Standard Deduction-30% of NAV
- The owner of the house incurs lots of expenses on repairs or maintainance of house
- For all these expenses, a flat deduction of 30% from NAV is allowed
- Hence, Expenses of repair and maintainance or insurances premium are not allowed .
- Note : – If such expenses are given in question ,We have to ignore them and to allow a flat 30% deduction on NAV
- Even if no expenses are incurred , still 30% deduction allowed
Assuming No Interest on Housing Loan
| NAV | xx |
| Less | xx |
| Standard Deduction 30% | xx |
| Income from House Property | xx |
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Q1
| NAV | 400000 |
| Repairs done for house | 30000 |
| Ground Rent Paid | 5000 |
Calculate income from house property
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| NAV | 400000 |
| LESS | |
| Standard Deduction 30% | -120000 |
| Income from House Property | 280000 |
No deduction for repairs and ground rent,only 30% deduction
Q2
Solve last question assuming no repairs done or ground rent paid
NAV=400000
--answer--
Same as last
Even if no expenses are incurred , still 30% deduction allowed
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Q3
| Municipal valuation | 1000000 | |
| Fair Rent | 900000 | |
| Standard Rent | 800000 | |
| Actual Rent | 840000 | |
| (70000*12) | ||
| Unrealized Rent | 70000 | |
| Municipal taxes due | 10000 | |
| (Paid Rs 8000) | ||
| Ground Rent | 7000 | |
| Insurance premium | 3000 | |
| Repair done | 20000 | |
| Calculate income from house property | ||
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| A | Municipal valuation | 1000000 |
| B | Fair Rent | 900000 |
| C | Higher of Municipal Value or Fair Rent | 1000000 |
| D | Standard Rent | 800000 |
| E | Expected Rent (Lower of C or D) | 800000 |
| F | Actual Rent | 840000 |
| E | GAV | 840000 |
| (Higher of Expected or Actual Rent) | ||
| Less | ||
| F | Municipal Taxes Paid | -8000 |
| G | Unearned Rent(40000*1) | -70000 |
| H | NAV | 762000 |
| Less | ||
| I | Standard Deduction | -228600 |
| (30%*762000) | ||
| J | Interest on Housing Loan | |
| K | income from House Property | 533400 |
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