SHARE INVESTMENT NOT BUSINESS!
Mumbai High Court Stresses On Need For
Uniformity & Consistency In Approach!
“Activity of a taxpayer accepted as investment in shares in earlier years cannot be treated as business in subsequent years, if facts are the same.” This landmark ruling of the Mumbai High Court delivered on 6th January, 2010 will make several investors heave a sigh of relief, in the backdrop of the recent onslaught of the Income-tax Department in treating capital gains from securities liable to tax as business income from trading in shares. While long term capital gains from securities are exempt and short term gains attract a concessional tax, business income gets taxed at normal rates. (more…)
PPF MAGIC UNSTOPPABLE!
You Can Build Amazing Tax Free Capital
For Your Children Via Investment In PPF!
ELSS – A CHAMPION TAX WINNER!
Golden Opportunity To Reap Healthy Returns
Coupled With Valuable Tax Saving Benefits
Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) has emerged as an amazing new investment option, offering you the golden opportunity to reap healthy returns through equity investment via mutual funds, coupled with valuable tax saving benefits. If the choice is judicious, the timing is right and lady luck smiles on you, ELSS can be a champion winner all the way. (more…)
Perks & Jerks for Employees!
Perquisite Rules Mere ‘Old Wine In New Bottle’
Salaried Get No Relief From Anomalies & Inequities
With virtually no reprieve from the tax burden on their pay packages and continuing anomalies and inequities, the new rules for valuation of perquisites announced by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on December 18, 2008 have hugely disappointed millions of salaried employees. (more…)
Indian Properties in NRI Comfort Zone!
Liberal Regulations For Acquisition, Transfer & Repatriation
For Immovable Properties Held By Non Residents
Thousands of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) settled overseas fly frequently to India, the home of their hearts. Many of them yearn to have a land or house of their own in their native land, either for future settlement or even to share rental gains or just property appreciation. There are those who have come to acquire properties either by way of gifts or inheritance and desire to sell them and repatriate the proceeds overseas. This FAQ presentation on the liberal regulations in this regard will prove handy and useful both for NRIs and their relatives in India.
DRAFT CODE GOES OFF THE ROAD!
‘Taxing Times’ Crusade Creates A Historic Impact
As FM Assures ‘No New Code Without Consensus!’
“DTC is not Bhagwat Gita
which cannot be changed”
- Pranab Mukherjee in Lok Sabha (more…)
Housing Interest evokes Evergreen Interest!
Deduct Now, Pay Later, But Save Tax For Sure!
Deduction of interest on housing loan has been of evergreen interest for readers since it provide focus on valuable opportunities for income-tax saving. Replies to the following queries provide an interesting insight.
Ensure Smooth Passing Over of Your Immovable Properties
Keep A Joint Holder Or Make A Nomination
And Direct A Clear Bequest Under Your Will!
Model Draft of a Simple Will
MODEL DRAFT OF SIMPLE WILL
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ________________________
I, _____________________, aged about ___ years, resident of __________ _______________________________________________________________ do hereby declare that this is my Last Will and Testament.
Tax Planning via Will
Your Will Can Be Strategically Designed To
Reap Valuable Tax Savings For Your Family
