NSC (National Saving Certificate) is popular tax saving investment under section 80C. It has maturity of 5 years and is guaranteed by Government of India. This post lists the significant features of NSC, tax benefit, taxation, loan available, etc Interest Rate on NSC: As of today (for January to March 2019 quarter) NSC gets 8.0% […] Continue reading →
Tax Saving Fixed Deposits one of the most popular way to save taxes u/s 80C of income tax. These are like normal Fixed Deposit with banks but is labeled as “Tax Saving FD” while making the deposit. Why you Should Invest? Convenient to invest. ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank, etc offers online facility for Tax […] Continue reading →
What is the Maximum Income Tax I can save for this Year (FY 2018-19)? A question I am often asked. Tax laws keep changing year on year especially in Budget. We publish eBook every year after budget which tells you about all tax saving options that are available to an individual (both salaried & business). In this post […] Continue reading →
Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme (SCSS) is one of the best fixed deposit schemes for Retired Senior Citizens as its safe (backed by Government of India), has assured quarterly payments, gives tax benefit and easy to handle. This post provides details of rules and regulations for SCSS. Who can open SCSS? As the name states, anyone […] 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 →
It’s time of the year when everyone including your employer is worried about your taxes. Most people would have received mail from their Accounts department about “submission of proofs for investments done to claim income tax exemption”. In case you have not, it might be on its way. This post helps you understand why salaried […] Continue reading →
The tax season is here and I have started getting mails and comments asking for the “Best Tax Saving Investments”. Unfortunately there is no straight answer to this. The best investment is different for different people and is aligned with their return expectations, risk taking ability, personal circumstances, and alignment with their financial goals among other […] Continue reading →
PPF (Public Provident Fund) is one of the most popular and probably one of the best investment options in India. And rightly so because of the features, tax benefit and almost risk free returns that it offers. In this post we discuss everything you wanted to know about PPF. Who can Open PPF Account? Any […] Continue reading →
Retirement planning is one of the most important financial goals in life of a person. Most of us have heard about Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and (Public Provident Fund) PPF for building retirement corpus but do you know how can you leverage Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) to add zing to your corpus? What is Voluntary […] Continue reading →