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Costing and Taxation · Ch 6 — Income from House Property

Terms Introduced in the Chapter

Terms Introduced in the Chapter

This section collects, in one place, every term and rule introduced in this chapter, for quick refer …

Definition 1Chargeability [Section 22]

Annual Value of a building/land appurtenant thereto, owned by the assessee, is chargeable under this head — except any portion the owner occupies for their own …

Definition 2Annual Value determination [Section 23(1)]

Expected Rent; or actual rent received/receivable if higher; or actual rent received/receivable (even if lower) where the shortfall is genuinely c …

Definition 3Expected Rent

Higher of Municipal Value and Fair Rent, restricted to Standard Rent where a Rent Cont …

Definition 4Net Annual Value (NAV)

Gross Annual Value less municipal/local taxes actually paid by the owner during the …

Definition 5Standard Deduction [Section 24(a)]

Flat 30% of Net Annual Value — automatic, no proof of actual expenditure needed; not available where NAV/A …

Definition 6Interest on borrowed capital — let-out property [Section 24(b)]

Full actual interest for the year, no monetary ceiling, excluding pre-construc …

Definition 7Self-occupied house — Annual Value [Section 23(2)]

Nil, for one house occupied by the owner for residence througho …

Definition 8Interest ceiling — self-occupied house [Section 24(b)]

₹2,00,000 (loan on/after 1-4-1999 for purchase/construction completed within 5 years of end of the FY the loan was taken); ₹30,0 …

Definition 9Combined computation

Where an assessee owns a let-out house and a self-occupied house, Income from House Property is the sum of the two figures, each …