Buying vs renting a home: ₹1 crore home today or ₹6 crore corpus after 20 years - how the strategy of renting and investing may beat buying a house in IndiaBuying a home in Indian metros is an emotional decision, but financial realities are shifting. Renting and investing the difference between...
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Lending money to friends or relatives? Why guaranteeing loans and personal lending can put your finances, credit score, and goals at riskWhen a friend or a relative asks you for a personal loan, always seek time. There is no need to feel pressurised to respond immediately. So...
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Planning to take home loan? 5 smart ways to maximise your benefitsThe amount you borrow should depend on your personal financial situation, including monthly expenses, existing liabilities, lifestyle needs...
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Trump says Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by three weeks after Oval Office meetingLebanon and Israel have extended their ceasefire for three weeks. This decision follows high-level talks hosted by U.S. President Donald Tr...
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Pakistan should clamp down on terror groups like LeT, JeM: US lawmakerUS Congressman Brad Sherman called on Pakistan to act against terror groups. This comes after the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror ...
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Think your luxury house is an asset? CA warns and calls it a 'subscription fee to live'A chartered accountant challenges the notion that expensive homes are wealth-building assets. He argues that high recurring costs and signi...
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How is income from self-occupied house property calculated for ITR filingAccording to the Income Tax Act, 1961 a homeowner can show in his/her income tax return (ITR) up to two houses as self-occupied. Read below...
05 Jul, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Own two houses? Here’s how to claim tax deduction on HRA and home loan repaymentA self-occupied house gives you two avenues of saving taxes which are the payment of interest and repayment of principal. You can get Rs.2 ...
15 Jul, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
ITR filing: All you need to know about treatment of income from self-occupied propertyA house property is ‘self-occupied’ when the owner or family members use it for residential purpose. It could be termed ‘self-occupied’ eve...
09 Dec, 2019, 10.43 AM IST
What is the tax liability of buying a second house using a home loan?"Income from house property is taxable once the taxpayer gets possession of the property."
16 Sep, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
It won't be easy to claim 2 house properties as self-occupied for tax purposes: ViewAs per the new provision, if an assessee owns more than two houses, then he can claim the annual value of any of the two house properties a...
09 Mar, 2019, 09.58 AM IST
Does Budget 2019 make 2nd house mandatorily 'self-occupied'? Experts differThe question now arises that whether the second house of a taxpayer will be mandatorily treated as self-occupied or can still be treated as...
27 Feb, 2019, 10.12 AM IST
Budget 2019 proposes to abolish tax on deemed rent from 2nd vacant houseAs per the current income tax laws, notional rent is payable if one has more than one self-occupied house.
01 Feb, 2019, 08.25 PM IST
- Q & A: Taxation
Note that when you own multiple self-occupied houses, only one of them at your option can be considered as self-occupied for the purposes o...
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