Real estate, or property, is one of the one of the major asset classes people the world over invest in. Such real estate could be residential house property, whether self-occupied or let out, commercial property, whether used for one's own business or profession or meant for letting out, farm house, agricultural, urban and rural lands, and so on. Through proper planning it is possible to save a great deal of tax on real estate investments -- on income and on capital gains.
Under the provisions of Section 56(2)(vi) certain gifts are liable to income tax as "income from other sources". However, this provision is applicable only for individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs).
The biggest tax advantage of investing in mutual funds is that the entire income received by investors is fully exempt from income tax.
There will be zero Income Tax on income of Rs. 11.20 lakh (Rs 1.12 million). Impossible? No, it isn't.
The object of AIR is to identify large financial transactions in respect of certain items.
Here are some of the important items of income, which are fully exempt from income tax and which can be utilised by a resident individual Indian assessee for the purpose of tax planning.
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