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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 2655 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 18414 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


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 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


Rent cannot be taxed in the hand of co-owner if his name is added merely to avoid succession problems in future

February 8, 2017 2775 Views 0 comment Print

Though the assessee is the sole owner of the property, he has included his wife and son as co-owners in the sale deed only to avoid succession problems in future and that they were also included as co-obligants in the loan agreement on insistence by the SBI to avoid legal litigation in future.

Two Clauses that should be Removed from Finance Bill 2017

February 5, 2017 37014 Views 15 comments Print

Article discusses two clauses of finance bill 1. Restriction on the Loss On House Property and 2. Penalty For Furnishing Incorrect Information In Reports Or Certificates which are detrimental to the economy, tax payer and the intermediary between the tax payer and the tax authorities i.e. the tax representatives.

Budget restricts set-off of loss from House property to Rs. 2 Lakh

February 1, 2017 37341 Views 5 comments Print

It is proposed to insert sub-section (3A) in section 71 to provide that set-off of loss under the head Income from house property”against any other head of income shall be restricted to two lakh rupees for any assessment year.

Top 4 Expectations of Common Man from Union Budget 2017

January 18, 2017 18070 Views 4 comments Print

Since common man is directly affected by the income tax provisions every budget raises expectation levels of common man on this front. What the common man is expecting from finance minister this time?

Rental Income from business of leasing out house properties taxable as business income

November 20, 2016 9751 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that Rental Income from business of leasing out house properties taxable as business income and not income from House property

Notional rent payable if assessee owns more than 1 property

July 28, 2016 5389 Views 0 comment Print

Annual value of properties like the ones in case in hand which are more than one, owned by assessee and which admittedly remained vacant throughout the previous year would not be assessed U/s. 23(1)(c) but under Section 23(1)(a). The annual value would, therefore, be determined notionally

Analysis of Income from House Property

July 2, 2016 32557 Views 1 comment Print

WHAT IS INCOME FROM HOUSE PROPERTY? Income that arises by owner from any building or land attached with building is chargeable under the head House Property..

Budget 2016 Simplifies taxation of unrealised rent & arrears of rent

March 5, 2016 3970 Views 0 comment Print

Existing provisions of sections 25A, 25AA and 25B relate to special provisions on taxation of unrealised rent allowed as deduction when realised subsequently, unrealised rent received subsequently and arrears of rent received respectively. Certain deductions are available thereon.

HRA vs Rent Free accommodation- Comparison & Calculator

February 22, 2016 25381 Views 0 comment Print

For salaried people most of the companies provide House Rent Allowances (HRA) and many companies also provide the facility of Rent free accommodation. Many companies provide the facility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) and in case the employee opt for rent free accommodation facility then HRA is not allowed.

Brokerage expenses not allowed against income from house property

February 11, 2016 17753 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held In the case of M/s. Radiant Premises Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT that the phrase rent received and receivable u/s 23, contemplates the amount received for the enjoyment of the property and certain rights in the said property by the tenant.

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