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HP Intro and NAV
HP Intro and NAV
HP Intro and NAV
In this chapter assessee is not employee, rather assessee is the person who owns the
house property.
➢The property which is let-out should be building or any land attached to the building.
➢ Building means a structure or super-structure on land. But the prime objective of letting
is not letting of land rather it is letting out of building.
➢ Building includes residential house, building let out for office building, storage building,
factory, music/ dance/ cinema halls, lecture halls or public auditorium.
➢ Land appurtenant thereto means any land attached to that building like parking area,
approaching roads, compounds, courtyards, backyards, kitchen-garden, motor garage,
stable or cattle-shed are appurtenant to the building.
Reasonable
Expected Rent
Annual Value after Which ever is higher XXX
deducting Unrealised Less: loss due to Vacancy (XXX)
Rent (URR)
Two self occupied Let out (LO) property(ies) Deemed to be Let out (DLO)
properties (SO)
If assessee owns more than two properties,
NAV is NIL u/s 23(1)(a) then NAV of any two properties (as per
assessee’s option) will be NIL, and other(s)
property(ies) will be deemed to be let out.
NAV is always zero in GAV will be computed as discussed in slide no. 6 then
case of self occupied municipal taxes paid by owner will be deducted to arrive at
property NAV.
A part of the A geographical division will be made. First, RER will be computed for
property is SO full property then, secondly, RER will be divided on the basis of
and another part proportionate area meant for SO and LO respectively. The NAV of SO
of the property will be Nil, LO will have some GAV. Deduct municipal taxes on
is LO proportionate basis. If any interest on borrowed capital is given in the
question, then proportionate deduction will be allowed subject to
maximum limit in individual cases.
Property is SO Full property will be deemed to be let out. No benefit u/s 23(1)(a) will
for a part of the be available. In other words, benefit of ‘NIL NAV’ for part of the year
year and LO for SO period will not be available. Rather property will be treated as
another part of deemed to be let out.
the year
Business S.22 condition number 3 excludes the treatment of property used for
purpose business or profession purpose under the head house property.
However, if a part of the property is used for business purpose and
other part is used for SO or LO, then calculation will be made
proportionately. In other words, the portion of property used for
business purpose will be separated from total expenditure as it will be
deducted from P&L A/c of the business. The remaining exp. will be
distributed among SO or LO, as the case may be, accordingly.
Dr. Sunil Kumar, DDUC, DU
Illustration 5.16 to 5.21, Girish Ahuja Book , pg. 150-
155.
Taken before 1st April, 1999 Taken on after 1st April, 1999
The limit of Rs. 200000 as an interest on loan on self occupied properties is the maximum
limit of deduction u/s 24(b) either assessee occupied one property or two properties for
self occupation purposes.
Pre-Construction period’s interest on borrowed capital
Tax treatment
If URR or arrears of rent is received subsequently, then such receipt is taxable in the previous year in
which it is actually received. It is taxable under the head house property even assessee doesn’t own
particular house property in the subsequent previous year.
A deduction of 30% (i.e., standard deduction) will be available against such receipt. No other
deduction like municipal taxes, interest on borrowed capital will be allowed.