Balwant Jain is a tax and investment expert. He is a rank holder CA, CS of 1983 batch and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He has varied experience in providing his own consultancy, as well as working as the chief financial officer, as well as a company secretary. He has been regularly contributing articles to leading business and mainline dailies, as well as electronic media. He regularly appears on business channels like Zee Business and CNBC Awaaz, as a personal finance and taxation expert. He has also been a visiting faculty of NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies), Mumbai. He also regularly conducts workshops on various subjects of investments and taxation.
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The Mumbai Income Tax Tribunal delivered a very important decision on the claim for tax exemption on HRA (House Rent Allowance). Let us analyse the decision in details, with its ramification and relevance for … READ FULL STORY
The reply to a question raised in the Indian parliament revealed that deposits worth Rs 5,124.98 crores were lying unclaimed for 10 years or more, with scheduled banks. This is a huge amount, considering … READ FULL STORY
Stamp duty for transactions of immovable property, is benchmarked against the rates published by state governments in advance, which are called as ‘ready reckoner rates’ in Maharashtra and ‘circle rates’ in north India. The … READ FULL STORY
In order to provide an impetus to the ‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission, the finance minister has proposed an additional tax benefit of Rs 1.5 lakhs, with respect to the home loan taken … READ FULL STORY
Stamp duty is a state subject and is administered by the respective states. The government of Maharashtra, on March 1, 2019, announced an amnesty scheme with respect to the penalty that can be levied … READ FULL STORY
‘Capital gains’ is one of the income heads, under the Indian tax laws. Any profit from the sale of a capital asset, is taxed under the head ‘capital gains’. Holding period as the basis … READ FULL STORY
When a person buys any property, it generally involves taking a home loan and also exhausting a substantial amount of one’s savings, to fund the margin money. Moreover, home buyers also try to avail … READ FULL STORY
There are a number of income tax provisions, which link the benefits with the time taken to complete the construction of one’s property. Deductions pertaining to repayment of the principal component of a housing … READ FULL STORY
While granting a home loan, lenders generally ask the applicants to submit a copy of their bank’s account statement, for six months to a few years. These are very important documents from the lender’s … READ FULL STORY
The government wants to collect its revenue at the earliest occasion. One of the methods deployed by the income tax department is to require the payer of the income to deduct tax at some … READ FULL STORY
The home loan tenure and home loan amount are positively correlated. So, higher the home loan tenure that you opt for, higher is the home loan eligibility, subject to the minimum margin requirement relative … READ FULL STORY
While planning to take a home loan, it is imperative to be aware of the documents that are required for the application. Here’s a look at the basic paperwork that applicants need to prepare … READ FULL STORY
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting held on February 24, 2019, has taken a decision to reduce the GST rate on under construction properties, with effect from April 1, 2019. … READ FULL STORY
