An NRI must give careful thought to his investments in India. While mutual fund investments are not taxed in India, you may have to pay tax if you decide to go back to your native country. Also if you redeem your mutual fund investments, before one year, you end up paying short term capital gains.… Read More »
After having identified your sources of income, you need to select the right income tax form. Forms have been categorized on the basis of streams of income. The income tax website clearly specifies which form to pick, depending on your stream of income. For .e.g. if you are a salaried individual and have only salary… Read More »
Having all the documents in place is half the job done as all the inputs for completing the IT return form will come from them. So first look for all your documents, identify all your sources of income and then select the return filing form accordingly. Filing of returns can be done manually or online.… Read More »
Normally, banks place a cap on the maximum amount of cash back that it offers. It is important to check this because even if you have spent more doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to get a cash back amount as per that transaction.
Home-loan disbursements have picked up as interest rates are under check. RBI is also taking steps to bring in the revival in the real estate sector. RBI has already stated that the current customers should be offered an alternative between continuing with their old home loan rates or move to new rates decided by the… Read More »
The sum assured for ULIP products have been enhancedto 10x of the premium amount from the current 5x for individuals below 45 years and for those above 45 years, it has been increased to 7x. This will ensure that individuals get a fair amount of insurance coverage, the basic objective for which this product is… Read More »
If the gross receipts are less that Rs 1.5 L the assessee has to maintain his accounts which enables the Income Tax official to compute the taxable income. In the case of the gross receipts exceeding Rs 1.5L, the assessee has to maintain books of accounting like the cash book, journal, ledger, copies of bills… Read More »
Recently, RBI Governor, D Subbarao has indicated that RBI is in favor of deregulating the savings bank interest rate, which is currently fixed at 3.5% p.a. for deposits up to Rs. 2 lakh. Deposits over Rs. 2 lakh are currently deregulated allowing banks to fix their own rate. Interest on savings bank account is the… Read More »
Although easing liquidity is not in sync with the rate hike, RBI has decided to go easy on liquidity because of the temporary liquidity squeeze on account of advance tax outflow and 3G spectrum payments. RBI has decided to extend its liquidity management measure of 0.5% of the bank’s net demand and time liabilities under… Read More »
The DTC which is in the proposal stages will replace the Income Tax Act come April, 2011, and hence, it is key to understand what the proposed changes are, and how it will impact you, the salaried individual. Following is a synopsis of the various changes announced.