In the event where a home owner defaults on the loan taken, the lender is entitled to legally repossess the property. Such repossessed properties are ultimately sold through physical or electronic versions of auctions. … READ FULL STORY
Due to the paucity of available accommodation and in order to attract the talent pool, many employers provide free accommodation or accommodation at concessional rent, to their employees. This is particularly true, in case … READ FULL STORY
In a separate article we have discussed the provisions of tax deduction at source on payments being made to residents with respect to rental and sale transactions of property. For a resident Indian, who … READ FULL STORY
Update on February 1, 2019: The exemption for TDS on house rent increased from Rs 1.8 lakhs to Rs 2.40 lakhs. There will also be an exemption on the notional rent of second homes which are … READ FULL STORY
When you buy a property or book a property, it is necessary for you to have sufficient funds at your disposal. These liquid assets can be in the form of bank balance or investments … READ FULL STORY
Presently, less than 4% of the entire population of India files its income tax return (ITR). Consequently, successive governments have been introducing various measures, to enhance the tax payers’ base. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, … READ FULL STORY
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
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
When it comes to taking a home loan, borrowers have to consider numerous options – different interest rates offered by various banks (which may be fixed rate, floating rate, or semi-fixed rate), in addition … 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
Many home buyers are often confused when it comes to understanding the applicability of long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax, when they sell a property. Let us check out five important things related to LTCG … READ FULL STORY
