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Does my landlord have to give me a rent book? Yes, if you pay your rent on a weekly basis. No, if you pay monthly. However, it is always a good idea to get a receipt each time you pay your rent and keep these in a safe place.

The payment of rent in cash exceeding Rs 2 lakh in a financial year will be constituted as a violation of Section 269ST of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on the basis of a transaction from one event (payment of rent) by a person." Section 269ST prohibits an individual from accepting cash receipts above Rs 2 lakh.

Under Section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, the rent payer needs to deduct a 10 percent TDS on any building or land. The TDS is levied if the rent paid exceeds Rs 2,40,000 per year. Individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) must deduct five percent TDS on rent if the amount exceeds Rs 50,000 per month.

It is absolutely important that landlords provide their tenants with rent receipts because they serve as the sole documentary proof of the transaction between the two parties. You (the tenant) would need to submit these rent receipts to their employers in order to claim their HRA (housing allowance).

Naveen Wadhwa, DGM, Advisory & Research, Taxmann: ?HRA deduction can be claimed when rent is paid to family members, including wife and parents, provided the recipient of rent shows it as an income and declares it in the income tax return.

When writing a rent receipt, you should include: The date the payment was received. The tenant's full name. The full name of anyone else who made the payment on behalf of the tenant. The name of the landlord or property manager receiving the payment. The rental property address and unit number.

Rental income from a property in India is taxable as per an individual's tax slab rate. However, if the Gross Annual Value (GAV) is less than ? 2.5 lakh, zero tax would be applicable on rental income. Several deductions are available under the IT Act that reduces one's rental tax liability.