penalty can’t be levied for Lack of Evidence supporting HRA Claim If Assessee admitted Fault: ITAT [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted a penalty order under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act by holding that the same cannot be imposed for want of evidence...
![Penalty can’t be levied for Lack of Evidence supporting HRA Claim If Assessee admitted Fault: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HRA-Exemption-Taxscan.jpg "Penalty can’t be levied for Lack of Evidence supporting HRA Claim If Assessee admitted Fault: ITAT [Read Order]")