TAX EXEMPTION ON HOUSING LOAN
CHANDRASHEKAR
(Querist) 05 June 2011
This query is : Resolved
I Have purchased house in my name in Mumbai and loan is in joint name of me and my wife in 0ct 2010.
Total interest i can claim for tax exemption maximum is Rs 150000/- though i will be paying tax more than 500000/- during the year.
Can my wife too claim tax exemption of Rs 150000/- basis the same loan mentioned above.
We have received provisional letter from the bank for claiming tax exemption and both are names are mentioned on the letter since it is a joint loan.
soumitra basu
(Expert) 29 June 2011
You and your wife should claim interest on loan debited by the bank in equal instalment.