What if you lost your job or got injured? How would it affect you financially? ‘Emergency funds’, well the word says it all. It’s a fund used to meet your emergency needs. Many people do not know the meaning of emergency funds. They do not realize the importance of having one. Emergency funds are kept so that when an unplanned event occurs, there are funds available to pay...
In the Union Fiscal Budget 2020 unveiled by the FM, Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new and simplified income tax regime with revised income tax slabs and tax rates. This new tax system is optional to the taxpayers and it is not mandatory to opt for a new tax regime. To put it simply, the assessee can either choose the New Tax Regime or continue to follow the Old Tax Regime depending on what...
Waiting for the year-end to start planning your taxes? You might be wrong. Tax planning should be done as early as possible.When it comes to tax planning most of you delay your online tax preparation process either to the last financial quarter of January-February-March or to the last financial month of March. Why begin tax planning early in the financial year when you have to file your...
PPF is one of the most popular tax saving as well as investment instruments as it comes with EEE tax framework. Additionally, PPF comes with so many features that it is difficult to resist. This article will focus on everything related to PPF. What is PPF? PPF refers to Public Provident Fund. This is a unique investment instrument that comes with long term time horizon. It is best...
Tax free Income!!! Surprised??? Well, don’t be!!!! The Income Tax act also allows some incomes to be exempted, which will reduce your tax burden to a certain extent. This article will elaborate more on such tax free income, so that to aid your tax planning. 1. Agricultural Income Being primarily an agricultural economy, India still survives on agriculture. Income Tax Act, hence has...