Section 80EE

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....

Many individuals who are receiving income under the head salary ask about the methods which can legally help in saving tax on salaried people. It is a fact that are not allowed to claim expenses except those specified under the Income Tax Act. Therefore, they can only invest in or claim certain expenses which are […]...

The boon for the first time home buyers, the section 80EE has been reintroduced from FY 2016-17. According to which, the interest paid on loan for buying house property shall be allowed upto Rs. 50,000/-. The said deduction can be claimed over and above Rs. 2,00,000/- under section 24 and Rs. 1,50,000/- under section 80C. […]...

Budget 2016: In furtherance of the goal of the Government of providing 'housing for all', it is proposed to incentivise first-home buyers availing home loans, by providing additional deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property from any financial institution up to Rs. 50,000. ...

The government wants you to own a house and the same becomes evident from the various tax benefits allowed under the income tax laws to the persons who own a house. Let us understand the various beneficial tax provisions which prove that the government wants you to own a house....

Income tax can be defined as the percentage of your income which you pay to the government in order to fund infrastructural development. Taxes account for a major portion of the income which is earned by the Indian government. In most cases these taxes can prove to be very harsh on the taxpayer. Hence the government has made some provisio...

EMI on Home loan has two components. One component is repayment towards principal amount of loan and the other is interest portion. The article will describe regarding the tax benefit an assessee can avail on making payment of EMI. Loan can be taken for construction or purchase or repair or renewal or reconstruction of residential [&helli...

Buying a house is a dream for many and involves a lot financial planning. Home Loan journey can be quite eventful and confusing. Flying to your new place every day seems like an exciting way to live. But, even birds need a place to come to a nest of their own. Therefore, here i am […]...

Treatment of Interest against House Property in computation of Income [Section 24(b), 80EE, 80 EEA] After calculating the gross annual value (GAV) which is fairly simple to compute, most of the confusion to calculate the income under house property lies in computing the amount of interest deductible from the GAV. Section 24(b) of the Inco...

Repayment of housing loan is through Equated Monthly Installments (EMI) which consists of principal and interest component. As the repayment comprises of 2 different components, the tax benefit on home loan is governed by different sections of the Income Tax Act and these are claimed as tax deductions under different sections while filing...

General Exemptions & Deductions available for salaried employees for FY 2018-19 i.e. AY 2019-20 includes House Rent Allowance, Interest on Home Loan, Standard Deduction and Chapter VI-A deductions which includes- Section 80C, Section 80CCC – Pension Funds, Section 80CCD – National Pension Scheme (NPS), Section 80CCE, Section 80D â...

Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property(Section 80EE): Vide Finance Act 2013, an individual is allowed a deduction upto a limit of Rs 1,00,000 being paid as interest on a loan taken from a Financial Institution, sanctioned during the period 01-04-2013 to 31-03-2014 (loan not to exceed Rs 25 lakhs) fo...

So, here we are talking about the various tax benefits provided by the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the taxpayers who have taken housing loan. There are various deductions available under the Act for the payment of loan amount (principal) as well as the interest component the same includes home loan interest deduction under section 24, Section...

Section 80C for Investment in Residential House Property and for payment of Principal amount – The Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) that you pay every month to repay your home loan consists of two components – Principal and Interest. The principal component of the EMI qualifies for deduction under Sec 80C....

Income Tax Benefit on Home Loan Interest under Section 80EE Of Income Tax Act relating to the additional deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property....

Finance Act, 2013 with a view to provide additional benefit towards interest paid by assessee against housing loan inserted a new section of deduction i.e Section 80EE w.e.f. 01.04.2014.However Certain amendment to this section was made via Finance Act 2017, i.e, Deduction in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house propert...

The article covers Introduction, Residential Status, Tax Rates, Head-wise Taxation & Deduction available under the Act. Hope you will find it useful in this Return Filing Season....

Under the existing provisions of section 24 of the Income-tax Act, income chargeable under the head ‘Income from House Property’ is computed after making the deductions specified therein. The deductions specified under the aforesaid section are as under:-...