Income Tax Law (B.Com) 5th Sem Previous Year Solved Question Paper 2022

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Miss Muskan owns three house properties at Khanna. Property I is self occupied. Property II is let out for residential purpose and Property III has three identical units. Unit ‘X’ is let out for full year, Unit ‘Y’ is used for own business and Unit ‘Z’ is let out for 5 months and self occupied for 7 months.

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Miss Muskan had taken loan for construction of Property I on 1-4-2013. The amount of loan was Rs. 3,00,000 @10% p.a. During the year 2019-20 a tenant of Property II failed to pay rent of Rs. 18,000 in spite of all efforts. The Assessing Officer is satisfied about the claim of this rent. Compute the total income of Miss Muskan for the assessment year 2022-23 if her income from all other sources was Rs, 2,40,000.

Explanation

1. Property I (Self-occupied):
 - Municipal Rental Value: Rs. 60,000
 - Actual Rent: Nil (Self-occupied)
 - Fair Rental Value: Rs. 72,000
 - Municipal Taxes Paid: Rs. 12,000
 - Standard Deduction (30% of Net Annual Value): Rs. 21,600 [(72,000 – 12,000) * 0.30]
 - Net Annual Value: Rs. 60,000 (72,000 – 12,000 – 21,600)

2. Property II (Let out):
 - Municipal Rental Value: Rs. 90,000
 - Actual Rent: Rs. 84,000 (7,000 * 12)
 - Fair Rental Value: Rs. 1,02,000
 - Municipal Taxes Paid: Rs. 8,000
 - Standard Deduction (30% of Net Annual Value): Rs. 22,800 [(1,02,000 – 8,000) * 0.30]
 - Net Annual Value: Rs. 91,200 (1,02,000 – 8,000 – 22,800)
 - Loss due to non-recovery of rent: Rs. 18,000 (allowed by AO)

3. Property III (Mixed use):
 - Municipal Rental Value: Rs. 1,80,000 (60,000 * 3)
 - Actual Rent:
 - Unit X (let out for full year): Rs. 72,000 (6,000 * 12)
 - Unit Y (used for own business): Nil (no actual rent received)
 - Unit Z (let out for 5 months and self-occupied for 7 months): Rs. 30,000 (6,000 * 5)
 - Fair Rental Value: Rs. 1,02,000 (for Unit X)
 - Municipal Taxes Paid: Rs. 24,000 (12,000 * 2)
 - Standard Deduction (30% of Net Annual Value): Rs. 20,400 [(1,02,000 – 24,000) * 0.30]
 - Net Annual Value: Rs. 87,600 (1,02,000 – 24,000 – 20,400)

Now, let’s calculate the total income:
Total Income = Income from Other Sources + Income from House Properties
 = Rs. 2,40,000 + (Net Annual Value of Property I + Net Annual Value of Property II + Net Annual Value of Property III)
 = Rs. 2,40,000 + (60,000 + 91,200 + 87,600) = 479800