Salaried class have always complained of raw deal year after year in income tax laws. But the good news is you can still manage to pay Zero (NIL) income tax on salary of up to Rs 16 lakhs. All you need to have is right salary structure and invest in RIGHT Tax saving plans! We give you […] Continue reading →
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 →
Taxation plays a very important role in the returns generated by your investment and so you should know how the investment is taxed before you choose one. We list down the most common investments and how they are taxed? Fixed Income/Debt Investments: 1. Saving Bank Account: Interest earned in Saving bank account up to Rs […] 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 →
I often get request to calculate income tax for readers and how they can save more tax! It’s not possible for me to calculate it for everyone. So going forward I would pick cases and show how to calculate income tax and if there is scope to save additional tax. Below is the comment I […] Continue reading →
Every budget makes some changes to tax laws every year and Budget 2018 was no different. We must be aware of these changes and plan our taxes and investments accordingly. Below are the 13 changes that Budget 2018 made and all of these would be applicable from April 1, 2018: 1. Reintroduction of Standard Deduction […] Continue reading →
Once the ITR is submitted and verified by the tax payer, the department goes through every return in automated/manual fashion to check if everything was correct and matches with the data available with them. In case they find a wrong/doubtful entry or have further questions about any declared or undeclared income or deduction or exemption, […] Continue reading →
All salaried have different type of leaves namely: Sick Leave, Casual Leave, Earned/Privilege leave, etc. If employees take lesser leaves than they are eligible for, most employers encash the left over leaves either annually or at the time of leaving the company. Of all types of leaves only earned or privilege leave is encashable. Leave […] Continue reading →
EPF (Employee Provident Fund) is one of the best retirement plans offered to salaried employees. The deduction happens automatically, the employer makes an equivalent contribution and above all the interest earned is tax free. If the EPF amount is never dipped into and is transferred every time job change happens it would result in substantial […] Continue reading →