A British tax law from over 300 years ago shaped the large size of newspapers. Publishers printed on bigger sheets to pay less tax. Even af...

Indian investors traditionally favor rental income for passive earnings, but rising property prices and modest yields are prompting a shift...

New Income Tax Rules, 2026 have relaxed PAN quoting for several transactions, including cash deposits and debit card applications. However,...

As nothing can be ruled out on the street, be prepared for anything. Now, what is the probability that the bears will be chased away from t...

Buying a home in Indian metros is an emotional decision, but financial realities are shifting. Renting and investing the difference between...

Mumbai's property market recorded its best April in over a decade, surprising observers with record housing registrations. This resilience ...

An ITAT ruling clarified that stamp duty valuation doesn't define agricultural land status for income tax. The tribunal emphasized that off...

Uttar Pradesh has expanded its stamp duty concession, now capping charges at ₹5,000 for intra-family transfers of commercial and industrial...

The Centre has released a draft of the proposed Indian Stamp Bill, 2023, to replace the outdated India Stamp Act, 1899. The draft bill intr...

The state government had slashed the stamp duty charges to two per cent between August and December last year to boost the real estate mark...

The finance ministry also clarified that there is no change in the financial year. "There is no extension of the Financial Year," said a fi...

Association of National Exchanges Members of India has won an interim injunction against recent changes in the stamp duty structure in Tami...

The government has decided to withdraw the stamp duty relaxation available to stock exchanges on demutualisation to put pressure on the one...

Stamp duty, the main source of revenue for states, is a form of tax that is levied on transactions such as buying and selling of land and s...

Decks have been cleared for sweeping reform of the stamp duties law with states agreeing to an overhaul that will see simpler nation-wide r...

Special economic zones (SEZs) could be in for some tax trouble from the states. States have questioned the stamp duty exemption given by th...

Mergers, amalgamations and acquisitions, leave and licence agreements and housing loan mortgages will soon be less expensive in Maharashtra.