How to claim stamp duty paid under 80c

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A_B_B

Compliance

55 Points Joined July 2012

Hello - need clarification on claiming stamp duty paid in FY 17-18 under section 80C.

One of the requirement mentioned is that it has to be new house; so would like to understand 'new' means as in new construction and directly purchased from the builder or new means new for the purchaser even though its a resale?

Last year I had purchased a house in an apt. It was a resale. Builder to first owner and from them to me as second owner. Can the stamp duty fee be claimed under 80C under this condition.

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Sarath Rajendran

Nil

2791 Points Joined November 2017

Conditions for claiming Stamp Duty and Registration Charges deductions u/s 80C, specifically under section 80C(2)(xviii)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 are

1. Deductions can only be claim, if expenses are for new residential house property for self and not for a resold property. Payment for commercial property is also not eligible for deduction under this section.

For more https://www.simpleinterest.in/stamp-duty-and-registration-charges-deduction-section-80c/

Sumit Gupta

120 Points Joined July 2017

New means it should be new for the buyer..it is irrelevant whether its a newly constructed or resale..
Yes Stamp duty can be claimed under 80C subject to maximum of 1.5 lakh.