Can we submit rent agreement instead of rent receipt for claiming HRA?
Yes, if you wish you can submit the rent agreement but it can be in addition to and not instead of the rent receipt. It’s quite possible that you’ve entered into a rent agreement but not paid the rent. The evidence of actual payment of rent is only the rent receipt and not the rent agreement. Thus, at present the only documentary evidence required for claiming HRA is rent receipt.
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