The income tax season is fast approaching and many investors who do not understand the basics of income tax planning and filing are going to jeopardize their investments by taking the help of commission trotting agents who will sell them unsuitable products. This is not going to look good in your overall financial planning. WhatRead More
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Leave Travel Allowance & LTA Tax Benefits
Leave Travel Allowance or Leave Travel Concession or Leave Travel Assistance (LTA or LTC) is a very powerful weapon given by employers to employees. It can become a very powerful tax planning tool for you to save your income tax if you put things together well ahead of time. Here are the LTA tax benefitsRead More
Smart Ways to Save Income Tax in India
The time will soon come for filing your income tax returns (ITR form) for 2012 in India. The first three quarters of any year are the most dangerous ones for an investor’s financial planning. I say dangerous because he falls prey to people who sell products in the name of tax planning. This is theRead More
Section 80 Income Tax Deductions
Saving income tax every year is a cakewalk for some while a nightmare for the others. Most of the Indians use up Section 80C deductions to save income tax. But beyond the 80C deductions, the income tax act has other Section 80 income tax deductions that can be used to your advantage as well. Let’sRead More
10 important income tax queries (India) answered
It is income tax filing season and everyone must be having queries or questions on income tax returns and income tax filing. Income Tax Queries are bound to arise and you must know the answers. Here are some income tax queries in India answered. This is only in the Indian context and should not beRead More
Skip Filing ITR When Income Less Than 5 lakhs
Some good news after all ! If you are salaried and have income less than 5 lakhs, your IT returns are no longer a necessity ! You might not be required to file an income tax return (ITR) provided you meet some conditions. It must be noted that the exemption from filing the income taxRead More