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POSTED BY ON April 10, 2014 11:47 am COMMENTS (11)
We want to sell 2 smaller flats and purchase a bigger flat. The flat we wish to purchase is second hand. I wish to know
1) Can the proceeds of sale of 2 flats be invested into a single purchase as mentioned above. what is the implication on Capital Gains Tax. sec 54 of IT act.
2) Does the Sec 54 allow investment of the gains only on a new construction or can we purchase a second hand flat also.
Regards
Sudha
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Ashal
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Sudha
Dear Sudha, the date of first receipt for your payment or any agreement between you and your builder is the date of your rights on property. Hence CG calculation should be started from this date. As your payment s are spread out over 3 FY, you need to calculate your CG on each payment date.
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Ashal
Dear Ashal,
Thanks and more questions for you.
1 What is treated as date of purchase – date of registration or the date of final payment and taking possession. Normally the UDS is regd and it may take even more than a year for final payment and taking possession. In our case we regd the property in 2003 but the final payment and possession is happened only in 2006.
2 How will Capital gain be treated when it is a joint property. The sale deed mentions both husband and my name- no share is indicated. The loan was also a joint loan .
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sudha
Dear Sudha, my pleasure. Please keep asking.
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Ashal
Thanks a lot. Thanks for the clear concise replies and the patience in answering the queries.
Regards
Sudha
Dear Sudha, the section 54EC bonds are to be redeemed after initial holding period of 3Y. the basic amount is tax free now but the interest received in these 3Ys is taxable.
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Ashal
Dear Ashal,
Thanks a lot for the clarification. Sorry I did not acknowledge earlier.
What abt the bonds, can we redeem the investment after 3 yrs ( without ny tax implications )
Regards
Sudha
Dear Sudha, if you are constructing a house, of course it ‘ll be a new house but if you are purchasing a ready built house, it can be 2nd hand property also. No issue on that part. As one of the house was under home loan since 2002, no problem to sell it now. Interesting thing is you can avail interest benefit for April 2014 month also. 🙂
Thanks
Ashal
Dear Mr Ashalanshu,
Thanks a lot.
Sorry to ask you more questions. But IT seems very confusing.
1) My question on whether we can invest in a second hand property was because in Sec 54 it states “new residential house ” constructed within 3 years, or purchased 1 year before or 2 years after the date of transfer.
2) if I do not invest again in real estate , then we can invest in bonds issued by the Rural Electrification Corporation and the National Highways Authority of India.
a)This needs to be done within 6 months of sale and IT needs to be duly notified
b) can we sell/ redeem these bonds after 3 yrs.
c) We can invest in such bonds only to the maximum of Rs50 lacs.
d) Only the capital gain needs to be invested and not the entire sale proceeds.
3) One of the properties we are selling was under Housing loan . Loan availed in jan 2002 and closed in April 2014. I have claimed 80c relief and relief for interest until March 2014. Will this in any way impact the tax workings on sale of property.
Thanks in advance and apologies for so many queries.
Regards
Sudha
Dear Sudha, let me try to answer your queries.
1. Yes, you can adjust your capital gains from 2 properties against a single property.
2. You can purchase new as well as old unit. No restriction on that.
Thanks
Ashal