The Income Tax Act gives adequate options to save tax and the onus is on the tax payer to work out how to make wise tax saving investments. The traditional approach to tax saving was to rely on products like PPF, LIC and NSC. Today, there is a wider

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With the Union Budget 2018, taxation on long-term capital gains was reimposed. Now, 10% will be charged on capital gains over Rs1 lakh. This has caused a stir in the market. Before we measure the impact of LTCG tax on your finances, let us first unde

“…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” The great statesman Benjamin Franklin uttered these words over 200 years ago and they still hold true to this day. Investment is subject to taxation and thus, you must ensure that it

Be it a first-time taxpayer or a seasoned one, tax planning is essential for all. Efficiently planning taxes helps one save a lot of money. Despite this, the Indian tax laws seem so complicated that people are scared of dealing with it. However, tax

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table{padding:0px !important;} td{padding:0px !important;} Goods and Service Tax (GST) is all set to roll out from July 1 onwards. There has been a lot of discussion about the tax implications that GST will have on various sectors.

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