Rent Receipt Format for HRA: What to Write and What You Need

When you claim HRA, your employer asks for rent receipts as proof that you paid rent. A good receipt is short, clear and complete.

What a rent receipt should include

• The date of the receipt and a receipt number
• The tenant’s name and the landlord’s name
• The address of the rented property
• The rent amount, in figures and in words
• The month the rent is for, and the payment mode
• The landlord’s signature
• The landlord’s PAN, if the yearly rent is above ₹1,00,000

Make receipts for the whole year

Instead of writing twelve receipts by hand, use the Rent Receipt Generator. Choose the first and last month, and it makes one receipt per month, three to a page, ready to print.

Tips so your claim goes through

• Pay rent by bank transfer or UPI when you can, so you have proof.
• Get the landlord to sign each receipt, or sign them all once.
• Keep your rent agreement and the landlord’s PAN with your records.
• Only make receipts for rent you actually paid.