New Budget. Old interest rates!

ell, all is not changed.

Some crucial areas regarding taxation matters have been left untouched in the Budget this year.

Here they are:

Capital gains rate

When you sell an asset (house, land, shares, mutual fund units, gold, debentures, bonds) that you own, you will need to pay a tax on the profit. This is called capital gain.

There are two broad categories to capital gain:

i. Shares, equity based mutual funds, balanced funds having 50% or more of their portfolio in equity.

If you sell within 12 months from the date of purchase, it is short-term capital gain. You will be charged 10% of the profit as tax.

If you sell after 12 months from the date of purchase, it is long-term capital gain. No tax.

ii. Any asset other than the ones mentioned above.

If you sell them within 36 months from the date of purchase, it is short-term capital gain. This profit is added to your total income. Depending on which tax bracket you fall under, you will be taxed.

If you sell after 36 months from the date at which you bought it, it is long-term capital gain. Long-term capital gain is calculated taking the cost inflation index into account. And then, 20% is the tax levied on that amount. This amount will be less than your actual profit because the effect of inflation has been taken into account.

• All you wanted to know about capital gain

Return on small savings

Public Provident Fund
8% pa

National Savings Certificate
8% pa

Kisan Vikas Patra
Double your investment in 8 years and 7 months.

Post Office Monthly Income Scheme
8% pa and a 10% bonus on the principal amount deposited after six years.

Post Office Time Deposits
6.25% pa (1 year), 6.5% pa (2 years), 7.25% pa (3 years), 7.5% pa (5 years)

The six deductions

i. Interest paid on home loans for a self-occupied home. You can claim the deduction on interest paid up to Rs 150,000 or the actual interest amount, whichever is lower.

ii. Section 80D - Medical insurance premium you pay for yourself, your spouse, dependent parents and children.

iii. Section 80 DD - Specified expenditure on a disabled dependent.

iv. Section 80 DD - Medical treatment and expenses incurred either for yourself or a dependent.

v. Section 80 E - Deduction for interest on education loans.

vi. Section 80 U - Deduction to a person with a disability.

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