Budget 2024 removed the provision of indexation in the calculation of capital gain tax. A study tried to evaluate its impact on the quantum of taxes and discovered that the taxes, on average, would increase considerably. This study simulated tax calculations for 10 major cities and found out that LTCG taxes on average increase 2.9 times without … Read more
The finance ministry plans to impose higher taxes on futures & options (F&O) transactions in the upcoming Union Budget, as per recent reports. Proposed changes include reclassifying these transactions as ‘speculative income’ from ‘non-speculative business income’ and potentially introducing TDS on them. This news has unsettled the trader community. Let us understand why. Derivatives are … Read more
Verify your AIS and Form 26AS For quite some time, the Income Tax Department has been making your form No. 26AS available, containing details about Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from incomes like various income like interest, dividends, salaries, etc., paid to you as well as Tax Collected at Source on payments made by you … Read more
A Fund of Funds (FoFs) is a mutual fund that invests in other mutual funds or ETFs instead of directly in stocks, bonds, or other securities. They come in various types, such as equity-oriented, debt-oriented, hybrid, international, thematic or sectoral, ETF-based, and commodity fund of funds, each catering to different investor needs and offering diversification. … Read more
I live in Australia with my family. Somewhere in mid-2020, I had invested in some liquid mutual funds, which I redeemed in March this year to book profits. TDS (tax deducted at source) has been deducted upon redemption. I have read that NRIs (non-resident Indians) in the UAE do not have to pay capital gains … Read more
For the buyer, this meant stamp duty savings on the ₹16 lakh portion. It seemed like a win-win until the NRI tried transferring the sale amount to his US bank account. When an NRI wants to remit money abroad, they must obtain certificate 15CB from a chartered accountant (CA) to prove the source of funds; … Read more
I have been investing in mutual funds for the past four years. Last year, I moved to Dubai and am currently a non-resident Indian (NRI). Say, if I exit all my mutual fund investments now, would I have zero tax liability? —Name withheld on request. I am assuming that you qualify as a non-resident (‘NR’) … Read more
How can we report income from real estate investment trusts (Reits) and infrastructure investment trusts (Invits) in the income tax return (ITR)? Also, how do we fill up Schedule FA (foreign assets) for Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) of the same company (as in the case of Amazon) awarded over multiple years? Should they be aggregated … Read more
My taxable income is below the ₹5 lakh tax rebate limit. If I earn ₹4 lakh in long-term capital gains (LTCG) and have no income from any other source for the relevant financial, how will the gains be taxable? —Name withheld on request As per the provisions of Income-tax Act, capital gains arising from transfer … Read more
I am selling three residential house properties all during the financial year 2024-25. My aggregate indexed long-term capital gain from the sale of all three properties is ₹95 lakh. Can I claim a long-term capital gains exemption for all three properties by investing the capital gains in a single residential house property? Section 54 provides for exemption from long-term … Read more