Free rent receipt generator
Fill in the tenant, landlord and rent details and the generator produces formatted receipts for the period you choose, ready to print. Nothing is stored or transmitted.
These receipts are a record of payments actually made. Generating a receipt does not create a tenancy or evidence a payment that did not happen, and HRA claims are checked.
A rent receipt for an HRA claim should record the tenant name, landlord name, property address, the amount paid, the month it relates to and the landlord’s signature. The landlord’s PAN is required where annual rent exceeds ₹1,00,000.
How it works
No arithmetic — the work here is getting the particulars right and generating a full set at once.
A formatted receipt from your details
Enter the tenant, landlord, PAN, address and monthly rent once, choose whether you need a single month, a quarter or a full financial year, and the generator produces a numbered receipt for each month with the amount and period filled in. Receipts run April to March, following the Indian financial year.
Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type is transmitted or stored, and the receipts are rendered into the page for you to print using your browser’s own print dialog rather than being sent anywhere.
Inputs you will need
The tenant name as it appears in your employer’s records, the landlord’s full name, the property address, and the monthly rent actually paid. The landlord’s PAN where annual rent exceeds ₹1,00,000 — the generator tells you when that threshold is crossed.
A receipt records a payment that was actually made. Generating one does not create a tenancy or evidence a payment that did not happen, and HRA claims are checked — employers and the department both ask for supporting evidence such as the rent agreement and bank transfers.
- Tenant and landlord names. Matching your employer’s records and the agreement.
- Property address. The rented premises, in full.
- Monthly rent actually paid. Not the agreed figure if they differ.
- Landlord PAN. Required above ₹1,00,000 annual rent.
Rent receipts for HRA: what each one needs
The receipt itself is straightforward. The two items that most often cause a claim to be questioned are the missing PAN above the threshold and the absence of any payment trail.
| Detail | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Tenant name | As in your employer’s payroll records |
| Landlord name and signature | Signed by the landlord or their authorised representative |
| Property address | Full address of the rented premises |
| Amount and period | The amount paid and the month it relates to |
| Landlord PAN | Mandatory where annual rent exceeds ₹1,00,000 |
| Revenue stamp | Conventionally affixed on cash receipts above ₹5,000; not required for bank transfers |
| Supporting evidence | Rent agreement and proof of payment, commonly requested alongside |
PAN, revenue stamps and paying by bank transfer
Where the aggregate rent you pay in a financial year exceeds ₹1,00,000 — which is ₹8,334 a month — the landlord’s PAN must be furnished to your employer with the claim. Where a landlord does not have a PAN, a declaration from them is the conventional alternative, though employers vary in whether they accept it and it invites scrutiny.
Revenue stamps are a convention rather than a universal requirement. A stamp is customarily affixed to a cash receipt above ₹5,000 under stamp duty law, which makes the receipt an acknowledged discharge. Where rent is paid by bank transfer the practice is largely unnecessary, and the bank record is stronger evidence than a stamp on a receipt in any case.
The most useful thing you can do for an HRA claim is pay rent by bank transfer every month. A receipt is a statement by the landlord; a bank transfer is independent evidence that the payment happened, and it is what removes doubt when a claim is examined. Cash rent supported only by receipts is the pattern that attracts questions, particularly where the landlord is a family member.
- PAN required above ₹1,00,000 a year. Which is ₹8,334 a month.
- Revenue stamps are a cash-receipt convention. Largely redundant for bank transfers.
- Pay by bank transfer. Independent evidence beats a receipt every time.
- Keep the agreement too. Employers and the department commonly ask for it.