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7 Investments That Offer Tax Free Income In India

With interest rates rising, yields after tax have now gone higher. The post tax returns on investments have gained in the last few months. There is now a need to look at better investments, that offer tax free interest income in ...

10 Incomes That Are Tax Free In Hands Of Investor In India

In India, we pay tax for most of the transactions we do by paying direct tax or indirect tax. The money collected as tax from tax payers will be used to develop the nation and for the welfare of it. Over ...

8 Best Tax Saving Investment For 2016

It's the time of the year when most individuals engage in tax planning exercise to save income tax in India. Companies would now seek proof of investments on tax instruments, medical bills etc. Here are some best tax saving instruments you ...

What Are The Tax Free Investment Saving Schemes For Retired Investors?

Retired individuals tend to receive a lump sum on retirement and then need to park money in such away that their tax liabilities is minimal. In fact, these individuals may need to reduce their tax liability in the most efficient manner. ...

A Look At Investments That Give You Tax Free Interest Income In India

Most of the instruments in India, particularly the traditional fixed deposits attract tax in India. What this means is that if you invest in the same, you have to add the interest income to the total income for the purpose of ...

5 Tax Free Incomes That You must Disclose When Filing Your Tax Returns

Tax free income is no doubt tax free, but, it must be declared when filing your tax returns. Many individuals consider this as tax free and hence decide not to mention the same in the income tax returns or ITR. {image-03-1435894451-taxplanning.jpg ...

Interest Income On Sukanya Samriddi Account Is Now Tax Free Under Sec 80C

Sukanya Samriddi Account which was earlier this year launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi as part of the launch of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign has met with good enquiries, though many individuals say that banks have to yet get notification ...

Is animal husbandry treated as agricultural income and hence tax free?

Animal husbandry or rearing animals for selling them is not considered as agricultural income and hence the income derived from animal husbandry is not tax free. Agricultural income is tax free and the income from agriculture need not be added to ...

How equity-oriented hybrid funds or balanced funds work to offer high risk-adjusted returns ?

Investors with low-risk appetite but yet wishing to partake some of their hard-earned money in equities through the mutual fund route can bet on the investment strategy followed in case of balanced funds or equity-oriented hybrid funds. The fund ...

Disclose tax free income on different investments when filing income tax return

Tax-free income earned on different financial instruments has also to be shown while filing income tax returns. Likewise as required by the Income Tax Act, any income earned on mutual funds which also in most of the cases is tax-free has ...

How is tax-saving different from tax-free?

Though the two terms used in relation to taxation matters seem more or less similar, there exists a considerable difference between the two. Tax-saving implies that there are certain provisions in the Indian Income Tax Act that allows an individual to ...

Ignore anyone who tells you ‘insurance is an investment’

Insurance agents have a tendency to sweet-talk people into buying life insurance for "investment purposes". It is not their fault entirely. They are just selling us what we want to buy. The main function of insurance is to provide financial ...

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