In an online chat with readers a few hours after the Union Budget 2015-16 proposals were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Sundeep Agarwal, Director, PwC India, answered related queries to help put the announcements into perspective.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'There are no new benefits for senior citizens, but on the other hand senior citizens having sizeable dividend income may have to suffer tax at applicable slab rates,' says Mahesh Padmanabhan.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, will answer your personal income tax queries.
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Denmark has been rated as the country with the best retirement system in the world.
It has the scope to offer better returns to savers and help government finance important projects.
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Avoid investing in a new ELSS scheme each year. Stick to one well-chosen scheme to avoid clutter in your portfolio.
The fee for fund manager will change. As of now, they get 0.0009 per cent of the funds managed by them.
India A skipper Manish Pandey has been fined 25 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's 86-run win over the National Performance Squad in Townhill, Queensland, Australia.
Last week, the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) appointed State Bank of India, UTI Mutual Fund and the Life Insurance Corporation as fund managers for the schemes to manage the corpus that has accumulated since the NPS was launched in January 1, 2004. At present, the NPS is restricted to all central government employees who have been recruited after January 1, 2004.
If an individual invests in the specified tax saving schemes of the government, the effective tax-free income limit will be Rs 650,000 a year.
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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011, provides for market based returns and wide coverage based on several investment options in the pension sector with an aim to building confidence in the subscribers.
The PFRDA Act would give statutory status to the pensions sector regulator, and in addition to other objectives, aims to address apprehensions regarding safety and yield under the National Pension System.
While reasonable safeguards should be built in, there can't be restrictions on the individual's right to leave her/his money to whoever s/he wants, notes Harsh Roongta.
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Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm is likely to allocate shares at the upper price band of Rs 2,150 apiece on November 16 after market regulator SEBI's approval which is expected to come on Monday, sources aware of the development said. Earlier the allocation was expected to take place on Monday and the Paytm Money app also displayed the same.
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It, effectively, means that employees can invest more in 80C instruments. At present, employees claim tax benefits under Section 80CCD for contributions made towards NPS by both him/her and his/her employer.
Ulhas Joshi, Head -- Sales, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries
Hailed as a revolutionary offering, the NPs has found few takers even after a year of its launch.
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In an online chat with Rediff.com readers, G Srikanth, partner, GSV Associates, chartered accountants, Chennai and member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, answered queries about the new income tax proposals mooted in the Union Budget 2020-2021.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
All citizens of the country will be able to avail of pension facility from Friday, with the interim pension regulator PFRDA confirming the scheduled launch of the mega pension plan in a statement on Thursday.
The federation is now busy sending letters to the prime minister.
Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority rolled out the NPS for all citizens from May 1. Till July 31, only 1,109 forms were collected by the 22 points of presence appointed by the interim pension fund regulator. ICICI Prudential Pension Fund Management, which has 49 branches authorised by the PFRDA to act as points of presence, collected 218 forms, the highest among all 22 POPs.
The government wants to reduce the rate of contribution - part of the employee's share - for a class of workers depending upon age, income or gender, without changing the contribution from the employer's share.
Ulhas Joshi, Head -- Sales, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The New Pension Scheme scores over several other retirement products in many ways, check out how and why.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.