Whilst you pay tax on any rental profit you make, you are eligible to claim tax deductions related to the expenses you incur whilst owning and maintaining any investment properties. By claiming the available tax deductions, you can reduce your rental profit and ultimately reduce your taxable income.
Tax Benefits of Investing in Mutual Funds
| Nature of Profits / Income | Equity Funds Taxation |
|---|---|
| Short term capital gains | 15% + 4% cess = 15.60% |
| Long term capital gains | 10% + 4% cess = 10.40% (if the long term gain exceeds Rs 1 Lakh) |
| Dividend distribution tax | 10% + 12% surcharge + 4% cess = 11.648% |
Generally, any profit you make on the sale of a stock is taxable at either 0%, 15% or 20% if you held the shares for more than a year or at your ordinary tax rate if you held the shares for less than a year. Also, any dividends you receive from a stock are usually taxable.
Stock market gains or losses do not have an impact on your taxes as long as you own the shares. It's when you sell the stock that you realize a capital gain or loss. The amount of gain or loss is equal to the net proceeds of the sale minus the cost basis.
Some of the most important direct taxes are the income tax, corporate tax, capital gains tax, property tax, entitlement tax and such. Indirect Taxes: The other form of taxes are not levied directly on a taxpayer's income but rather indirectly when they avail or purchase goods and services.
Tax systems in the U.S. fall into three main categories: Regressive, proportional, and progressive.
Dividends received from funds are exempted from tax. While the fund house pays Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) of 28.84% for mutual funds.
Short-term capital gains (STCG) on equity fund unit redemption are taxable at a rate of 15%. Long-term capital gains (LTCG) are tax-free on equity funds up to Rs 1 lakh. However, LTCG on the redemption of the equity fund exceeding Rs 1 lakh is taxable at a rate of 10 percent without indexation advantage.
Short-term capital gains are gains from the sale of capital assets held for 12 months or less and are taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Long-term capital gains are gains from the sale of capital assets held for more than 12 months and are currently subject to a federal long-term capital gains tax rate of up to 20%.
If you made a gain when you sold, you must declare and pay taxes on the stock. Outside of the limits placed on rebuying shares in the tax rules, you can buy the shares back at any time.
Five Ways to Minimize or Avoid Capital Gains Tax
If you don't report the cost basis, the IRS just assumes that the basis is $0 and so the stock's sale proceeds are fully taxable, maybe even at a higher short-term rate. The IRS may think you owe thousands or even tens of thousands more in taxes and wonder why you haven't paid up.
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