Income from house property - Deemed rental income - vacant ...

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June 14, 2022

Income from house property - Deemed rental income - vacant property - The word receivable refers to the payment not being realised. The use of word “receivable” in Section 23(1)(c) of the Act, indicates that there should be, not mere possibility of receiving the rent, but rent can become payable in all the probability, as the property is available for being given on rent. - When there is some legal disability or physical impossibility in creating a tenancy and due to which the property is left vacant, in any part or whole of the year, then there is no possibility of rent being realized and so the rent cannot be said to be “receivable” and accordingly on basis of notional rent no tax liability can be created. - AT

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