C A
182 Points
Joined April 2008
in my opinion, interest on shop / office loan will not be accounted for deduction..
specific home loan is needed in which interest payment schedule is mentioned.. interest payment on such loan will only be allowed in order to get deduction...
in some cases, the officer even goes to the extent of verifying that home loan documents are appropriate or not.. 3rd proviso to sec 24(b) states that assessee may need to furnish certificate from the person to whom any interest is payable specifiying amount of interest.
thus as per my knowledge, a loan taken from friends and relatives will also be legal provided they issue a certificate stating interest amount paid by you.. whereas if you are claiming principle as deduction u/s 80C then loan needs to be taken from notified financial institutions..