5 replies on this article “Clarification needed regarding ELSS Mutual Funds.”

1. Krishna Kishore Appala says:

   April 21, 2012 at 4:39 pm

   Hi All,

   Thanks for the information.

   To add to the question ,

   Yes i am planning to continue investing every year i.e. 36000/- every year.

   So, if DTC comes into effect from next year,

   There is no point in investing 3000 every month and continuing for long term , as it would

   be better to invest in other funds like Franklin Blue chip , HDFC Top 200 , DSPBR Top 100

   Equity to get better returns than elss funds.

   So, please suggest me like

   1) Shall i start SIP in elss funds from next month ?
   or
   2) Wait for next FY and then take a decision based on the DTC announcement ?

   Thanks
   Krishna Kishore Appala

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   1. ashal jauhari says:

      April 21, 2012 at 4:48 pm

      Dear Krishna, Please invest this year for ELSS. For next year, we still have 11 months to wait for implementation of DTC.

      Thanks

      Ashal

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2. ashal jauhari says:

   April 21, 2012 at 4:20 pm

   Dear Krishna, The investments done in ELSS are eligible for tax benefit only in the first year, you do not get any more benefit for the same amount for merely holding for long term. In the 2nd year, if you again invested some amount (12*3000), the same ‘ll be considered for tac benefit in that FY.

   Thanks

   Ashal

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   1. ashal jauhari says:

      April 21, 2012 at 4:21 pm

      Dear Krishna, please read the typo error in the last line as – the same ‘ll be considered for tax benefit in that FY.

      Thanks

      Ashal

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3. Ramprakash says:

   April 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

   Well to answer your question, it depends what you originally meant by “want to continue for 7 years”. If you mean to say that invest 3k every month only for the first year and that amount will remain invested for 7 years… then you will get 80c benefit only for that one year. But if you meant to say that you will keep investing 36k (3k * 12) every year for 7 years then yes, you will get 80c benefit for all the 7 years, provided the tax laws remain same which are today.
   But there are good chances that DTC will come into effect next year. And if that happens, then ELSS will no longer enjoy the benefit of 80c. So it looks like this could be the last year to take benefit of ELSS. And may I understand why do you want to invest in ELSS for 7 years. If 80c is not a concern, you should invest in a good long term equity fund.

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