The Provident Fund Schemes like EPF (Employees Provident Fund) and PPF (Public Provident Fund) are very popular long-term savings products in India. EPFO has annual accruals of over Rs 1.2 trillion and has total assets under management worth Rs 11 trillion. The total outstanding deposits under PPF scheme during 2016-17 were around Rs 4,689 billion. […]
Tax Planning
All you want to know about Income Tax Refunds | How to check Income Tax Refund Status online?
“Refund” !! We bet as soon as each one of us hears this word it generates excitement and feeling of contentment among us. Further, when it is “Income Tax refund” then it’s like icing on the cake. But have you ever wondered how this refund happens? Well, it arises only when you have already paid […]
Can you take a Home Loan and also Claim LTCG Tax Exemption on Sale of Real-Estate Property?
Home ownership in India has always been a big dream. To realize this long-cherished dream, a home buyer may either acquire the property through a home loan (or) invest huge sums of money in the property, in most of the cases this can be his/her life-long savings. Considering the easy availability of credit, rapid economic growth and high […]
FY 2018-19 Section 80TTB | Tax Exemption of Rs 50,000 on Interest Income to Senior Citizens
Most of the Senior citizens in India who do not like the volatility that comes with Equities / mutual funds prefer to save and invest in Fixed Deposits, Recurring Deposits and Small Saving Schemes. The main reasons for saving in these financial products are – low risk, guaranteed returns and fixed income. Is interest income […]
How to Cancel or Surrender PAN & Aadhaar Card of a deceased person?
PAN Card Number and Aadhaar Card Number are two numbers that each person residing in India is encouraged to register for and get. There are roughly around 29 crore PAN card holders and more than 111 crore people now have an Aadhaar number, covering more than 98 to 99% of the Indian adult population. We all know that the usage of PAN card is no […]
AY 2018-19 Income Tax Return Filing | Which ITR Form should you file?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the new ITR Forms for AY 2018-19 Income Tax Return Filing (for FY 2017-18). In order to make ITR filing easy, some sections of the forms have been rationalized. The new ITR forms in PDF format have been made available, while the excel utilities (or) Java Utilities for […]