Tag: Tax planning
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Reverse Mortgage-?
Reverse mortgage means a mortgage on which the borrower need not have to repay the loan amount (principal and interest) taken against a residential house property of a senior citizen. Reverse mortgage was introduced to address the financial needs of senior citizens owning residential house property. It enables them to receive a regular income on…
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Portability of NPS Lite/Swavalamban to NPS-ALL Citizen Model
Portability of NPS Lite/Swavalamban Accounts to NPS-ALL Citizen Model (UOS) and other sectors Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) which is responsible for maintaining retirement funds, has approved shifting/porting of NPS/Lite/Swavalamban Permanent Retirement Accounts (PRAN) to NPS- All Citizen model and other sectors through an Inter platform shift process Approval has been given in…
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SURAKSHIT-CBEC’s Information Security Newsletter
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) the custodian of the country’s central indirect tax data, launches “SURAKSHIT”, an information security newsletter. Surakshit is a bi-annual newsletter, published for the purpose of exchange of ideas and information related to the field of information security like emerging issues, security tips, interesting news snippets, etc… CBEC has…
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Fixed Deposits or Recurring Deposits?-benefit analysis
Fixed deposit or Recurring deposit, which yields more? Financial planning is important in the current economy, where expenses run over income and savings are relatively small or nil. Financial planning will reap rewards in future. There is always a doubt zone where to invest your surplus fund in fixed deposit or in Recurring deposit. Both…
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Tax benefit on house loan
Repayment of principal amount of loan taken from any bank, state/central government, LIC, NHB, etc. for the purpose of construction or purchase of a residential house property, the income of which is chargeable to tax under the head income from house property.A deduction of amount paid as repayment of principal amount on loan taken for…
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Deductions Permissible u/s 80C
Deductions on Life Insurance Premium, contribution to Provident Fund, etc. (sec. 80C) Any sum paid or deposited to keep in force insurance on the life on an individual or his spouse any child of such individual and any member of HUF. Deduction is allowed only where the premium paid does not exceeds 20% of the…
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Taxability of HRA and interest on housing loan
You can claim both HRA and Interest on housing loan even both the properties are in the same place.HRA can be claimed even, if your residential property is let out, or self-occupied or it remain vacant due to employment/business/profession carried on at any other place and he has to reside at other place in a…
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Find out-Mutual funds specified u/s 10(23D)
Income arising from Mutual Funds set up by any public sector bank or public financial institution – notified u/s 10(23D) is exempted. SBI Mutual Fund, CANBANK Mutual Fund, LIC Mutual Fund, The India Magnum Fund N.V. Mutual Fund, Indian Bank Mutual Fund, PNB Mutual Fund, BOI Mutual Fund, Asian Convertibles and Income Fund Mutual Fund,…
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Weighted deduction allowed on in-house research and development extended
In order to mobilize funds for in-house research and development, weighted deduction allowed under section 35 (2AB) has been extended to 31st march, 2017 which was previously limited to 31st march, 2012. Expenditure (not being in the nature of cost of any land or building)incurred by companies on in-house research and development approved by prescribed…
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Tax to be charged on payments in excess of Rs 10,000
Payments made in respect of donations to specified funds and institutions as specified in section 80G and donations made for the purpose of scientific research or rural development to research associations, universities, colleges or other associations or institutions subject to specified conditions (80GGA), any payment made in excess of Rs 10,000 in cash will not…