Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a big reduction in income tax rate for corporates. The government has slashed basic corporate tax rate to 22% from 30% while for new manufacturing companies it has been cut down to 15% from…
Corporate Tax Rates Slashed To 22%
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Tax on Gold and Real Estate
The two physical asset classes of real estate and gold have for long been considered safe havens by Indian investors, and are usually a very large chunk of portfolios. While financial products are gaining ground with investors, real estate and…
Post Office Deposits Income Tax Benefits
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Tax Exemption on Capital Gains
Taxpayers can reap the benefit of tax exemption on capital gains if these are invested in various schemes introduced by the government. The Income Tax (I-T) Act grants total/ partial exemption of capital gains under various schemes. The benefit of…
Start Tax Saving in April
You should not postpone your tax saving investments till the last few days of the financial year as you might not be unable to claim the tax benefit for the year despite making the investment. Financial Year 2019-20 that began…
ITR Forms now needs more details to file your Tax
The changes have been made regarding disclosure of information and computation of income, among other things, and change in method to disclose salary income, property-wise disclosure of arrears/unrealised rent, and many more for business owners. Several changes have been made…
6 Best options to avoid last-minute Tax Saving rush
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Tax Deductions – Section 80
Tax Rebate 87A of Income Tax Act Rebate under section 87A of Income Tax Act is obtainable in the form of a deduction from the tax liability. It was first introduced in the Finance Bill of the year 2013 with…
Saving options with EEE Tax Benefit
Most of the tax savings investment schemes come with a mandatory lock-in period and are long-term in nature. People who are looking to invest in risk-free investment options can consider investing in government-backed investment schemes which are unaffected from the…
Tax Rebate 87A of Income Tax Act
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