What HRA exemption applies on ₹50,000 rent in a metro with a ₹20 lakh salary?
Based on these numbers, the exempt HRA amount is about ₹4,00,000 — ₹4,00,000 remains taxable.
What is HRA exemption?
Under Section 10(13A), the HRA exemption is the least of: actual HRA received, rent paid minus 10% of basic salary, or 50% of basic salary (metro) / 40% (non-metro). Only available under the old tax regime.