Hello Sir,
The responses to your queries are as under:
1. If you have taken any housing loan for developing the property, you can claim the deduction of interest on such housing loan. Deduction of principle amount of housing loan is also allowed under section 80C but since you are already claiming 80C deduction to the max amount, it won't be allowed further.
2. The effective tax rate for a new company (including surcharge and cess) is 25.17% (under section 115BAA), which would be substantially lower than your slab rate. The maximum tax rate for a LLP is 35%, which would again be lower than your slab rate.
However, there might be tax implications on account of transferring the property to company/LLP.
Difference between company and LLP would be that although the tax rate of company is lower, dividend distributed by the company would again be taxable in the hands of the shareholders at slab rate. In case of LLP, the profits on which the LLP would have paid taxes would be totally exempt from tax in the hands of the partners.
With detailed planning, the entire arrangement can be structured in a tax efficient manner.
3. Not really.
4. No. Proprietor ship concern does not have a separate legal existence. Its income would be taxable at the slab rate applicable to you.
5. Changing the status to NRI can result into tax benefit in certain cases. However, in case of rent income, where the immovable property is situated in India, you will have to pay tax in India irrespective of your tax residency.
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CA Yogesh Malpani