Capital
Gain be saved Under Sec 54EC or Sec 54F, if the land or property sold is
non agriculture. We deal in such bonds which qualify for Sec 54EC Bonds.
- Tax can be saved under Section 54 EC by investing in bonds
- Tax can be saved under Section 54 F by investment in New residential
house
To
claim Section 54 EC following conditions is to be satisfied.
- Long Term Capital Asset Long term assets means any capital asset
held by assessed for more than 3 Years.
- If assessed has sold the Long term capital asset during the previous
year and made a long term capital gain then he can invest money of
capital gain in Capital gain bonds and can save tax on long term
capital gain.
- Assessed here means all type of assesses, like individual, firm
company etc.
- Amount to be invested in bonds is only capital gain not net
consideration received on sale of long term capital asset
- Amount exempted under this section will be amount of capital gain or
amount invested in capital gain bond which ever is lower maximum up to
50Lakh(see note below)
- These Bonds Maturity Period is Three years
- Capital gain bonds eligible under this section are now can be issued
only by REC or NABARD
- Bonds can not be pledged ,sold transfer before completion of three
year from purchase of bonds ,and in case its transferred then amount
capital gain exempted on investment in these bonds will be made
taxable in that previous year as Long term capital gain .
- Amount of capital gain should be invested in Capital gain bond
within 6 Month from date of transfer/sale of capital asset .
One
more good news for you that 50 lakh Limit is for each financial year .As
your six month limit is fall in two different Financial years so you can
save 50 lakh in fy 2008-09 and 50 lakh in 2009-10.so one can save upto
maximum of one crore of capital gain u/s 54EC. |