• Mutual fund investment being a State Govt employee.

I am a 27 years old State Govt employee and investing in sip of Rs. 2000 in SBI MF and Rs.1000 in L&T MF. 
My monthly Basic pay including Grade pay is Rs.36800 INR (J.E Group-C employee).
Now my question is- 
 1.As per CCS rule is it legal to invest in mutul fund as I am investing?
2.If legal then how much can I invest in mutual fund per annum according to my present income or Rank?
3. How can I disclose those mutual fund to my Deptt. And to the Income tax Deptt.(ITR form which one ITR 1,2,3)?

Please please show me the proper way to invest and disclose to my Deptt and IT so that in future I would not get any trouble in capital gains or from IT deptt.


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Asked 6 years ago in Taxation

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Employees need to send an intimation if total transactions in shares, securities, debentures, mutual funds scheme and the like exceeds six months' basic pay during a calendar year.

2)According to the earlier rules, Group 'A' and 'B' officers were to disclose such details if the total transaction in shares, securities, debentures or mutual fund schemes etc. exceeded Rs 50,000 during the calendar year.

 

3) The upper limit was Rs 25,000 for those working in Group 'C' and 'D'.

4) The government has now decided that all government employees need to send an intimation if total transactions in shares, securities, debentures, mutual funds scheme and the like exceeds six months' basic pay during the calendar year, the ministry sai

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Service rules say no government servant shall speculate in any stock, share or other investment.

It has also been explained in the service rules that frequent purchase or sale or both, of share, securities or others investments shall be deemed to be speculation.

2) But, the occasional investments made through stock brokers or other persons duly authorized and licensed or who have obtained a certificate of registration under the relevant laws is allowed in this rule," the Personnel Ministry said.

The move to revise the monetary limit may have been necessitated after government employees' salary hike following the recommendation of seventh central pay commission, officials said.

 

3) as far as ITR consult a local CA 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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There is no limit in savings in MF. 

You have to disclose all your savings and property in property return form and to submit to your employer and also in your income tax return.

 

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
2837 Answers
14 Consultations

You can invest in SIP and show the same in investment of 1.5 lakhs deduction. There is no bar. 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34515 Answers
249 Consultations

1. Yes you can invest in Mutual Fund.

2. There is no bar as such.

3. The CA will file your income tax accordingly. You may approach the CA who will help you in filing appropriate forms.

 

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Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18103 Answers
377 Consultations

1. There is no legal infirmity for a government employee to invest in mutual funds out of his salary income savings amount, in fact government itself is encouraging such savings hence you do not have to be worried on that count.

2. You can invest any amount you can afford after meeting your expenses out of your salary income towrds savings through mutual fund, there is no restriction, dont be misguided by any rumours.

3. You can show the investment and savings element in your ITR every year, in which the details of mutual fund investments also can be reflected.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89981 Answers
2492 Consultations

You will be filing your ITR through your auditor only, you may inform him the details who will take care of all such issues.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2492 Consultations

according to the rules, government servants need to report any transaction in respect of movable property either in their own name or in the name of a member of their family if the value of the property exceeds two months' basic pay.This needs to be done within one month from the date of the transaction.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
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Profits arising from the sale of capital assets like mutual funds, stocks, gold and immovable property (house or land) are capital gains. Taxpayers have to report capital gains in schedule CG of the ITR forms.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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1. As per Central Civil Services conduct rules , A government employee can invest in shares , debentures and mutual funds , but cannot speculate in any form. 

2. There is no limit on investing in mutual fund , but as per rule , all government employees need to send an intimation if total transactions in shares, securities, debentures, mutual funds scheme exceeds six months' basic pay during the calendar year.

3.If, you are investing maximum amount in the mutual fund etc, then you should to take help of a C.A. for disclosing the same as per rule. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
15814 Answers
242 Consultations

Yes it is legal to invest in mutual funds for future savings.

It depends on your financial capacity that what amount you can invest in MF's. 

You have to disclose MF's when you gain profit while closing your fund in column of income from investments

 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10686 Answers
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1. Yes it is legal to invest , you cannot participate in frequent trading that is purchase and sale though you can invest.

2. You can invest as per your income and you have to reflect same in your income tax statements and filings.

3. In ITR one in other income.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

No you won't get any notice.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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