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HRA calculator for Hyderabad: 50% rule from FY 2026-27

Hyderabad moves from 40% to 50% from FY 2026-27. Use the FY switch to compare your old and new exempt HRA.

Financial year

Use DA only if it counts for retirement benefits. Leave out other allowances.

Your HRA

Tax-free HRA for FY 2026-27

₹1,92,000.00

Taxable HRA: ₹96,000.00

  1. HRA you actually received₹2,88,000.00
  2. Rent paid minus 10% of basic + DA₹1,92,000.00lowest = exempt
  3. 50% of basic + DA₹3,60,000.00

₹1,92,000.00 of your ₹2,88,000.00 HRA is tax-free over 12 months. It is the lowest of the three limits, here your rent minus 10% of basic + DA. The other ₹96,000.00 is added to your taxable salary.

  • Only under the old tax regime. The new regime (the default) has no HRA exemption.
  • Your rent is above ₹1 lakh a year: your employer will ask for the landlord's PAN.
  • The rent must actually be paid. Keep UPI or bank records along with the receipts.
  • Claim it by giving your employer Form 124 (old Form 12BB) with your rent receipts. Exempt under Schedule III (Sl. 11) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 and Rule 279.
  • From FY 2026-27 you also declare your relationship to the landlord.
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Not tax advice. General guidance based on the Income-tax Act, 2025 and Income-tax Rules, 2026 as reported; confirm with your employer or a CA.

How HRA exemption is calculated

The tax-free part of your house rent allowance is the lowest of three amounts: the HRA you actually received, the rent you paid minus 10% of your basic pay plus DA, and 50% of basic plus DA in a listed city (40% elsewhere). Whatever is left of your HRA is taxed as salary.

Which cities get 50%?

Up to FY 2025-26: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. From FY 2026-27 the Income-tax Rules, 2026 add Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad. City pages: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad.

Who can claim it?

Only salaried people who choose the old tax regime and actually pay rent for a home they live in. Up to FY 2025-26 the provision is section 10(13A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with Rule 2A, and you declare rent to your employer in Form 12BB. From FY 2026-27 it is Schedule III (Sl. 11) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 with Rule 279 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026, and the declaration is Form 124.

Is my data stored?

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