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    You won't benefit much from affordable home loan tax deduction u/s 80EEA: Here's why

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    One can claim this tax deduction benefit of Rs 1.5 lakh annually if he/she does not own a property and is planning on buying a house in the affordable housing segment provided the total stamp duty value of the residential house property is up to Rs 45 lakh.

    If you have bought a house under the affordable housing category, then you get an additional tax deduction (over and above the benefit under section 24 of the Income-tax Act, 1961) on the interest paid on a home loan taken for buying that house. This deduction can be claimed under section 80EEA for maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh in a financial year. On paper, a tax payer falling in the 30% bracket can save up to Rs 45,000 annually by claiming this
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