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Source: Live Mint I moved to New Zealand a few years ago and am now a citizen of the country. Before my marriage, I purchased a property in Varanasi with my father as a co-owner. I made all the payments, and the property was registered in our names. Given that I now reside in New…
Source: Live Mint Since April 2023, fresh investments in the growth option of debt mutual funds have been taxable at the marginal income tax rate for short-term capital gains (STCG). For most investors, this is 30% plus surcharge and cess. The dividend option, now called income distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) option, was already taxable…
Source: Live Mint The Indian market offers diverse avenues for portfolio diversification, including alternative investments such as portfolio management services (PMS) and alternate investment funds (AIFs). Equity investments, for instance, have delivered an impressive average annual return of 15% over the past five years, outperforming most major economies. Mutual funds also remain a popular choice,…
Source: Live Mint While NPS Tier-1 offers tax benefits but restricts withdrawals, Tier-2 offers flexible withdrawals without tax benefits. Mutual funds command an asset base of ₹67 trillion. The NPS Tier-1 account has an asset base of ₹2.28 trillion, excluding contributions by state and central government employees. Meanwhile, the NPS Tier-2 accounts for just ₹6,510…
Source: Live Mint If you are an active investor and often earn gains on the sale of your securities, bonds or mutual funds, you should be mindful of the tax rate that applies on these transactions. The gains accruing on the sale of assets is taxed under what is known as capital gains tax regime….
Source: Live Mint When you sell your old piece of jewellery to buy a new one, you are meant to pay capital gains tax on the sale. It is vital to note that the sale of gold, even for the purpose of buying a new ornament, is seen as the sale of an old asset….
Source: Live Mint I’m a US citizen holding an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card. I own three apartments in India that I purchased in the early 2010s. I plan to sell two of them—one in December and the other in February 2025. Against the sale of these two apartments, I plan to buy two…
Source: Business Standard 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 7:15 PM IST The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts — used for holding shares and other securities electronically — rose by 4.4 million in September, reaching a total of 175.4 million. It marks an average addition of 4 million accounts monthly…
Source: Live Mint An application was made to the housing board for allotment of a plot of land in 2014, and application money of ₹1 lakh was paid. By 2015, the allotment was confirmed through a lottery, and an allotment letter containing the payment schedule of the balance purchase consideration was issued. I made the…
Source: Live Mint I am a non-resident Indian Citizen working abroad. I sold my agricultural land on 15 October 2022. As per Sec, I deposited the indexed capital gain in a capital gain account with a nationalised bank. 54B to purchase another agricultural land within two years from the date of sale. i.e. by 14th…
