Archive for June, 2009
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
New Happy Home Loan is scheme for Home Loan by State Bank of India. Disbursement of home loan under this scheme has grown at Rs 1500 crore a month. Since the scheme was announced bank had monthly disbursement of Rs 1100 crore in first two month and current growth is Rs 400 crore more than earlier.
Till March Bank had sanctioned Rs 2,348 crore. Subsequently bank is sanctioning Rs 1500 crore every month under “New Happy Home Loan” scheme. SBI had announced 8 per cent home loan for first one year in the first week of February. In second year rate will be applicable with prevailing rate.
The rate was lowest so far in the industry and the bank’s move was to stimulate demand for home loan when home buyers postpone their purchasing decisions and economic uncertainty. The scheme has been extended till September.
SBI claims to have highest growth in last fiscal in its home loan portfolio. In the same period bank market grew to 19.74 per cent from earlier market of 17.48 percent. There was 21 per cent increase last fiscal of Rs 54,063 from Rs 44, 626 in previous fiscal. Bank offers various other schemes which will be valid till the month end. One of the schemes is 9.25 per cent fixed interest for five years on home loans between Rs 5 lakh and 20 lakh. Interest rate will be reset every five years from the date of disbursement of first installment. The rate was 8.5 per cent fixed for every five years on home loans less than Rs 5 lakhs and rate will be reset every five years from the date of disbursement of first installment.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Government is considering to re-introduce “Saral” form filing Income Tax return. Saral form was discontinued in 2007-08. If “Saral” form is re-introduced, individuals having only interest income and salary can file the Income Tax returns easily.
Currently tax payers are using ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3 and ITR-4 for filing returns. Salaried person or tax payers will have PAN card. PAN card has all details of income stream and tax payer. Saral form will make filing of Income Tax Return simple and easy for individual tax payers.
Under TDS, employer deducts tax from monthly salary of his employee and deposits the same with government. Banks will deduct tax from interest before crediting into the account. The bank will have to deposit the same with government. While depositing the tax, bank and employee must file returns showing the details of tax collected and income of employee. Saral form was discontinued by department, and introduced new series of forms for IT returns.
Form Nos. 16, 16A and 27D have been amended. These amended forms call for some additional information like, ‘TDS Certificate Number’, ‘TDS Unique Transaction Number (UTN)’ and ‘Status of Validation of PAN by Income-tax Department. Unique Transaction Number (UTN) has made mandatory for filing returns. Department has asked assesses to quote the UTN whose tax is deducted at source. Assesses must ensure that the deductor and the collector have provided them with separate UTNs in respect of each TDS and TCS transaction.
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New TDS Provisions applicable from Ist July, 2009
TDS assessees need to quote unique number in I-T return
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
In new block period, tax payers will get tax-paid only after the realization of cheque. According to BBMP, cheques submitted by the tax payers in current block period nearly 13,000 cheques had problems. Out of these, 6,000 cheques had no date or even payee name on the cheque. The tax-payers were traced by using contact detail available on the cheque. Out of 8000 cheques received, 4000 cheques are yet to be encashed.
The new block period tax starts from July 1st. Property owner’s can start paying their property tax online from this July 1st. BBMP will introduce system of giving tax-paid receipt only after realization of cheque from new block period. Since many people use tax-paid receipt for rebate on income-tax, BBMP may write to the Income Tax department, asking it to decline exemption to defaulters till their cheques are encashed.
June 30, is last date for filing returns for current block period (2008-09). One day is left to pay the second half year installment without 2% penal interest and last day for filing revised returns. BBMP has also issued a notification to occupiers of tenant property to ensure prompt payment. BBMP is planning to have separate windows for collecting tax and revised returns, anticipating the response in past few days.
Tax Dates
- June 30: Last day for filing property tax 2008-09 and filing revised returns for those tax payers who made mistake in filing the returns.
- July1: Tax payers can start paying property tax for 2009-10 online or at citizen center.
- July 30: Last date to avail 5% rebate for tax paid in full
- August 30: Last date to pay tax for the whole year or the first half-year installment without penalty (at 2% interest per month).
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Global slowdown had led all industries to look towards government for help and packages to regain the market situation. Real estate sector is one of the industries which look Union Budget with hopes and expectation. Real estate industry expects some tax concession and packages to boost the industry.
Developers and builders expect reintroduction of section 80-IB (10) of income tax Act. The section was lapsed on March 31, 2007. If the provision reintroduced, builders will be encouraged to build small sized apartments. As per this section there was exemption from income tax on profit made by developers in constructing houses of less than 1000 sqft in Mumbai and Delhi, and less than 1500 sqft in other cities.
There is huge demand for small sized apartment. There is urgent need to boost the industry by restoring fiscal concession or restoration of section 80-IB (10). Developers and builders feel this measure will encourage builders towards construction of small sized housing or apartment and lowering the price of small residential units.
Stable government has played vital role in getting hopes and confidence of property buyers, investors and Realtors. Industry experts feel government is on right track by considering the hiking of income-tax exemption available for interest payment on home loans. Home buyers and investors expect the government will increase the income tax exemption slab for interest payment on home loans from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. The Budget should free the rental income yielded by commercial premises from service tax.
Every industry is expecting government for help and stimulus packages to regain the market situation and come out from the current situation. Real estate sector looks union budget as an opportunity where government will offer packages to boost the industry.
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The demand for loans will increase and loans to become cheaper for borrowers. SBI announced revised Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) down by 50 basis points effective from June 29, 2009. SBI country’s largest lender slashed its BPLR to 11.75 per cent.
SBI reduced its BPLR in January 1, 2009 by 75 points and currently BPLR stands at 12.25 per cent. Decision of SBI will influence other lender to cut down their rate and home loans, car loans and other loans to become cheaper for borrowers.
