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FAQs on Income from house property

Income Tax : Learn how rental income is taxed, who is treated as the owner, and how deductions under Section 24 are computed. The guidance also...

June 24, 2026 557596 Views 67 comments Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 100575 Views 5 comments Print

Income From House Property under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : A comprehensive guide explaining taxation of house property income, annual value computation, deemed ownership, and deductions und...

May 9, 2026 2652 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation framework for Income from House Property

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that only owners or deemed owners are liable to tax under this head. Computation depends on annual value a...

April 4, 2026 2097 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Income from House Property under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The issue covers taxation and computation of house property income under the new law. The key takeaway is clarity on annual value,...

April 4, 2026 18411 Views 1 comment Print


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Budget 2024: House Property Rental Income cannot be taxed as Business Income

Income Tax : From April 1, 2025, rental income from house properties must be reported under "Income from House Property," not as business incom...

July 23, 2024 5379 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Exemption on notional rent on second self-occupied house (Budget 2019)

Income Tax : While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 FM proposed to exempt the levy of income tax on notional rent on a second self-occupied ho...

February 1, 2019 5916 Views 0 comment Print

Rent Income and Tax Provisions

Income Tax : Tax on rental income - The rental income is added to the taxable income and tax liability is based on the tax slabs. Up to 30 perc...

December 23, 2008 4666 Views 3 comments Print


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Rental Income Can’t Be Reclassified as Business Profits based on Consistency Rule: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai ruled that an AO cannot reclassify rental income as business income if it was consistently assessed as income from...

September 17, 2025 1128 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Upholds Lease Rental Income as House Property: Applied Consistency Rule

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules rental income from leased property is taxable as 'House Property' for IHDP Globals, upholding consistency rule in...

July 18, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

Rental Income on Stock-in-Trade is Business Income: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC ruled that rental income from a property held as stock-in-trade by a construction business is business income, not inco...

June 26, 2025 939 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition for Deemed Rental Income on Unsold Flats Held as Stock-in-Trade for AY 2015-16

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai clarifies tax on builders' unsold inventory, stating no deemed rental income on stock-in-trade. Also addresses 80G ded...

June 20, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

Unsold Flats: No Tax on Notional Rent for period Before Finance Act 2017 Amendments

Income Tax : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Pune recently ruled that notional rent on unsold flats held as stock-in-trade by a builder ca...

June 20, 2025 996 Views 0 comment Print


How to calculate & report income from house property in ITR

June 7, 2020 11052 Views 0 comment Print

In the income tax there are five heads to calculate and report income to department. One of those heads is Income from house property. Owning a house is everyone’s dream but with this dream there comes a responsibility to calculate tax on it. Let’s discuss about it. Question:1  What falls  under the House property? Answer: […]

Maintenance service charges cannot be taxed as House Property Rental Income

June 6, 2020 38244 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the maintenance service charges is charged under head income from house property along with rent?

Nature of rent Income not changes merely for Agreement Type

May 31, 2020 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Mahle Filter Systems Pvt. Ltd. Vs Add. CIT (ITAT Delhi) The issue under consideration is whether A.O. is correct in treating the ‘rental income’ as ‘income from other sources’? The assessee has disclosed rental receipts from its factory building and after deducting 30% as per provisions of section 24 of the Act, income from house […]

Rent income from mall- Income from business or house property?

May 5, 2020 4857 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether tribunal was correct in holding rental income received from Forum Mall should be considered as ‘Income from business’ and not ‘Income from house property’, though agreement between landlord and tenant contemplating relationship of landlord and tenant and as such it would partake character of rental income?

Eligibility of Interest on housing loan for double deduction

March 26, 2020 24022 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on housing loan which was claimed as a deduction under section 24(b) [while computing income from house property] was also deducted by the assessee under section 48 [as cost of acquisition while computing capital gains from sale of such house property].

Tax Treatment of Composite Rent, Unrealised Rent and Rent Arrears

March 18, 2020 121820 Views 4 comments Print

The Article covers following topics : Discussion on charging section i.e. section 22 with focus on meaning of various terms viz: Building Land appurtenant to a building Owner Deemed owner Property used for the purpose of business or profession Tax treatment of composite rent : Composite rent i.e. rent of building and charges for various […]

Trust cannot claim Section 24(a) standard deduction against rental income

March 16, 2020 6414 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT do not find any merit in this ground of appeal of the assessee. Accordingly we hold that assessee trust is not eligible for standard deduction at the rate of 30% u/s 24 (a) of the act, out of the rental income chargeable to tax in the hands of the assessee.

Advance Towards Sale of Property for Commercial & Business Purpose Can’t be Treated as Deemed Dividend

February 25, 2020 3447 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the advance received towards sale of property falls within the meaning of commercial and business purpose and can be treated as deemed dividend without considering the true nature of the transaction?

House Rent Allowance (HRA)

February 25, 2020 49530 Views 12 comments Print

If you are a Salaried Employee then you must know about the HRA. The Term HRA stands for House Rent Allowance. Generally every employee receives a HRA from their employers as part of his salary package, in accordance with terms and conditions of employment.

HRA Taxability & Section 80GG Deduction on Rent Paid

February 22, 2020 42555 Views 17 comments Print

House Rent Allowance (HRA) is a common component of the salary structure. Although HRA is a part of the salary, unlike basic salary, is not entirely taxable. Subject to certain conditions, a part of HRA gets exempted under Section 10 (13A) of the Income-tax Act. The tax benefit on HRA is available only to a salaried individual who has the HRA component as part o

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