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Written for property owners and NRIs, citing the Income-tax Act 2025 and Rules 2026 with the former section numbers in brackets. Subscribe via RSS.
Capital gains
Gift and Inherited Property Valuation in India
India has no estate duty and no gift tax on the giver. What a valuation is really for when property is gifted or inherited, and when it saves you tax.
15 September 2026
Fair Market Value as on 1 April 2001 (FMV 2001)
How registered valuers establish fair market value as on 1 April 2001 for capital gains, the evidence required, and why assessing officers reject estimates.
6 September 2026
Basics
Home Loan Property Valuation: What Banks Look For
Why banks value property before sanctioning a home loan, market versus realisable value, loan-to-value limits, and what to do if the figure comes in low.
15 September 2026
Property Valuation Certificate: How to Get One
What a property valuation certificate is, who can sign one, the documents to send, what it costs and how long it takes, in India or from abroad.
6 September 2026
Property Valuation Methods in India, Explained
The three ways Indian property is valued: comparable sales, land plus depreciated cost, and rental capitalisation, and when each one is appropriate.
6 September 2026
Regulation
IBBI Registered Valuer: When You Need One
What an IBBI Registered Valuer is, the three asset classes, how to verify a registration number, and when you need one instead of an income-tax valuer.
15 September 2026
Form 170 Valuation Report: What It Must Contain
The contents a registered valuer's report must carry under the Income-tax Rules 2026, section by section, and the omissions that get reports rejected.
6 September 2026
Registered Valuer in India: Section 514 Explained
What changed for government approved valuers in 2026: Section 514, Form 169 registration, Form 170 reports and the 30 September re-registration deadline.
6 September 2026
NRI
Forms 145 and 146: Repatriating Sale Proceeds
How NRIs repatriate Indian property sale proceeds: Forms 145 and 146 (formerly 15CA and 15CB), the CA's role, and the USD 1 million yearly NRO limit.
6 September 2026
Lower Deduction Certificate for NRIs (Form 13)
How NRIs cut 20%+ TDS on an Indian property sale using a lower deduction certificate under Section 397 in Form 13, with the valuation it rests on.
6 September 2026
TDS on NRI Property Sale: the 2026 Rules
TDS on an NRI property sale under Section 393(2) (formerly 195): the rate, how it is computed on full consideration, and how to reduce it lawfully.
6 September 2026
Verification
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