Mohan owns a house located in Varanasi. The construction of the house was completed in July, 2011. One-fourth floor area of the house is utilised by him for his own residence. He is running his own clinic in another one-
CS Professional · Advanced Tax Laws and Practice · PYQS · December 2016
Mohan owns a house located in Varanasi. The construction of the house was completed in July, 2011. One-fourth floor area of the house is utilised by him for his own residence. He is running his own clinic in another one-fourth floor area of the house. The remaining floor area is let-out for residential purposes on a monthly rent of ₹8,000. The let-out portion of the house remained vacant for two months during the previous year 2015-16. Other details of the entire house are as under: ₹ Standard rent 1,60,000 Municipal valuation 1,40,000 Municipal tax paid by Mohan 20,000 Interest payable on loan taken for construction of the house 60,000 Repairs and maintenance 8,000 Insurance 4,000 Compute income from house property of Mohan for the assessment year 2016-17.
Answer & Explanation:
Computation of Income from House Property of Mohan for the AY 2016-17 Particulars Amount (in ₹) Annual Value of ¼ portion used for his own profession Nil Annual Value of ¼ portion used for his own residence Nil Less: Municipal Taxes Nil Net Annual Value Nil Less: Interest on Borrowing (1/4 * ₹60000) (15,000) Loss from house property (Self Occupied) (15,000) Gross Annual Value of let-out portion (₹8,000 * 10) 80,000 (a) Expected Rent = Fair Rent or Municipal Value whichever is higher subject to Standard Rent i.e. ₹1,40,000 / 2 = 70,000 (b) Gross Annual Value = Expected Rent or Actual Rent whichever is higher i.e. ₹70,000 or (₹8,000*10) = ₹80,000 Less: Municipal Tax (₹20,000 * ½) (10,000) Net Annual Value 70,000 Less: Standard Deduction (Section 24b) (₹70,000 *30%) (21,000) Less: Interest on Borrowing (₹60,000* ½) (30,000) Income from let out house property 19,000 Income under the head house property 4,000 Note: Expenses on Repair and Maintenance and Insurance would not be allowed as deduction in computing the income under the head house property.
Topics: Income Tax
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