05 August 2011
A senior citizen female B'lore widow has sold Residential property for 70lakhs as per registration on30-05-2011. The site was purchased in 1973 n constructed on 1977 by her husband after the expiry of her husband the house transfered to his wife name in 2004.
1)From which year we have to calculate cost of house as per index.
2)is she haas to pay capital gain, she wants to purchase residential property. up to what rate she has to purchase that to avoid capital gain tax.
3)Which amount we have to deposit as capital gain in bank up to purchase a house what documents bank require to open this.
4)whhat is the proceeger to withdraw capital gain amount from bank.
5)what is the formalities with I T Dept to file the same.
05 August 2011
1)From which year we have to calculate cost of house as per index. Reply- Indexation will be taken from 2004 i.e. from the year since the assessee became owner.
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2)is she haas to pay capital gain, she wants to purchase residential property. up to what rate she has to purchase that to avoid capital gain tax.
Reply- The market value as on 1.4.1981 is required to be obtained from an Approved Registered Valuer. The same value or the actual cost incurred by husband (in case known) which ever is higher will be taken as Cost of the house for the purpose of indexation.
Suppose Value on 1.4.1981 is 2 lakh then Indexed cost of acquisiton will be
(2.00 LAc x 785)/Cost Inflation Index of the F.year 2004-05 or 2003-04 as the case may be.
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4)what is the proceeger to withdraw capital gain amount from bank.
Reply- In capital Gains Savings Account you will be issued by the nationalised bank ,a cheque book from which you can withdraw the amount for the purpose of construction.
Any unutilised amount has to be deposited back.
The duration is 2 years for purchase of a house and 3 years for construction of house. By this time if the amount of CG A/c has not been utilised, the unutilised amount will be treated as LTCG and taxed in that year.
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5)what is the formalities with I T Dept to file the same.
Reply- Just ensure at your end, whether the amount has been utilised for acquiring a new asset or unutilised amount is deposited in the Capital gains A/c till 31.07.2012.
If every thing is OK you can claim exemption in the return of AY 2012-13. In the return exemption can be claimed as if new asset has been acquired.