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Exit Load

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What is Exit Load?

We invest in Mutual funds with a long term investment perspective.

The fund manager too invests our money into securities that have long term growth prospects.

However, if we exit the scheme before the intended duration, it will force the fund manager to sell the underlying securities before they actually grow.

So, the concept of Exit Load was introduced where by an investor is forced to pay a penalty, sort of, if he does not stay invested for the minimum duration of the scheme.

How much will be the Exit Load?

The Exit Load will depend on the type of scheme and differs from one scheme to another.

For example, a liquid fund scheme was designed to give high liquidity of funds. So, you can invest today and sell tomorrow. So, they generally do not have any exit load.

Similarly, a bond fund or a short-term debt fund carries a 1% exit load if redeemed or switched out before one year.

For most equity-oriented equity schemes, it will be 1-year.

Exit Load and GST

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes in its FAQ has said that exit load on mutual funds are subject to Goods and Services Tax (GST).

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