INDEXING COST OF IMPROVEMENTS

Krishna (Advocate) (88 Points)

25 November 2009  

Mr. A has a housing loan of Rs.30,00,000.00, for which he is paying Rs.2,50,000.00 interest every year.  He is debiting that interest in House Property Account and claiming Rs. 1,50,000.00 deduction u/s 24. My querry is while selling the property the interest debited in property account - eligible for indexation - shall it be considered as cost of improvement ?