TAX BENEFIT ON HOME LOAN CLOSED RECENTLY

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Kiran asked 8 years ago
Dear Sreekanth, I have taken home loan (25lacs) on Jan31, 2016 from SBI & construction was completed in June 2017. Now I sold the house after closing the home loan on Oct 26,2017. I DIDN'T claim the tax benefit for the interest paid on the home loan till March31, 2017. My questions are:
  1. Can I claim tax benefit for the interest paid till march 31,2017 as I didn't even claim in the previous ITR? in the form of PPI (as construction completed in this FY & handed over in June 2017)
  2. As the home loan is closed on Oct26, 2017, but still I can claim tax benefit for this FY2017-18 (from April 01,2017 till Oct26,2017)?
  3. As there was a Capital gain of 3lakhs after house sale, can this be nullified by the amount spent on registration of the property & other expenses, if so can I do this during ITR in 2018?
Your Help is deeply appreciated!! Regards, Kiran
1 Answers
Sreekanth Staff answered 8 years ago
Dear Kiran, 1 - You have sold the property within 2 years of purchase, hence this amounts to Short term capital gains (if any) on sale. 2 - You can claim PPI + regular EMIs in this FY 2017-18. " Your Home Loan EMI consists of Principal and Interest component. The principal component is allowed as deduction under Section 80C. However, if you sell your residential house within five years, you may have to forgo your tax benefits. The entire amount of deduction claimed under Section 80C in prior years on the amount of the principal repayment will be added to the taxable income in the year of sale of the property. Also, no income tax deductions shall be allowed in respect of repayments made during the year of sale of the property. Kindly note that this rollback is applicable only to deduction(s) claimed under Section 80C. Deductions claimed under Section 24 (b) on interest payable on your home loan will not be withdrawn. " Kindly read : https://www.relakhs.com/8-ways-you-could-lose-your-income-tax-benefits/ https://www.relakhs.com/under-construction-house-how-to-claim-tax-deduction-on-home-loan-interest-payments/ 3 - Yes, you can deduct expenses related to sale (like brokerage, registration fee, stamp duty etc,) Short Term Capital Gains Calculation is calculated as below: STCG = Total Sale Price – Cost of acquisition – expenses directly related to sale – cost of improvements.Calculation of Capital Gains on sale of property or house pic Kindly read : https://www.relakhs.com/how-to-save-capital-gains-tax-on-sale-of-land-house-property/
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