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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With the increasing aspirations of the young generation, along with astronomical prices of houses, most home buyers today, seek to avail of home loans to fund their property purchase. However, there are various factors, … READ FULL STORY
One cannot earn profits from himself – this is the basic argument on which the income of a housing society is contested to be tax-free as a society and its members are same thing. … READ FULL STORY
In order to eliminate the twin menace of corruption and black money, the ‘Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act’ was passed in 1988. However, the same was never implemented as the requisite rules and regulations were … READ FULL STORY
What is Primary Lending Rate regime After the deregulation of interest rates following the liberalisation of the economy, banks used to lend at a rate that was benchmarked against their internal rate, which was … READ FULL STORY
There are various factors that determine whether you will get a home loan or not. Consequently, it is advisable to know your home loan eligibility in advance, so that you can plan the purchase … READ FULL STORY
Public sector banks, such as the State Bank of India and private sector lender, ICICI Bank, have recently announced an increase in their marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR). Consequently, the interest rates … READ FULL STORY
Income tax laws mandate a minimum holding period, before an owner sells his/her residential house, to avail of tax benefits. Let us analyse the various provisions, under the Income Tax Act, to understand the … READ FULL STORY
People at the beginning of their careers, are generally not in a position to spare huge money for servicing a home loan, which they have to invariably take in order to finance the purchase … READ FULL STORY
Obtain a no-objection and no encumbrance certificate In case the society has been formed, the share certificate would have been issued to the owner of the property. While issuing a loan against a property, … READ FULL STORY
Under the Reverse Mortgage Scheme (RMS), a senior citizen can opt to receive an additional source of income on the security of an owned residential house, without having to service it during his lifetime. … READ FULL STORY
State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a massive reduction in its base rate, from 8.95 per cent to 8.65 per cent, effective from January 1, 2018. With other banks expected to follow suit, … READ FULL STORY
Buying a house seems to be an important goal, not only for newly-married people, but also for people who are single and earning and are planning to marry, unlike the previous generations who would … READ FULL STORY
Salient features of both schemes Axis Bank’s ‘Shubh Aarambh Scheme’, which offers credit of 12 EMIs, is available only on home loans to residents, whereas, ICICI Bank’s cash-back scheme is available to residents, as … READ FULL STORY
