Tax Savings is a magical word in India. It is easy to sell a financial product with a tag of "Tax Savings". Sometimes i fail to understand whether we invest to save tax or save tax by investing. I think it is former. It will not be an extrapolation to state that we are over obsessed to save tax. Here i am not suggesting that we should not save income tax. The pain point is when we select products for tax savings without financial calculations. In other words, most of the times we compromise on returns to save tax. Because of this reason, the traditional insurance plans like Money Back / ... Read More
Capital Gain Deposit Account Scheme – All you want to know
Capital Gain Deposit Account Scheme is applicable for taxpayers who would like to purchase a new property to claim exemption u/s 54. In layman terms, if you have sold a property and long term capital gain is arising from the transaction. You can retain the capital gain in your Savings Account till the date of filing the Income Tax Return or till the due date of ITR filing. The last date of filing ITR is for the financial year in which capital gain arises. Normally, the due date of filing Income Tax return is July 31 for the previous Financial Year. Under extraordinary circumstances, it can be ... Read More
Long Term Capital Gain from Property – 11 Least Known Facts
I receive a lot of queries on Long Term Capital Gain. Each case is different from another. In my post, capital gain tax, i discussed long term capital gain in detail. It is a vast subject and not possible to cover in the single post. The rules related to long term capital gain from house property are different. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about long term capital gain from house property. The objective of this post is to clarify the doubts of the readers. Secondly, a lot of readers share references of the decision of courts and income tax tribunals. These decisions are ... Read More
Small Savings Schemes – Why Govt should cut interest rates
Small Savings Schemes are more of social welfare schemes. Recently govt mooted idea to cut interest rate of small savings schemes. Any revision in the interest rates of such schemes faces opposition from various quarters. The worst part is that this protest is without any logic and reasoning. As a citizen of India, we should understand the mathematics behind the decision. After thorough understanding, we can debate and discuss the merits or shortcomings. Also, we should review each and every decision 360 degrees. Any myopic view of the same will give biased approach. This post is not a ... Read More
Income Tax Investment Proof Submission – Avoid 5 Mistakes
For salaried employees, it is the time of the year to submit Income Tax Investment Proof. I know that we don't like this exercise as it is tedious depending on length and breadth of investments. In this post, i will not discuss nitty gritty of tax savings or whether you availed all the deductions or not. This post will discuss being a salaried taxpayer what all points to check or taken care of to avoid mistakes before submission of Income Tax Investment Proof. Always remember that your employer is only responsible for TDS deduction based on your Income Tax Investment Proof submission. The ... Read More
Income Tax – 51 Important Points
Last date of Income Tax Return filing is approaching. All taxpayers have a lot of doubts and queries related to income tax. Though each query is different and unique but there are some common points which are useful for all taxpayers. Over last 10 years, the return filing process has simplified. Once it was unthinkable to file the return on your own. I used to pay Rs 4,000 for return filing in Mumbai. TRP was 1st major reform and max fees of a TRP was capped. Online tax filing turned the table upside down and completely simplified the entire process. In case, you have income only from salary, ... Read More