Budget 2018 has made some changes to Income tax for individual. There has been no changes in the income tax slab, however there have been some changes related to salaried/pensioner tax payers and senior citizens. We highlight the changes and give you the new tax calculator for FY 2018-19 [AY 2019-20]. Changes in Income Tax Rules: […] Continue reading →
We are releasing the eBook on Tax Planning which tells you how to save income tax for FY 2017-18 (AY 2018-19) for both Salaried and Professionals. This is a short 43 slide power point presentation (in pdf) which covers all the tax saving sections and investments applicable for tax payers. But before that lets look […] Continue reading →
SREI Equipment Finance has come out with public issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD) offering up to 10.75% interest rate. The issue opens on December 19, 2018 and closes on January 18, 2019. SREI Equipment Finance is joint venture of SREI and BNP Paribas and deals with financing of Infrastructure equipment in organized sector. SREI Equipment […] Continue reading →
ECL Finance Ltd. has come out with public issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD) offering up to 10.60% interest rate. The issue opens on December 13 and closes on January 11, 2019. ECL Finance Ltd is a non-banking finance company, focused on offering a broad suite of secured corporate loan products, retail loan products which are customized to […] Continue reading →
The long-term capital gains from property can be huge especially if the asset was held for really long term. These gains are taxed at 20% + cess (effectively 20.6% or 20.8% from FY 2018-19) which can cause a major dent in the amount received on sale. So if we have an option to save, we […] Continue reading →
In last few weeks I have got several mails and comments asking about the tax benefit on NPS. This post explains the tax deduction available for NPS under 3 sections: 80CCD(1), 80CCD(2) and 80CCD(1B). Tax Benefit on NPS Tier 1 and/or 2? NPS has two Tiers – 1 and 2. NPS Tier 1 is the […] Continue reading →
We have always encouraged our readers to invest in equity mutual funds through SIP (Systematic Investment Plan). This basic idea of recommending SIP is it automates your monthly investment, taking emotions out and hence encourages regular saving. SIP as a concept has become very popular but many people have some common misconceptions about SIP. In this […] Continue reading →
Your salary consists of lot of components, some of them are fully taxable, and some are partially taxable while remaining is tax free and hence Salary structure become very important. Here is a list of 11 components in your salary that is tax free. In case you have it in your pay slip, great – […] Continue reading →
The post lists down the rate of interest on Bank fixed deposits for Senior Citizens as of December 1, 2018. You might want to bookmark this page as the FD interest rates would be updated every month. Would help you in better decision making. Fixed Deposit Highlights: Most banks offer FDs for tenure of 7 Days […] Continue reading →
NRE (Non-Resident External) Fixed Deposits are one of the best investments for NRIs/PIOs/OCIs because of two reasons: The interest rate is on the higher side as compared to their country of residence and the interest earned on NRE FD is tax free in India This post compares the best interest rates on NRE FDs. Best […] Continue reading →
The post lists down the rate of interest on Bank fixed deposits as of December 1, 2018. You might want to bookmark this page as the FD interest rates would be updated every month. Would help you in better decision making. Fixed Deposit Highlights: The good news is IDFC Bank, Union Bank of India and some […] Continue reading →