Costing and Taxation · Class 12 Commerce
Ch 6Income from House Property — Class 12 Costing and Taxation, concept-first.
This chapter grounds every numerical on Assessment Year 2026-27 (income of Financial Year 2025-26).
Key concepts
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Computation of Income from Self-Occupied House Property
For one house property an owner occupies for their own residence throughout the year, Section 23(2) fixes the Annual Value at Nil, which means no Standard Deduction under Section 24(a) is ever available (30% of Nil is Ni…
Most relevant Q&A
- List the deductions available under Section 24 while computing Income from a let-out house property, and state which one of these is NOT ava…Free
- Mr. Roy took a loan on 1 April 2020 for constructing his self-occupied house. Construction was completed on 31 March 2027. He paid interest…Preview
- Mr. Bose took a loan on 1 June 2021 for constructing his self-occupied house. Construction was completed on 15 March 2025. He paid interest…Preview
- Mr. Roy took a loan for REPAIR of his self-occupied house and paid interest of ₹45,000 on it during the previous year 2025-26. Compute his I…Preview
Chapter contents
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Chargeability and Determination of Annual Value (Sections 22 and 23(1))
This chapter grounds every numerical on Assessment Year 2026-27 (income of Financial Year 2025-26).
Computation of Income from a Let-Out House Property
Once the Gross Annual Value of a let-out property is fixed under Section 23(1) (Section 6.i above), computing the actual taxable Income from House Property follows one fixed sequence of deductions, la…
Computation of Income from a Self-Occupied House Property
Where an assessee occupies ONE house property for their own residence throughout the year and derives no rental benefit from it, the Act treats it very differently from a let-out property.
Terms Introduced in the Chapter
This section collects, in one place, every term and rule introduced in this chapter, for quick reference and revision.
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- Q1State the three essential conditions that must be satisfied for a property's income to be chargeable under the head 'Income from House Prope…Free
- Q2Mr. Dutta owns a house. He runs his own medical clinic from the ground floor (his professional income from the clinic is separately taxable…Free
- Q3Define 'Expected Rent' and explain how it is arrived at from the Municipal Value, Fair Rent and Standard Rent of a property.Free
- Q4Mr. Sen owns a house which was let out throughout the previous year 2025-26. From the following particulars, compute his Income from House P…Preview
- Q5Mrs. Ghosh's house has a Municipal Value of ₹1,80,000, Fair Rent of ₹2,00,000, and Standard Rent of ₹1,90,000. It was let out at ₹18,000 per…Preview
- Q6Mr. Nag's house has a Municipal Value of ₹1,00,000, Fair Rent of ₹1,10,000, and Standard Rent of ₹1,05,000. It was let out throughout the pr…Preview
- Q7Mr. Bose took a loan on 1 June 2021 for constructing his self-occupied house. Construction was completed on 15 March 2025. He paid interest…Preview
- Q8Mr. Roy took a loan for REPAIR of his self-occupied house and paid interest of ₹45,000 on it during the previous year 2025-26. Compute his I…Preview
- Q9Mr. Chatterjee owns two houses. House A is let out throughout the previous year 2025-26 with a computed Income from House Property of ₹70,00…Preview