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Please refer to paragraph 7.5 of our Master Circular dated July 1, 2009 on Lending to Priority Sector, in terms of which loans granted to Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), approved by National Housing Bank for the purpose of refinance, for on-lending to individuals for purchase/construction of dwelling units, provided the housing loans granted by HFCs do not exceed Rs.20 lakh per dwelling unit per family, are eligible to be classified under priority sector. However, the.. Full Article

For enabling the benefit of section 80-IB it has become a condition precedent that housing projects in places other than Delhi and Mumbai should not exceed the built-up area of 1500 sft.; a block of residential unit cannot be construed to be a separate project for purposes of section 80-1B. Full Article

The government’s decision to extend the time limit for claiming tax exemption on profit earned from projects may not give the desired benefits to real estate developers. Instead of giving benefits to ongoing projects, the government chose to extend a tax waiver to `affordable’ housing projects that were approved till March 31, 2008. The current provision [...] Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Exploitation of the property by one of the group concerns cannot be construed as exploitation by the assessee-company; the commercial asset has to be exploited by the assessee in the course of its business activity for the purpose of claiming the income as business income.  CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: ITAT, [...] Full Article