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RBI Cracking Down on P2P Credit Card Transactions (Rent)

Abhishek012

TF Pioneer
I don't think RBI or Govt is bothered about indebtness of households. In fact it is the other way around. The policy seems to be to discourage saving and to encourage spending everything we get and some more. And that too via UPI, in that way all bank account get emptied seamlessly and the money stays circulating in the system.
Sab apna apna dimag lagaye ja raha hai but genuine reason pe koi baat nahi karta hai.

Aur mere batane se kya faida hoga, log apna dimag lagayega he. Toh rahene dete hai.
 

Zacobite

TF Ace
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So the rent payment party too will soon come to an end. RBI is tightening the screws on the credit card business and especially on VISA/MasterCard from all ends.

Yes.. they want to get to the bottom of where this cash is being used...? so anywhere there is any possible credit to cash transaction they are clamping down hard...
 

Vasuki

TF Pioneer
Contributor
RML Group
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sidp

TF Ace
Sarkari babus from Du University from history subject taking Decision on restrictions of Ai & web 3 ..
Going after crypto was a good move. If anything they were little late. They can't be responsible for things that they can't control. As financial stability is responsibility of rbi( & govt) and public will always hold them accountable, it was the right move.

The only issue I find double taxation, while putting money and again while taking out. So you end up paying tax even when you make a loss.

Upsc is curse left by British
True. I would like all bureaucrats be replaced by qualified consultants (ca/mba). It will be much more efficient and save a lot of tax money. But it won't happen because of politics.
 

sidp

TF Ace
You can pay your parents rent if the house is under their name and if they disclose the rent income. So if they are already at 30%tax bracket , they'll also pay 30% tax on rent income.

You can also gift your relatives. There is limit of course. For senior citizen parents/in-laws it is 3Lpa for super senior(>80yr) it is 5L. There is no yearly limit to gift to wife but experts advise to keep daily limit<2L just to be cautious as there is a daily limit of cash gift of 2L. So if you are in 30% tax bracket and your wife is home maker. You can move your investment in her name. All income of that investment is taxable according to tax slab. So if you send 80L and she earns 8L interest on it. She will pay tax just like anyone earning 8L even if she is homemaker and principal amount was a gift.

But there are other problem associated with this. If you buy a house/land. You should file a benami property transactions. Which will state even though asset is in her name, you are rightful owner. In case of divorce, she can't say it's her asset. But same is harder to prove in case of cash/jewellery which is considered "streedhan". May be with bullion or gold coin you can, but not with a necklace.
 
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catcat

TF Select
You can pay your parents rent if the house is under their name and if they disclose the rent income. So if they are already at 30%tax bracket , they'll also pay 30% tax on rent income.

You can also gift your relatives. There is limit of course. For senior citizen parents/in-laws it is 3Lpa for super senior(>80yr) it is 5L. There is no yearly limit to gift to wife but experts advise to keep daily limit<2L just to be cautious as there is a daily limit of cash gift of 2L. So if you are in 30% tax bracket and your wife is home maker. You can move your investment in her name. All income of that investment is taxable according to tax slab. So if you send 80L and she earns 8L interest on it. She will pay tax just like anyone earning 8L even if she is homemaker and principal amount was a gift.

But there are other problem associated with this. If you buy a house/land. You should file a benami property transactions. Which will state even though asset is in her name, you are rightful owner. In case of divorce, she can't say it's her asset. But same is harder to prove in case of cash/jewellery which is considered "streedhan". May be with bullion or gold coin you can, but not with a necklace.

Reg. rent, factor in the fact that there's a 30% standard deduction. So even if parents are in 30%, they get taxed at 21.xx%.

Gifting to parents should be fine, but gifting to spouse attacts clubbing provisions, which has been discussed on other threads.
 

catcat

TF Select
The first casualty... Though if one nitpicks, non-accrual of points for rent payment is nothing new, though the timing is suspicious. Wonder if rent will still qualify for milestones.

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We thank you for your continued patronage and hope that you are having a pleasant and rewarding experience using your credit card.

At SBI Card, we are truly committed towards building relationship based on trust and transparency. With this endeavor, we are sending across this communication to inform you about important update regarding your card.

Please note:

Accrual of Reward Points on Rent Payment transactions with Air India SBI Signature Card will be discontinued, with effect from 15 April 2024.

Rent Payment transactions shall be identified under Merchant Category Code (MCC) 6513, on best effort basis. The MCCs are defined by the network partners and are subject to change basis their discretion and such changes shall be implemented basis communication from the networks without any requirement for intimation/information to the customers.

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