SBI had reduced deposit rate by 25 points across all maturities to bring down the cost of funds. SBI rate cut comes within a fortnight of Finance Minister asking state owned banks to soften rates.
The rate of deposit for 1000 days tenure was reduced from 7.75 to 7.50 per cent, for deposit 2 years or less than 1000 days the rate was cut from 7.50 to 7.25 per cent. The rate for deposit from 1 year to less than 2 years was reduced from 7.25 to 7 per cent and the deposit for tenure of 181 days and less than one year the rate is 6.25 against 6.50 per cent.
SBI informed the Bombay Stock Exchange, BPLR was revised down 50 basis points and this will be effect from June 29. The new rate for BPLR will be 11.75 per cent against current rate of 12.25 per cent.
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Bangalore citizen can call BBMP to register complaints and civic disputes 24/7. BBMP has setup Control room which consists of a wireless network which is spread over the entire BBMP. It covers the entire eight zones under BBMP jurisdiction.
About 650 officials have been provided with wireless sets by which they can communicate with the control room and with other officers in their respective zones. Some officers above a certain rank have also been provided with mobile sets connected to their vehicles. The focus is on the response time that the field officers take to address public grievances.
The control room has established a 24/7 grievance redressal system for the public. Citizen can call 22660000 and register their complaints on day to day civic issues.
Reference:
www.deccanchronicle.com
www.hindu.com
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) made it mandatory for large apartments to have Solid Waste Management (SWM) units for getting clearance. KSPCB has forced to make it mandatory due to inefficient waste management of BBMP and BBMP’s empathy towards proper waste management.
Citing the example of Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore Golf club and Bangalore club, KSPCB said on-site waste management plant will have equipments to manage waste. It is estimated solid waste management plants in Bangalore can handle solid waste of over 3400 tonnes per day but only around 1200 tonnes is reached to the plant, the rest is dumped improperly by roadside, tank beds and empty sites.
The Mandur plant, where the BBMP has leased 135 acres, has a capacity of 1,000 tonnes. However, it receives only 250-300 tonnes per day. The Mavalipura plant also has a 1,000-tonne capacity, but receives just 100 tonnes. However, the Doddaballapura plant, which has a 1,000-tonne capacity doesn’t receive even a single truckload of garbage.
A few builders or developers have already installed this on their premises and effectively managing solid waste generated from their apartments. The organic manure manufactured from unit is collected by farmers and nursery in and around the apartment. Some apartments grow vegetables in apartment using the organic manure from these units.
Solid waste management plant will lessen the burden of BBMP and helps to manage solid waste effectively in the city. KSPCB has made mandatory for large apartments to have their own solid waste management unit for getting clearance from pollution board.
Reference:
Waste Disposal Units A Must In Apartments
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Stamp duty on General Power of Attorney (GPA) based documents has been reduced by state government to 6 per cent. An ordinance promulgated on June 4, Stamp duty for GPA-based document was reduced along with cut down in stamp duty for first sale of apartments.
Union government has asked state government to reduce stamp duty to bring uniformity across the country. The buyers will have to pay stamp duty 6 per cent and 10 per cent cess on stamp duty and depending on the place of transaction additional duty on stamp duty and a surcharge will be imposed. A stamp duty of 6.72 to 6.78 per cent will be levied on transaction which includes surcharge, additional duty and infrastructure cess.
Reduction on stamp duty for GPA-executed sales deed will benefit to property buyers in urban area when comparing with rural area property buyers. Normally transaction of GPA-executed sales deed is found in urban areas such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore and other urban areas. In urban areas GPA executed sales deed could amount 5 per cent of total transaction and it is around 1 per cent in rural areas.
If the transaction is in corporation limit, surcharge and additional duty of 2 per cent on stamp duty will be levied on transaction and the transaction in gram panchayat limit such transaction will levy 3 per cent on stamp duty.
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Stamp duty cut on sale deed executed by GPA
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Shobha Developers Bangalore received approval to raise its share capital to Rs 1500 Crore. The company got approval from shareholders at its shareholders meeting hike Foreign Institutional Investors limit to around 100% of company’s equity share capital.
Shobha Developers said that on shareholders meeting company received approval from shareholders to raise Rs 1500 crore from domestic and international market. Company will also hike Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) limit to 100%. The company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The company would raise capital to Rs 1500 crore from International market by issuing shares through American Depository Receipts, Global Depository Receipts and from domestic routes through warrants and debentures.
Further, the company will increase the FII investment limit in the company to 100% of the paid-up capital, provided the equity shareholding of each FII shall not exceed 10% of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company.
Reference:
sobha developers gets shareholders nod to raise rs1500 crore
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Real estate market in India has seen decline in property price for several month which attracted home buyers and investors towards real estate industry. In last few months there was a rise in demand for property and market trend favored buyers by cut down in registration cost, lowering rate of interest for home loans, builders offering property at attractive price.
That is stage is over and now property buyers can see rise in price of property. For builders liquidity position has eased, the cash flows have improved and they have cleared off existing inventories. The rise in property price depends on market trend and builders. If there is more demand for property, builders will increase the price of property. When checking the market trend and builders history, there was no increase in price for last 15-18 months. Builders had lowered prices when they were in trouble, now there is a good possibility of rise in price.
Builders regained confidence and enthusiasm that stable government will lead to improvement in economic condition. Builders can raise fund either by loans or through equity or QIP. The housing companies have seen growth pick up from the end of February. The growth for LIC housing Finance is mostly from retail finance.
In short, people cannot expect a further fall in property price. Builders will raise property price depending or market trend and demand for property. Buyers can get best from current market price where banks offer loans at affordable rates.
Reference:
The Hindu Business Line
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