NFO Insight: Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund opens for subscription. Is now the right time to invest in realty?Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched the Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, which will be accepting subscriptions until October 9. This inn...
25 Sep, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
If I sell my property jointly owned with my wife, can I buy the new one in my name for LTCG tax exemption?ET Wealth Reader's Query: I jointly own a property with my wife, although it was funded entirely by me. If I sell this property, is it nece...
25 Aug, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Man constructs a house before selling his old property and claims income tax exemption under Section 54; Income Tax Department sends notice; he wins case in ITAT DelhiConstructs house for Rs 47 lakh in Tilak Nagar, sells old property in Paschim Viharfor Rs 53 lakh, pays no tax, tax dept sent notice, man w...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Should I sell my flat and invest to earn interest, or keep it and earn rent in my retirement?ET Wealth Reader's Query: I own a two-bedroom flat in Bengaluru, which is about 10 years old, and have no outstanding loan. I am a senior c...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Inherited mother's land, converted it into business stock, and invested over Rs 5 crore in a new home; ITAT Surat grants Section 54F tax exemption relying on a 1983 CBDT circular; Know whySon inherited 50% of mother’s land and took it in his real estate business as business stock; brought an even larger plot for Rs 2 crore cl...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
NFO Alert: Zerodha Fund House launches arbitrage fundZerodha Fund House has launched its Arbitrage Fund, an open-ended scheme targeting equity and derivatives price gaps. The NFO closes August...
12 Aug, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Wife sells house for Rs 2.85 crore, buys new one with husband, pays zero income tax, wins ITAT Mumbai casePayal sold her old house jointly owned with her husband. She reinvested the proceeds in a new house. She then claimed tax exemption. The In...
25 Sep, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
Capital gain tax ready reckoner: Listed equity, unlisted equity, gold, house property, and other assets for ITR filing FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26)Latest Capital gain tax rules: The capital gain tax rules were changed in the mid-year from FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26). Due to this, a taxpaye...
15 Sep, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
No LTCG tax on Rs 1.32 crore house bought only at Rs 45 lakh: Homebuyer wins LTCG tax exemption case at Delhi ITAT after 7 years fightA homebuyer faced legal and tax challenges after buying a Delhi property, including a dispute over the sale agreement and issues with incom...
08 Jul, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Husband wife duo wins Rs 1.3 crore long term capital gains tax exemption case under Section 54 despite selling two houses to buy a joint property; ITAT Mumbai caseThe ITAT Mumbai ruled that a wife is eligible for a Rs 1.3 crore Section 54 LTCG tax exemption on a property sale, even though the new prop...
16 May, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
Buying house by selling equity shares? Here’s how you can claim tax exemption for LTCG on stocks soldSave LTCG tax on equity: To finance the down payment for buying a house, many people sell their assets such as equity shares, equity mutual...
05 Nov, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
LTCG tax on sale of house: Can you add home loan interest to property purchase price to cut capital gains tax?LTCG tax rate on property sale with no indexation: If a taxpayer does not avail of the Section 24 deduction of Rs 2 lakh on interest paid o...
23 Aug, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
Planning to save LTCG tax by buying new house? Govt extends time limit till March 31, 2023The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a circular on January 6, 2023, to extend the time limit to claim tax exemption under se...
07 Jan, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Can I get rebate of Rs 12,500 against tax paid on long-term capital gains on equity?An individual cannot claim rebate under section 87-A of the Income-tax Act on the tax payable on the long-term capital gains on the sale of...
20 Jul, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
My wife and I are senior citizens. Can I claim tax sops for medical treatment under Section 80DDB?The deduction under section 80DDB can be claimed only by the taxpayer who is a resident of India during the relevant previous year.
24 Apr, 2019, 12.40 PM IST
Budget 2019: LTCG from sale of house can be invested in two housesOnce the budget proposal is passed by the Parliament, this would mean that a taxpayer can save tax by investing the gains in two residentia...
01 Feb, 2019, 02.33 PM IST
Do I need to pay income tax on the plot I sold to the government?"If the plot was not rural agricultural land, you will have to pay long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax. "
21 Jan, 2019, 10.53 AM IST