A very important criterion to be
kept in mind while taking a home loan is the Tax Benefit on Home Loan. In the
union budget announced on 1st Feb 2017, the Finance Minister has made
significant changes with respect to tax benefit on home loan.
So, here we will discuss about
these changes and further tax benefits on home loan.
Some points we will discuss here—
- Tax
benefit on home loan for under construction property before possession
- Tax
benefit on home loan for individual applicant
- Tax
benefit on home loan for co-applicant, co-borrower and joint owner
- Tax
benefit on home loan for second home
Tax benefit on home loan for under construction
property before possession
Booking an apartment which is under
constructed is sometimes cheaper.
If you have taken a home loan for
purchasing under construction property, you can claim tax deduction on the
interest paid during the construction year after construction is completed and
property possession is given to you but there is no tax deduction on principal
repaid during the construction period.
According to Section 24 of IT Act,
you can claim deduction against the interest amount that you have paid on your
housing property during the pre-construction period.
Tax benefit on home loan for individual applicant
EMI is typically divided into
principal and Property
Loan Emi Calculator.
Principal is allowed as deduction
from your gross total income (subject to an overall cap of 1.5 lakh with other
eligible investments).Interest payable on self-occupied property is subject to
a maximum deduction of 2 lakh under the head ‘income from house property’.
It can be set off against other
income, in the same year. This reduces your tax liability. But to claim this,
it is essential that the acquisition or construction is completed within 5
years from the end of the financial year in which the loan was taken; else the
deduction will be limited to 30,000.
[Source: testblog.in/regroblog/2017/02/08/tax-benefits-on-home-loan-in-india]
