Joint ownership of home but emi paid by me

Mayank Jain (19 Points)

03 October 2017  

Dear Friends,

I am planning to buy a Flat (ready to move) directly from a builder. I want to keep my wife as a joint owner in that, She will also be a co-applicant in the loan. I am also mentioning ownership percentage of my wife as 5% in the sale deed.

The EMI of home loan will be completely paid by me. So I want to claim the complete tax benefit of the 80C as well as Interest payment upto 2 lakh, So Is that possible ?

My CA says that if it is jointly owned then I can by default claim only 50% of the home loan paid (80C as well as Intrest paid)

I am confused what to do. Though I have still not made the sale deed and I am in Initial stage so if there is any problem I can get it completely registered in my name.

Please can anyone help me get a clear picture in this case ?

Regards,

Mayank Jain