{"id":1408,"date":"2013-02-28T17:32:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fundsindia.com\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2019-06-06T20:05:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:35:37","slug":"budget-2013-10-measures-that-can-impact-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundsindia.com\/blog\/personal-finance\/budget-2013-10-measures-that-can-impact-you\/1408","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2013- 10 measures that can impact you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are the budget proposals expected to boost economic growth? I don\u2019t think so, but that story can wait. For retail investors, the budget is a mixed bag. The finance minister has given some \u2013 higher deduction on home loan interest, minor tax rebate on those in the lower tax bracket, tweaking of RGESS, reduction in securities transaction tax and the much expected inflation-indexed bonds. But he has also proposed to take some money away by way of surcharge on the super rich, higher dividend distribution tax for debt funds, change in computation of luxury home value for service tax purpose and so on.
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\nHere are 10 measures both on investments and spending that could have an impact on you:<\/p>\n

WHERE YOU GAIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. RGESS expanded<\/strong>
\nThe budget proposes to provide a fillip to the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme by tweaking the provisions of Section 80CCG, effective 1 April 2013. Investors with a total income of up to Rs 12 lakh (Rs 10 lakh currently) will henceforth be eligible for this scheme, provided they satisfy the criteria of new investor.
\nThe deduction under this scheme will be available for three consecutive years if you invest in the scheme in each of these years. The deduction is currently available only in the first year. More importantly, investors will now have a much wider choice of funds to choose. All listed units of equity-oriented mutual funds will now be eligible for investment under this scheme. But do note that there is no change on the RGESS features such as opening a demat account and so on.<\/p>\n

2. Interest on home loan<\/strong>
\nYou can consider yourself lucky if you are buying a house in 2013-14. Residential property valued less than Rs 40 lakh and with a loan component of less than Rs 25 lakh will enjoy an additional interest deduction of Rs 1 lakh in FY-14. But this must be your first purchase of a property. In case you do not exhaust this amount in FY-14, you can carry the unexhausted amount to the next year. The good news is that this is over above the deduction that you normally get under the income tax act. Learn how to get down payment assistance in South California (by OnQFinancial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Inflation-indexed bonds<\/strong>
\nIf inflation is biting into your budget, inflation-indexed bonds may help you hedge. The Finance Minister has proposed issue of these bonds in the current fiscal in consultation with the RBI. So keep watch for any updates on this.<\/p>\n

4. Reduction in Securities transaction tax<\/strong>
\nYou mutual fund units will now suffer almost nil securities transaction tax. From Rs 25 suffered for every Rs 10,000, it would now be close to nil. See table below for details:<\/p>\n\"stt\"<\/a>\n

But\u2026.
\nCommodity transaction tax introduced<\/strong>
\nIf you are an avid commodity trader, then you may feel a mild pinch in the form of commodity transaction tax of 0.01% on non-agri commodity futures. This segment of the trading market, has for long, not been taxed like the equity derivatives and hence this equitable provision.<\/p>\n

5. Marginal rebate for lower income tax bracket<\/strong>
\nWhile the income tax slabs remain unchanged, you will get a marginal rebate if you are in the Rs 2-5 lakh tax bracket. Rs 2000 is the rebate you will enjoy under Section 87. A rebate is nothing but a deduction from the tax calculated. So if you have an income of Rs 2.2 lakh, then the 10% tax on Rs 20,000 (over and above Rs 2 lakh) is Rs 2000. You will get a deduction of Rs 2000 on this. That means there would be no tax if your income is upto Rs 2.2 lakh. For the others, if your income is less than Rs 5 lakh you will get a maximum deduction of Rs 2,000 on the tax amount.<\/p>\n

6. Life insurance for disabled<\/strong>
\nAny sum received from a life insurance policy (including bonus) is normally exempt if its premium does not exceed 10% of the capital sum assured. But since the policy premium for disabled is often high, this limit has been liked to 15% under Section 10(10D). Similarly, the same criteria will apply for claiming deduction on premium paid for disabled persons under Section 80C. Marginal as this may seem, this will help bring some relief for policies that were earlier disqualified for tax purposes.<\/p>\n

WHERE IT PAINS<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Dividend distribution tax on debt funds<\/strong>
\nCurrently, mutual funds suffer 25% DDT on liquid fund dividends paid and 12.5% on other debt funds. This tax is levied at the AMC\u2019s end but nevertheless pinch the investor in terms of lower NAV. Now, an uniform rate of 25% will be charged on all debt funds.
\nThis is likely to hurt investors using the dividend reinvestment route, especially for less than a year period. With this, any tax advantage of a dividend payout or dividend reinvestment option vis-\u00e0-vis the growth option becomes negligible. The effective date, though, is June 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

8. TDS on property<\/strong>
\nSale of any land or property other than agricultural land will henceforth entail a 1% TDS by the buyer of property whose deal value is over Rs 50 lakh. What will this do? This will essentially create a reporting mechanism for the tax department on property transactions and help curb tax avoidance incidences and also widen the tax base. This amendment is effective June 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

9. Surcharge on super rich<\/strong>
\nIf you have an annual income exceeding Rs 1 crore, a surcharge of 10% will be levied on such income. For instance, if you had an income of Rs 1.1 crore, then you would shell out an additional Rs 30,900. But this pain may be for just a year as the budget proposes it only for FY-14.<\/p>\n

10. Service tax on luxury homes and air-conditioned hotels<\/strong>
\nYou will now pay service tax on any air-conditioned restaurant you go to, to enjoy food. That may well burn a hole in your pocket, if you are a foodie
\nSimilarly, if you are buying an apartment over 2000 sq. ft or over Rs 1 crore in value, you may feel the service tax pain more. Thus far, service tax was paid on 25% of the house value but it will now be increased to 30% of the value of the house (for the above luxury category).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are the budget proposals expected to boost economic growth? I don\u2019t think so, but that story can wait. For retail investors, the budget is a mixed bag. The finance minister has given some \u2013 higher deduction on home loan interest, minor tax rebate on those in the lower tax bracket, tweaking of RGESS, reduction in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,66],"tags":[90,89],"yoast_head":"\nBudget 2013- 10 measures that can impact you<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The impact of Budget 2013 for investors in mutual funds and the general market.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/personal-finance\/budget-2013-10-measures-that-can-impact-you\/1408\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Budget 2013- 10 measures that can 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