New FY Gift! First time Home Buyers to get
Additional Tax benefit – The government’s proposal coming into force
from today is aimed at promoting its ‘housing for all’ scheme. tax
benefitsFirst time home buyers will get additional tax benefit for
purchase of residential properties of value up to Rs 50 lakh from
Friday.
The government’s proposal coming into force
from today is aimed at promoting its ‘housing for all’ scheme and
bolster the real estate sector which is facing a huge slowdown for last
three-four years.
The Finance Bill 2016, which is likely to be
approved by Parliament during the second half of the Budget session,
provides for up to Rs 50,000 tax benefit on loan up to Rs 35 lakh taken
for residential house.
“In furtherance of the goal of the Government
of providing ‘housing for all’, it is proposed to incentivise
first-home buyers availing home loans, by providing additional deduction
in respect of interest on loan taken for residential house property
from any financial institution up to Rs 50,000,” said the Bill,
presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
This incentive is proposed to be extended to a
house property of a value less than Rs 50 lakh in respect of which a
loan of an amount not exceeding Rs 35 lakh has been sanctioned during
the period from the April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
“It is also proposed to extend the benefit of deduction till the repayment of loan continues,” the Bill said.
The proposed deduction is over and above the
limit of Rs 2 lakh provided for a self-occupied property under section
24 of the Act.
Realtors’ apex body CREDAI Getamber Anand
said the tax incentive will encourage first-time home buyers and
increase the demand significantly.
After the Finance Bill is passed by
Parliament, the amendments in this regard in the Income Tax Act will
take effect from April 1, 2017 and will, accordingly, apply in relation
to the assessment year 2017-18 and subsequent assessment years.
With a view to incentivise affordable housing
sector as a part of larger objective of ‘Housing for All’, the Bill
also propose to amend the Act so as to provide for 100 per cent
deduction of the profits of an assessee developing and building
affordable housing projects if the project is approved before the March
31, 2019.
Source: Zee News
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