Booked flat for Rs 24 lakh in 2010, paid Rs 40 lakh over time, still no possession in 2026; homebuyers awarded full refund and Rs 2.5 lakh compensation eachThe case dates back to 2010 when the two homebuyers had made bookings for 3BHK flats in a housing society project initially proposed in Noi...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
New tax regime: 7 ways for salaried employees to reduce their tax liability while filing ITR for FY 2025-26Salaried individuals can still reduce their tax liability under the new tax regime for FY 2025-26. Key deductions include employer contribu...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Booked flats in 2005, still awaiting possession: Builder ordered to pay 10.05% interest to homebuyers for nearly 20-year delayThe Bombay High Court, in its ruling, said a builder can’t indefinitely retain purchasers’ money while failing to deliver homes. For the de...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Salaried employees beware! These 5 mistakes during ITR filing can trigger unexpected tax demandsWith the ITR filing season for AY 2026-27 now underway, many salaried taxpayers who faced TDS shocks in the last quarter of FY 2025-26 are ...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
ITR filing 2026: 9 key checks every taxpayer must make for AY 2026–27India's income tax administration has become increasingly data-driven, with information from TDS/TCS reporting, SFT filings and other sourc...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Bengaluru techie earns Rs 1.7 lakh a month but still wants to sublet a room in his new home: 'Part of me feels trapped'A Bengaluru tech professional is experiencing significant financial stress after purchasing his first home. Despite a good salary, the home...
02 Jun, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
PAN-Aadhaar linking update: Relief from tax demand notice due to short TDS deduction for these taxpayersThe Income Tax Department is offering relief to taxpayers who received demand notices for short deduction or collection of TDS/TCS due to t...
22 Jul, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Paying rent above Rs 50,000? You can be classified as assessee in default by income tax dept if you fail to deduct TDSTDS on rent: According to a Income Tax Department brochure, Form 16C is a TDS certificate issued by a tenant to a landlord for rent payment...
12 Apr, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Don’t forget to deduct TDS before buying property even if the seller is NRI as buyer will risk being labelled as tax evaderTDS on house property: The Income Tax Department said to follow Section 194 IA which relates to Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on buying a ho...
02 Apr, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Now you can’t declare house rental income as business income to save tax: Budget 2024 plugs tax avoidance loopholeUnion Budget 2024 House Rental Income: Now you can't save tax from rental income of residential house property. You have to mandatorily dec...
23 Jul, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Budget 2024: Rate of TDS on house rent payment of more than Rs 50,000 per month cut to 2% from 5%Union Budget 2024: Now you will have to pay a lower percentage of tax deducted at source (TDS) on house rent payments exceeding Rs 50,000. ...
23 Jul, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
Ease TDS rules for buying house property from NRIs in Budget 2024The government needs to facilitate ease of transacting and reduce compliance difficulties in buying property from NRIs. This is because a b...
12 Jan, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
What are TDS rules on buying a house? How to deduct, deposit tax and download Form 16BWhen an individual buys a house, then apart from other formalites such as registering the sale deed, making payments etc., they are also re...
14 Mar, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Budget 2023 should remove this anomaly to make claiming tax exemption on LTCG under section 54F easierThe current income tax provisions allow an individual taxpayers to claim exemption from having to pay capital gains tax from long term capi...
27 Jan, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
Buying or selling property in India? Know all about the tax implicationsNRIs selling house properties in India have to pay tax on the Capital Gains. The tax payable on the gains depends on whether it’s a short t...
24 Apr, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
CBDT caps losses from house property for TDS at Rs 2 lakhIf an employee has declared a loss higher than Rs 2 lakh, the excess is to be ignored for calculating the amount of TDS, which is deducted ...
08 Jan, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Smart things to know: TDS on immovable propertyStarting 1 June 2013, the 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) has been applicable on the value of transfer of immovable property worth Rs 50 la...
29 Jul, 2013, 08.54 AM IST