Builders can get 10 years tax exemption on rental profit tax on rental housing

According to the Income Tax Act in India, income from property is considered taxable. This tax is levied on income derived from a commercial, residential or industrial property. If income is received from a property, the owner of the property is required to pay tax on the actual income as well as the rental tax received from the property. Deemed rentals are analyzed by estimating the potential income that a property can achieve keeping in mind the parameters and dynamics of the market.

Rental Houses Tax on Property Income

Income from self-occupied property is deemed to be income from rented property and vacant property i.e other than self-occupied house, is taxable under the section "Income from property". The taxpayer is required to pay tax on the "annual taxable value" of the property, which is calculated after adjusting the deduction under section 24 from the Net Annual Value (NAV) of the property.

Tax waiver of 10-years

In lieu of the decline and slowdown in investment in the real estate sector, the Finance Ministry is open to considering a 10-year tax waiver for real estate developers on the gains from rental housing. This can be detrimental to supporting revived investments and subsequently promoting a slowing economy.

Pleading by Real Estate Industry

To address this issue, real estate developers have been directed by the ministry to make suggestions to address the challenges faced by the industry. In addition, developers have been asked to present a rental business model where deductions are reimbursed and exempted from taxes for a period of 10 years. The real estate industry has long been demanding that the government take steps to rectify liquidity shortages due to lack of funds from banks and NBFCs.

Current GST Waivers

Earlier in 2019, the GST Council dropped GST on sluggish housing to 1% on affordable housing and GST on 8% (without input tax credit) on under-construction houses to boost sluggish demand. In real estate. In addition, for ongoing residential projects, builders have the option to choose between the old GST and the new GST to facilitate input tax credit issues.

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