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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 557581 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 100563 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 2637 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 18405 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 5376 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


Tax planning and managing the House Property

October 16, 2020 18128 Views 0 comment Print

The direct tax proposals of budget 2014 have been tax friendly. It is also worth noting that budget proposals have received the assent of President and now it is law of land under Indian Income Tax Act. It provides for tax advantage in the form of increased basic exemption limit for individuals by Rs.50K.

Addition for Notional annual value of property/part of property held as stock-in-trade

October 5, 2020 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Tata Housing Development Company Ltd vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) sub-section (5) to Section 23 has been inserted by the Finance Act, 2017 w.e.f. 01-4-2018, whereby notional annual value of property/part of property held has stock-in-trade has been brought to tax subject to conditions specified in the newly inserted sub-section. The amendment is substantive in nature […]

Income from Lease Money or Rentals taxable as Business Income if it is Exclusive or Predominant Business of Assessee

September 25, 2020 6528 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the income earned by the Assessees during the Assessment Years in question from letting out of its warehouses or property to lessees, is taxable under the head ‘Income from Business’ or ‘Income from House Property?

Tenant is Deemed Owner in case of Long Term Lease & Rent Taxable as House Property Income

September 13, 2020 12537 Views 0 comment Print

whether assessee is considered as monthly tenant or deemed owner of the premises u/s.27(iiib) read with Section 269UA(f)(i) of the Act and accordingly whether rental income is taxable u/s.22 as ‘income from house property’ or not?

Inseparable Renting of workstations in building with amenities taxable as other Income

August 12, 2020 5553 Views 0 comment Print

when a building and plant, machinery or furniture are inseparably let out, then under Income Tax it will be taxable under head of house Property, business or other sources?

Rental income – House property vs. Business income

August 8, 2020 203439 Views 13 comments Print

Some fundamental tax questions never seem to go out of fashion, irrespective of numerous judicial precedents on the matter. One such matter is the taxability of income from renting of immovable properties (Land and Buildings). The Income can broadly fall under the following two heads of income in the Income Tax Act: 1. Income from […]

No section 23 Addition of Notional Rent for Vacant Property

July 30, 2020 6648 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition on account of notional rent in respect of vacant property is justified in law?

House Rent Allowance : Tax Saver For Salaried Person

July 26, 2020 41166 Views 2 comments Print

House Rent Allowance (HRA) is generally considered as a part of salary component and is generally added in the salary structure to help the individual to save taxes. House rent allowance deduction is given under section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act accordance with Rule 2A of the Income Tax Rules. If you stay in […]

No Section 263 invocation If AO taken One possible view out of Many

July 10, 2020 981 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT’s action under challenge is not sustainable since the Assessing Officer had taken one of the possible views only in this factual backdrop. It is reversed therefore.

Lease Income taxable as Business Income if property objective is income earning

July 5, 2020 19587 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the lease income earned by the assessee is taxable under head Income from House Property or Income From Business ans Profession?

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