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Source: Live Mint I’ll be selling my house in a few months. At the time of selling, can I add the cost of furnishing to the cost of acquisition? If yes, what all qualifies as furnishing? – Sanish Jain Under income tax provisions, taxable capital gains from the sale or transfer of a house are…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2024 eliminated indexation advantages and rationalized capital gains tax on several products. With very few notable exceptions, we anticipate that this year’s budget will mainly continue in the same direction. As demonstrated by previous budgets, the administration will probably keep concentrating on fiscal consolidation. Union Budget 2025 wish list Streamlining the…
Source: Live Mint I will be adding unclaimed interest on my home loan to the cost of acquisition. Should I add indexed cost or absolute cost of unclaimed interest while calculating capital gain? – Name withheld on request Various high court and tribunal decisions have favoured allowing unclaimed home loan interest to be included in…
Source: Live Mint I plan to dispose of a flat I bought about 16 years ago. With the sale proceeds, I intend to construct an independent house. However, the process of acquiring a plot and commencing the construction is expected to begin only after a gap of 10-12 months from the date of the sale…
Source: Live Mint If you regularly invest in financial assets and have recently redeemed some of your investments, it is noteworthy that the profits earned on these gains are subject to capital gains tax. While we are in the run-up to the Budget 2025, it is worth recalling that the previous Budget, announced on July…
Source: Live Mint With housing loan interest rates remaining reasonable over the years, many taxpayers have turned to loans to fund their residential property purchases. Tax laws, however, limit the deduction of housing loan interest for self-occupied properties to ₹2 lakh annually. For rented properties, the entire interest is deductible against rental income. This raises…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: It’s that time of year when people plan fresh starts. While gym memberships are part of many people’s resolutions, some take a step back to review their investment portfolios. In fact, several people make it a habit to review their portfolios at the end of every year. But the question remains:…
Source: Live Mint Hence, the focus will be on employment generation, skill development, and providing relief to a large mass of people distressed by inflation, with the overall objective of pushing up the GDP growth rate. Let’s do some crystal ball gazing and share ideas on the direction that the Budget 2025 proposals may take…
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…
