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Rent Receipt Generator for HRA

Make a rent receipt for every month of the year in one PDF, for your HRA claim: landlord PAN, revenue stamp and amount in words handled for you.

Private · on device. Runs in your browser: your file is not uploaded. No sign-up.

Rent details

Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only

Your rent comes to more than ₹1,00,000 a year, so your employer needs the landlord's PAN to allow the HRA exemption. Without it, ask the landlord for a signed declaration that they have no PAN.

Fill in the tenant, landlord and rent, and the receipts appear here as one PDF.
Only for rent you have actually paid. These receipts are a record of payments made to your landlord, who should sign them. Making receipts for rent that was not paid, to claim HRA, is tax evasion and can lead to the claim being refused, with tax, interest and penalty. Keep bank or UPI records of the payments too.

What a rent receipt should show

  • The tenant's and the landlord's names.
  • The address of the rented property.
  • The rent paid, in figures and in words, and the month it covers.
  • How it was paid: cash, cheque, bank transfer or UPI.
  • The landlord's PAN when yearly rent is more than ₹1,00,000.
  • The landlord's signature, with a ₹1 revenue stamp on cash receipts above ₹5,000.

Every receipt this tool makes carries all of these, numbered and dated, one per month.

How many receipts to submit

Employers usually ask for receipts when collecting investment proofs, often for the whole financial year (April to March) or for the months since you joined. Pick the financial year, or set the first and last month yourself. Two receipts fit on an A4 page to save paper; choose one per page if your employer wants them separate.

Getting them signed

Print the PDF and have your landlord sign each receipt. If they live elsewhere, they can sign digitally: send them the PDF and they can add a signature with the PDF signing tool, which also runs without uploading the file.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my employer want rent receipts?

To give you the House Rent Allowance exemption under section 10(13A) of the Income-tax Act in your salary TDS, your employer needs proof that you pay rent. Receipts signed by the landlord for each month are the usual proof, along with the rental agreement for larger amounts. Note that HRA exemption is available only under the old tax regime.

When is the landlord’s PAN needed?

When the rent you pay in the financial year is more than ₹1,00,000 (on average more than ₹8,333 a month), the Income-tax Department’s instructions to employers require the landlord’s PAN. If the landlord has no PAN, they can give you a signed declaration saying so, with their name and address. The tool shows the rule as soon as your rent crosses the limit.

Do I need a revenue stamp?

Under the Indian Stamp Act, a receipt for more than ₹5,000 carries a ₹1 revenue stamp. In practice it is asked for on cash payments: when you choose cash and the rent is above ₹5,000, each receipt gets a box for the stamp, which the landlord signs across. Payments by bank transfer, UPI or cheque leave their own record.

Can I make receipts for months I have not paid?

No. Receipts must record rent actually paid. Claiming HRA on receipts for rent that was not paid, or paid to a relative only on paper, is tax evasion: the Income-tax Department matches claims with landlords’ returns and can disallow the exemption with tax, interest and penalty. Keep bank or UPI records of every payment.

Can I pay rent to my parents and claim HRA?

Paying genuine rent to a parent who owns the house is allowed, but the parent must actually receive it (ideally by bank transfer) and show it as rental income in their own tax return. Rent paid to a spouse is generally not accepted. Ask a tax adviser if you are unsure.

Is my information stored?

No. The receipts are drawn as a PDF inside your browser. Names, addresses and PAN are not sent anywhere or saved after you close the page.