Till date, all my posts on life insurance plan were focused on why we should avail life insurance plan. At the same time, it is a fact that same shoe doesn't fit all. In certain cases, a life insurance plan might not be required. To clarify that in this post, life insurance plan means term insurance plan. Normally "Insurance" in India means "Life Insurance" only :) but traditional plans like money back policy, endowment plans etc. From a personal finance perspective and as a thumb rule, if you buy any financial product then you should ask 5W's i.e. What, Why, When, Where and Who/m. The ... Read More
Stock Investor – 11 Golden Rules For Beginners in Stock Market
Being a Stock Investor sounds cool and fashionable for beginners. A typical beginner stock investor is in early 20's fresh out of college. Disposable income is high and on top of it, there is a strong urge to multiply the money. Greed is the biggest PULL factor towards stock market. I discussed greed and fear in detail in my post, Successful Investors - 5 Hidden Secrets to Make Money. In my opinion, Out of 100 so called investors, 80 are Stock Traders and only 20 are Stock Investor in the true sense. The objective of a stock trader is short term investment, book profit, and exit. I am not ... Read More
Provident Funds – Types, Tax Benefits and Most Common Queries
Provident Funds is one of the most loosely defined terms used by the taxpayer. At the macro level, except PPF, rest all types of provident funds are perceived as one and the same only. There are no efforts to educate the readers regarding the same. The tax treatment of different types of provident funds is different. For an investor/employee, the understanding of the types of provident funds is critical and important. Last week, one of my readers posted a query on withdrawal of provident fund. He worked in an organization from 1993 till 2013 as a blue-collar employee. He had to leave the ... Read More
Leave Encashment – How it is taxed in the hands of the Employee
In layman terms, Leave Encashment means to avail salary in lieu of accumulated leaves. In any organization, Leave Encashment is one of the major incentives for employees not to avail leaves :). I was one such employee who believed in the accumulation of leaves. In all my previous organizations, i accumulated at least 80% to 90% of the total leave eligibility. Normally the Leave Encashment policy of the organization allows you to encash the leave at basic salary. If your salary structure is tax friendly i.e. fully loaded with perquisites and allowances. In such cases, basic salary is less than ... Read More
How to Claim Tax Refund of Excess Tax Paid by the Taxpayer
To claim Tax Refund of excess tax paid by the taxpayer is both easy and difficult. It is easy if you claim tax refund at the time of filing of Income tax Return i.e. ITR. For example, the last date of filing of Income Tax Return for FY 2015-16 or AY 2016-17 is 31st July 2016. The tax refund for excess tax paid by me for FY 2015-16 can be claimed at the time of filing of ITR i.e. on or before 31st July 2016. In fact, the system automatically calculates the Tax Due and Tax Paid. Any excess amount is shown as a tax refund in the ITR and can be claimed provided all other details are correct. ... Read More
5 Mistakes You Should Avoid as an Entrepreneur
Being an Entrepreneur sounds quite exciting and interesting. Daily we go through news reports of young entrepreneurs who are millionaires mostly under 30. Though i does not qualify for under 30 but aiming for under 40 Millionaire :). In my post, Startup - 5 Critical Factors for Your Success i shared some of the key success factors. A key success factor for one business might not work for another business. Before we proceed, let me admit that entrepreneurship is not that easy as it looks. There is a famous saying that "To Err is Human". Any mistake can make entrepreneurship tougher. It is but ... Read More
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