Capital Gain Tax

Wood drew parallels with global practices, noting that jurisdictions like Hong Kong operate without capital gains taxes, which he believes could stimulate greater investment and market expansion if adopted in India.

Budget 2023: Mutual funds ask for tax parity with insurance and listed bonds

AMFI, the Association of Mutual Funds of India, has asked for uniform capital gains taxation and better tax treatment for ETFs, from Budget 2023

Budget 2021 | Government wants to make Income-Tax department taxpayer-friendly

Simplification of forms, I-T filing exemption to those above 75 years of age, reduction in tenure of reassessment, and faceless dispute redressal committees are the highlights.

Period for reinvestment of capital gains from sale of residential property extended to March 2021

The industry expects this move to promote the growth of startups as people will be encouraged to invest in the sector for tax exemptions.

I-T Appellate asks Cairn UK to pay Rs 10K cr capital gains tax

The Income Tax Appellate has confirmed Rs 10,000 crore gap gains tax on Cairn UK. This refers to the transaction before Cairn‘s IPO where Cairn Energy transferred its holding in Cairn India from Cairn India Holdings to Cairn India.

Budget 2017: Infrastructure status for affordable housing and other sops

“We propose to facilitate higher investment in affordable housing. Affordable housing will now be given infrastructure status, which will enable these projects to avail the associated benefits,” finance minister Arun Jaitley, announced in his &#82

Why you should be investing in arbitrage funds now?

Market volatility doesn't entail more risk for the investor in the case of arbitrage funds. In fact, arbitrage opportunities exist only when the markets are relatively unstable.

How much income tax you should pay on investments in gold?

Be it jewellery, gold ETF or gold bonds, you should know the tax treatment before investing in gold.

Better tax benefits make gold monetisation scheme attractive

The holder of the deposit certificate would be able to get is that now this would not be classified as a capital asset

Systematic transfer plan: Better way to play volatility

It not only allows you to invest at regular intervals but also enhances returns as the cash is invested in liquid funds, which generally offers better returns than savings bank account.

How can I make safe investment for short span?

If your time horizon is more than 3 years and you want a safe investment choice, investing your money in a debt fund can be a tax efficient option in comparison with a Fixed Deposit due to indexation benefit. But what is indexation?

Budget wishlist for Mutual Funds

Mutual Fund industry has grown significant especially after the benefits announced during the last budget; however having certain concerns, which if addressed could boost the investor confidence more and encourage additional investment. Here are some expectations of the MF industry from the upcoming budget.