Quiz for the week (22 Apr 2024):
Ravi a resident of Delhi owns two let out properties at Chennai and Bengaluru. Compute the income from house property based on the details given below:
| Particulars |
Chennai |
Bengaluru |
| |
Rs. |
| Municipal value |
6,00,000 |
9,00,000 |
| Fair rent |
6,60,000 |
9,90,000 |
| Standard rent |
5,40,000 |
8,40,000 |
| Annual rent |
7,20,000 |
10,80,000 |
| Unrealised rent |
1,20,000 |
3,00,000 |
| Vacant rent |
60,000 |
90,000 |
| Vacant period |
1 Month |
1 Month |
You may assume that unrealised rent has satisfied all applicable legal.
Best Answer :
Section 23 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has the title ’Annual value how determined’. Clause (a) of section 23(1) says ‘the sum for which the property might reasonably be expected to let from year to year. Clause (b) says that where the property is let and the actual rent is more than the amount specified in clause (a), the amount of rent received or receivable. Clause (c) says that where the property is let and owing to such vacancy, the actual rent received or receivable is less than the amount referred in clause(a), such amount.
Section 24(1)(ix) was omitted by the Finance Act,2001 w.e.f.1.4.2002 which had provided for proportionate deduction out of annual value in respect of the period for which the property was vacant. In this background, the computation of income from house property is given below:
Computation of income from house property:
| Particulars |
|
Chennai |
Bengaluru |
| Reasonable rent being municipal value or fair rent, but limited to Standard Rent |
(A) |
5,40,000 |
8,40,000 |
| Rent receivable after deducting unrealised rent |
(B) |
6,00,000 |
7,80,000 |
| Higher of (A) or (B) |
(C) |
6,00,000 |
8,40,000 |
| Less: Loss due to vacancy |
|
60,000 |
90,000 |
| Gross Annual Value |
|
5,40,000 |
7,50,000 |
| Less: Deduction under section 24 @30% |
|
1,62,000 |
2,25,000 |
| Income from house property |
|
3,78,000 |
5,25,000 |
|