14 May 2014
Can anyone pls help in solving this query on long term cap gain
House property 1 purchase : May 2007 Cost of property : approx 20 lacs Planning to sell in June 2014 Market value of property 7216000 Approximate sale price of property will be 9000000
Planning to repay the loan of another property 2purchased in February 2013
Query: can housing loan on property 2be repaid. How much will be long term capital gain. Will there be any benefit of section 54
15 May 2014
you need to calculate the indexed cost and reduce the same from the sale consideration to arrive at the tax liability.
since the house purchased more than a year ago, no exemption can be claimed against this property purchased in February 2013. You need to purchase an additional property to claim exemption under section 54.