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Posted on 18 August 2015
another scenario
Join property in hustand, wife name.
Principal and interest paid by husband, so I understand husband gets house loss deduction. Howere, ITR-2 ask is if property is in join name, when i says yes it asks percentage, and I put 50% each. When I put 50% in husband name, the annual value reduces to half as well and the loss increases compared to the case where ownership was put in as 100%
Case 1:
Now, I am in dilemma, if I put 100% ownership, it's facutally incorrect since house and loan are in joint name. House loss will be = 2 lakh( rent) - 5 lakh ( interest) = 3 lakhs
Case 2:
If I put 50%, since annual value decreas to half, the loss widens.House loss = 1 Lakh (rent) - 5 lakh( interest) = 4 lakhs.
(Omitting 30% maintenance for simplicity)
Can I claim higher loss like case 2 above ?
thanks, Sam