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Asked by Anonymous - Feb 18, 2025Hindi

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Dear sir, I got ancestral property registered in 2000 with a document value of rupees 5000.00. In 2025 , this land property is sold with document value for rupees 12,15,000.00. What will be Long time capital gain and LTCG tax. What amount I should invest in 54CE bonds for exemption of LTCG tax. Thanks

Ans: 01. In your case, LTCG shall be Rs.12,10,000.00 (without Indexation) & Rs.11,96,850.00 (with Indexation).
02. You may go for Capital Gain bonds for Rs.12,00,000.00 to save your LTCG tax.
03. Please note that if your income from other sources is less than Rs.3,00,000.00, then your LTCG can be adjusted to some extent (to the extent of shortfall of your income from Rs.3,00,000.00).
Most welcome for any further clarifications. Thanks.

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I got ancestral property registered in 2000 with a document value of rupees 5000.00. In 2025 , this land property is sold with document value for rupees 12,15,000.00. What will be Long time capital gain and LTCG tax. What amount I should invest in 54CE bonds for exemption of LTCG tax. Thanks

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