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Showing posts with label Income Tax Section 80EE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Income Tax Section 80EE. Show all posts

Thursday 5 October 2017


Substitution of new section for section 80E

Tuesday 18 July 2017

Sunday 13 March 2016

Here is a key to tax benefit on home loans as per 2016-2017 budget presented on Feb 29th 2016 applicable for financial year 2016-17 and assessment year 2017-18 as compared to previous year and practical tips to avail these to maximize your tax savings on home loans.

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Key highlight of the budget is that first time home buyers will get additional exemption of up to Rs. 50,000/- on interest paid for loans up to Rs. 35 lakhs with cost of home upto Rs. 50 lakhs.U/s 80EE

Tax benefits on home loan in summary

Tax Benefits
On Principal Repaid
On Interest Paid
First Home – Self Occupied
No change – Upto Rs. One Lakh Fifty Thousand (Rs. Two Lakh for senior citizens)
Up to Rs. Two Lakh if completed within 3 years from the end of the fin. year in which loan is taken, else Rs. 30,000. Additional exemption of upto Rs. 50,000/- U/s 80EE on interest paid for loans upto Rs. 35 lakhs with cost of home up to Rs. 50 lakhs
First Home – Rented/ Vacant
No change – Upto Rs. One Lakh Fifty Thousand if staying in a different city for work
No change – On entire interest paid without any limit
Second Home
None
No change – On entire interest paid without any limit
Under Constrn.
None
No change – The interest paid can be claimed in equal parts in five fin. years post completion or handing over.

Income tax exemption on repayment of home loan principal amount up to Rs. 150,000 P.A. under Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act:

Key Highlights/ Terms to avail this exemption

·                   Principal repayment component of up to Rs. one lakh fifty thousand can be clubbed under the overall limit for tax saving instruments eligible under Section 80C
·                   Available only for purchase or construction of residential property
·                   Deduction available only for self occupied property
·                   Any amount paid towards partial or full prepayment of home loan is also eligible to be included for benefit under this section

Deduction of home loan interest paid for self occupied home up to Rs. 2,00,000 P.A. under Section 24 of the Income Tax Act

Key Highlights/Terms to avail this exemption

·                   Annual interest component of up to Rs. two lakh  can be claimed as deduction against income and reduce the your tax liability by upto Rs. 67,980 depending upon your tax slab
·                   Additional exemption of up to Rs. 50,000 can be claimed as deduction against income from FY 2016-17 and AY 2017-18 on first home provided the sanctioned loan amount is upto Rs. 35 lakhs and cost of house is upto Rs. 50 lakhs U/s 80EE
·                   Available for purchase/ construction/ repair/ renewal/ reconstruction of a residential house property
·                   Benefit available only for self occupied property
·                   Deduction is available on an accrual basis and not on a payment basis. Hence, deduction under Section 24 can be claimed on yearly basis even if no payment has been made during the year but interest has accrued

Sunday 1 February 2015

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First time individual home buyers can get tax deduction on interest of home loan, under newly inserted section 80EE of the Income Tax Act, applicable from the assessment year 2014-15 and On-words A.Y. This is in addition to tax rebate on interest payment of home loan, under section 24.
Eligibility for 80EE rebate

This rebate on home loan interest is applicable only for home loans satisfying the following conditions:
i. Loan is sanctioned by a financial institution or housing finance company between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014.

ii. Loan amount is Rs 25 lakhs or less and cost of residential house is Rs 40 lakhs or less.
This should be the only house owned by the taxpayer at the time of sanction.

Maximum deduction limit under 80EE
Up to Rs 1 lakh can be claimed towards interest payable on home loan from the financial year 2013-14 and on words F.Y. If interest payable in this year is less than Rs 1 lakh then the balance can be claimed in the following year.

For instance if interest payable in FY 2013-14 is Rs 75,000 then tax rebate on remaining Rs 25,000 can be claimed in FY 2014-15.

The amount claimed under 80EE cannot be claimed for tax rebate under any other sections in any year.

How to get 80EE tax benefit

You can either produce  certificate from your lender to the HR and get deduction on salary TDS or you can deduct the amount from total income while filing income tax return.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

First time individual home buyers can get tax deduction on interest of home loan, under newly inserted section 80EE of the Income Tax Act, applicable for assessment year 2014-15. This is in addition to tax rebate on interest payment of home loan, under section 24.
Eligibility for 80EE rebate

This rebate on home loan interest is applicable only for home loans satisfying the following conditions:

i. Loan is sanctioned by a financial institution or housing finance company between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014.

ii. Loan amount is Rs 25 lakhs or less and cost of residential house is Rs 40 lakhs or less
This should be the only house owned by the taxpayer at the time of sanction.
Maximum deduction limit under 80EE

Up to Rs 1 lakh can be claimed towards interest payable on home loan in the financial year 2013-14. If interest payable in this year is less than Rs 1 lakh then the balance can be claimed in the following year.

For instance if interest payable in FY 2013-14 is Rs 75,000 then tax rebate on remaining Rs 25,000 can be claimed in FY 2014-15.

The amount claimed under 80EE cannot be claimed for tax rebate under any other sections in any year.

How to get 80EE tax benefit

You can either produce  certificate from your lender to the HR and get deduction on salary TDS or you can deduct the amount from total income while filing income tax return.