Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has proposed many changes in tax rules in Budget 2019. We present you 5 key changes that would impact all income tax payers. Increased Tax Rebate u/s 87A: While making the budget speech, Finance Minister said that people with taxable income of Rs 5 lakh would get full tax rebate. Many […] 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 →
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 →
A few days back (on April 16, 2018) Income Tax Department issued cautionary advisory to Salaried Taxpayers about under-reporting of income and inflating deductions/exemptions while paying taxes. This was prompted by some of the recent cases of salaried caught by income tax officials. You can read the advisory below: Also Read: Everything you need to […] Continue reading →
March 15, 2019 is the last date to pay last installment of your advance tax. Starting FY 2016-17 advance tax is payable in four installments as follows: 15% of total tax by June 15 45% of total tax by September 15 75% of total tax by December 15 and 100% of total tax by March […] Continue reading →
We are releasing the eBook on Tax Planning which tells you how to save income tax for FY 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) 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 →
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 →
Section 80GG is one of lesser known sections which can be used by taxpayers to lessen their tax burden by claiming tax exemption for rent paid (in case HRA is not part of salary). This section can be used by be either salaried/pensioner or self-employed tax payers. Conditions for Claiming Tax benefit u/s 80GG for Rent […] Continue reading →
I am sure majority of readers of this blog would have PAN Number (Permanent Account Number) issued by the Income Tax Department. But do you know what does the digits in PAN Number mean? Below is a sample of PAN Number. It is a 10 digit alpha numeric number, where first five characters are letters, the […] Continue reading →