Checklist of Property documents is very crucial step of property purchase process. Property transaction in India is document intensive exercise because of complex legal, statutory and regulatory framework. Based on queries received from my clients, i can conclude that approx 80% buyers don't get complete property documents at the time of purchase. These buyers struggle at the time of sale of property. Another problem linked to property documents is that buyer or a seller is not aware why specific property document is required, whether it is required in original or not etc. To help readers of ... Read More
Capital Gain Tax – Long Term Capital Gain
In my previous post on Capital Gain Tax - Short Term Capital Gain we discussed capital gain tax in detail. We also discussed how short term capital gain tax is calculated. Before going through this post, I would request you to go through my previous post. This post is continuation of previous post Capital Gain Tax - Short Term Capital Gain. In this post we will discuss Long Term Capital Gain and why it is so critical from Income Tax Perspective. Just to recap, If the capital asset is held by an individual for a period more than min Holding Period as specified for each capital asset then Gain / ... Read More
How to select an Affordable Housing Project?
In my previous post on Affordable Housing - A Myth or Reality, I discussed the nitty gritty of Affordable Housing which is a new buzz word in the reality market. Today while going through property section of a newspaper, I observed that although a majority of the ongoing projects are positioned as Affordable Housing Projects, only a handful are indeed so in true sense. It does not cost anything for a builder to tag a project as Affordable Housing Project. Low cost housing is often referred to as Affordable Housing Project by small builders which we will discuss in detail in this post. As a ... Read More
Capital Gain Tax – Short Term Capital Gain
Capital Gain Tax is least understood but most discussed topic. Capital Gain Tax is a vast topic. If i will cover both Short Term Capital Gain Tax and Long Term Capital Gain Tax in a single post then it will be injustice. Indian Tax system is very complex & it is equally difficult to explain it in a simplified manner. In this post, we will cover Short Term Capital Gain Tax and next post will be dedicated to Long Term Capital Gain Tax. To start with basics, lets understand what is Capital Gain. Capital Gain means the profit earned from the sale of Capital Assets like Property, Shares etc. ... Read More
Home Loan Prepayment – 5 Important Points
Home Loan Prepayment is financially beneficial for Home Loan Borrowers. It helps to reduce Interest burden thus overall cost of property. Any type of debt including Home Loan is not good for financial health of an individual. Average Home Loan tenure in India is 8 years which means Home Loan Prepayment is preferred by borrowers to clear off Home Loan. Normally Home Loan Prepayment is done when we receive annual bonus or any exiting investment mature. As i mentioned in my other posts also that Home Loan Interest increase the overall cost of property. Assuming, your current Home Loan ROI is 10% ... Read More
Beware of Hidden ULIP Charges
ULIP Charges and Greed are synonyms for each other. ULIP (Unit Linked Plan) is a perfect case study of How Greed Kills. Greed is always both ways i.e. Banks/Insurance Provider's greed to sell more and Greed of investor for higher returns. ULIP was launched in 1971 but all the mess in ULIP started after private life insurers entered in 2000. ULIP misselling became so rampant that IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) had to step in. IRDA came up with regulations for ULIP to control ULIP charges in September 2010. I still remember that for few ULIP products, large portion of ... Read More
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