27 March 2015
in case if rent is divided in different components but a lumpsum payment is made including maintainence charges say 15000 pm including maintainence charges but bifurcation is not done then its allowed in my view
27 March 2015
Sir, going through the case law (shared by Ankit Sir) and the income tax rule 2A, can we say that as the Income tax Act is silent about the the definition of rent we would refer to The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 for the term rent which states as follows:
Section 105 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - apart from the money which is paid as rent, if any service is rendered and any payment is made in respect of the same, the same is also to be included within the definition of ‘rent’.
Section 105 of the Transfer of Property Act, wherein the word “rent” is defined. It states that money, share, services on other thing to be so rendered is called the “rent”. Thus, apart from the money which is paid as rent, if any service is rendered and any payment is made in respect of the same, the same is also to be included within the definition of “rent”.