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Investing in realty? Terrific tax benefit
Real estate, or property, is one of the one of the major asset classes people the world over invest in. Such real estate could be residential house property, whether self-occupied or let out, commercial property, whether used for one's own business or profession or meant for letting out, farm house, agricultural, urban and rural lands, and so on. Through proper planning it is possible to save a great deal of tax on real estate investments -- on income and on capital gains.
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How to select a tax-saving fund
With less than 6 months left for the close of the financial year, smart investors would have commenced their annual tax planning. Tax-saving funds (also referred to as equity linked savings schemes -- ELSS) are popular avenues among risk-taking investors. Apart from providing benefits under Section 80C (investments in tax-saving funds are eligible for deduction from gross total income), tax-saving funds offer investor opportunity to invest as per their risk appetite.
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'Risk of a US recession high, India to be hit'
Stephen S Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, warned that Asia and India will be hit hard due to a likely recession in the US in 2008, saying "if US sneezes, Asia will catch a cold." Predicting a significant correction in emerging market equities, which would also not spare the fast rising Indian stock markets, Roach, who is regarded as one of the Wall Street's most influential economists, said he did not believe in the global de-coupling theories.
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