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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 561 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 16938 Views 1 comment Print

A Simple Guide to classification of earning under Five Income Heads under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A simple guide to the five heads of income under the Income Tax Act, 1961, explaining salary, house property, business income, cap...

March 1, 2026 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Difference Between Income from House Property: Annual Value, Deductions

Income Tax : This article explains how annual value is calculated under Section 23 and why it forms the foundation of taxable income from house...

February 27, 2026 759 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Income from House Property under Section 22 of Income Tax Act, 1961: A Comprehensive Analysis

Income Tax : This guide explains how Section 22 taxes house property based on annual value rather than actual rent. It covers computation steps...

February 27, 2026 2529 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 5139 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 5853 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 4594 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


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 1053 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 507 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 822 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 378 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 852 Views 0 comment Print


All you wanted to know about Tax Exemption on HRA

January 12, 2020 16356 Views 1 comment Print

Along with the rest of the country, the salaried class waits for the annual budget to be announced each year. They look up to the government to provide them with higher take home pay by way of increase in tax free income and lowering of tax slabs. They also look for some relief through savings options providing tax benefits. Sometimes the hopes are fulfilled and at other times not.

Performance Bonus not forms part of salary for HRA calculation

January 10, 2020 7309 Views 0 comment Print

Clause (h) of Rule 2A specifically provides that ‘salary’ includes dearness allowance, if the terms of employment so provede, but excludes all other allowances and perquisites. Accordingly, the performance bonus received by the appellant did not form part of ‘salary’ for the purposes of computing exemption u/s 10(13A) of the Act.

Taxability under the Head ‘Income from House Property’

January 1, 2020 119163 Views 9 comments Print

ncome from House Property covers the rent earned from the House property which is chargeable to tax. Sometimes, the owner may have to pay tax on ‘deemed rent’ in case the property is not let out or vacant. The income from house property would be taxable if it satisfies the following three essential conditions:

Claim Tax Benefit on HRA as well as Tax Deduction on Home Loan

December 25, 2019 58131 Views 8 comments Print

For some people, the tax-planning season has just started. You know that house rent allowance (HRA) and the deduction related to home loan repayment can lower your tax liability. You will be pleased to know, in certain cases, you can avail tax benefits from both of these.

Computation of Income From House Property

December 23, 2019 74679 Views 2 comments Print

1. WHAT IS TAXED? Under the Income Tax Act what is taxed under the head ‘Income from house Property’ is the inherent capacity of the property to earn income called the Annual Value of the property. This is taxed in the hands of the owner of the property. 2. COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL VALUE This is […]

Property used for business cannot be treated as vacant for section 23

December 5, 2019 4635 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the view that the company having occupied the property for its own purposes, no notional rent can be added. It may be germane to mention here that this is the only property owned and occupied by the assessee as its registered office. It is not the case of the AO that the assessee company was having some other premises to have its office. A company having been incorporated is legally required to have its registered office irrespective of the fact whether during the year it has carried on any activity or not.

Notional rent cannot be charged on property legally not occupiable

October 29, 2019 2604 Views 0 comment Print

Since during the period the property was legally not occupiable and not occupied because the building in which property was situated was not given Occupancy Certificate (OC), therefore, issue for charging of tax on notional rental basis and the question of interpretation of section 23(1)(a) did not arise at all.

Tax Benefits on Home Loan for Joint Owners

July 26, 2019 36426 Views 10 comments Print

Income Tax benefits on Housing Loan for Joint Owner of Rs. 2 Lakh each Section 24(b) of Income Tax Act, 1961 (amended) Conditions for claiming Interest on Home Loan ↓ 1. Income Tax benefits on a joint home loan can be claimed by all the joint owners. 2. Ownership is required for joint owners i.e. […]

Depreciation on Office Premises assessed as House Property Income?

July 17, 2019 18615 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Prashant Jayantilal Patel Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The sole subject matter of present appeal is to adjudicate whether the assessee would be eligible to claim depreciation on certain premises, which although forms part of block of assets,has been let out during the impugned AY & earned certain rental income which has been assessed as […]

No addition of notional annual rent of unsold flats held in stock-in-trade

June 26, 2019 2838 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Kolte Patil I-Ven Townships Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) The issue in the present case is with respect to addition under the head ‘income from house property’ on the 32 unsold flats/shops by the assessee. It is an undisputed fact that assessee is in the business of Civil Engineers, Builders and Developers and had in […]

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