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What you MUST know about credit cards

What you MUST know about credit cards

Rediff.com25 Jan 2007

Whch credit card best suits you? How do you deal with wrong billing? Find out the answers to these and other credit card related queries

Haven't paid your credit card bill? Beware

Haven't paid your credit card bill? Beware

Rediff.com25 Jan 2007

Not paying your credit card bill, or not paying it on time, can reduce your credit rating when you apply for a loan.

Has your fixed home loan rate been increased?

Has your fixed home loan rate been increased?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Home loan expert Harsh Roongta tells you what you can do if your bank has increased the interest on your home loan.

Can I get a tax benefit on HRA and home loan?

Can I get a tax benefit on HRA and home loan?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Home loan expert Harsh Roongta has the answer.

Looking for a home loan? Read this first.

Looking for a home loan? Read this first.

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Several questions need to be answered before you take a home loan. Here are some of the answers you are looking for.

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

No attention to detail seems to have been paid while introducing such a major provision and the wide arc of people it will take in its ambit, states Harsh Roongta.

Listed equities: Should exemption on long-term capital gains go?

Listed equities: Should exemption on long-term capital gains go?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

An argument used for removal of this exemption is that it is used to launder black money and bring it in as clean tax paid money by manipulating the price of less liquid shares in the market, says Harsh Roongta.

Is there a Rs 1.25 trillion hole in the EPS?

Is there a Rs 1.25 trillion hole in the EPS?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

'How is the scheme running despite running such massive deficits?' 'This is because the number of new members are much more than earlier members who are drawing pension.' 'If this was done by a private organisation, it would have been called a Ponzi scheme in which the contribution by new members is being used to pay off old members,' says Harsh Roongta.

Confused about tax benefit for housing loan?

Confused about tax benefit for housing loan?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Home loan expert Harsh Roongta throws light on complex problems of tax benefits for housing loans.

Can I take a home loan from my dad?

Can I take a home loan from my dad?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2005

Your home loan queries answered!

Your home loan queries answered!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Chartered accountant and Sebi registered investment advisor, Harsh Vardhan Roongta, answers your home loan queries

Tax benefits on a land loan

Tax benefits on a land loan

Rediff.com29 Jul 2005

STOP! Do not tear that counterfeit note

STOP! Do not tear that counterfeit note

Rediff.com23 Dec 2016

'The counting machine beeped, indicating a counterfeit note.' 'When the teller started tearing it, my nephew stopped him and asked him: Under whose authority was he destroying it, how did he know that the note was fake and if a genuine note gets destroyed, how will he be compensated?' Harsh Roongta explains the process if you have a counterfeit note.

Will Modi target gold and real estate next?

Will Modi target gold and real estate next?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

Speculation is rife that the Centre can take draconian steps such as mandatory e-passbooks for all real estate holdings and compulsory checking of every single safe deposit vault.

If you find a bag of money on the road, don't pick it!

If you find a bag of money on the road, don't pick it!

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

'Many theories are doing the rounds on how to declare unaccounted income.'
'One of the more interesting ideas I have heard,' says Harsh Roongta, 'is that the tax payer can state that he found the currency notes in a bag on the street.'

Rediff Q: Will this Budget be a gamechanger?

Rediff Q: Will this Budget be a gamechanger?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

Harsh Roongta, Mahesh Padmanabhan, Anil Rego answer the most sought after questions on Budget Day.

Why market crash is different this time

Why market crash is different this time

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

When the bull run begins its march again, it will really be different!

Why Modicare is 'bad news' for India's middle class

Why Modicare is 'bad news' for India's middle class

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Hospitals empanelled for Modicare may give preference to poor patients over the middle class for fear of strict government action, says Harsh Roongta.

Floating rate borrowers need easy portability

Floating rate borrowers need easy portability

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Most borrowers may not be aware, but quite a few banks already offer external benchmark linked home loans to favoured borrowers, says Harsh Roongta.

RBI loan moratorium: 'Which bank will refuse?'

RBI loan moratorium: 'Which bank will refuse?'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

How will the RBI announcement on loan moratorium work for those with home loans, auto loans, personal loans, consumer durables loan? Here's what experts have to say.

How high bank charges hurt us

How high bank charges hurt us

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Some of their tactics would put a snake oil salesman to shame, says Harsh Roongta.

What you need to do to get the best home loan?

What you need to do to get the best home loan?

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Which is the best home loan? Advice from financial guru Harsh Roongta.

The real story behind delayed tax refunds

The real story behind delayed tax refunds

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Prompt refunds have been made for small amounts. For larger amounts, time has been sought till March 2018

Saddled with unsolicited loans, cards? Here's help!

Saddled with unsolicited loans, cards? Here's help!

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

In July 2013, RBI warned banks against sending unsolicited cards.

Going for a fancy home loan scheme? Read this

Going for a fancy home loan scheme? Read this

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

Look at effective interest rate on home loan offers. Availing of ICICI Bank's cashback offer will mean you lose the flexibility to switch or prepay the loan, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh

How much provident fund will you get if taxed?

How much provident fund will you get if taxed?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

If the government decides to go back to the old regime where the EPF was not taxed but the NPS was, the latter will become an unattractive product.

WARNING: Credit card default is costly

WARNING: Credit card default is costly

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Do not game the system to run away from repaying the money you owe to the credit card company.

'Why should holding old notes make me a criminal?'

'Why should holding old notes make me a criminal?'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

'If the RBI liability is extinguished and they no longer remain legal tender, then those Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes are worthless paper.' 'Then why should it be a criminal offence to keep that paper?'

Jobless and burdened with an education loan?

Jobless and burdened with an education loan?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Banks and financial institutions provide 6-12 months of additional time, beyond which you need to negotiate.

PSUs cheaper, private sector banks score on service

PSUs cheaper, private sector banks score on service

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

There is a huge gap in service charges on other factors such as penalty on cheque return.

HDFC health benefit card convenient up to a point

HDFC health benefit card convenient up to a point

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Prepaid one offered by HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals gives discounts but one needs to spend it at designated hospitals and pharmacies to avail benefits

Benefits you can avail if gold monetisation scheme becomes a reality

Benefits you can avail if gold monetisation scheme becomes a reality

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Gold monetisation scheme will help unlock value of gold.

Planning to buy a house? Wait till May 2017

Planning to buy a house? Wait till May 2017

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Once the new real estate Act is implemented, developers won't be able to cheat you.

Pension reforms: Govt has failed to do its homework

Pension reforms: Govt has failed to do its homework

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

The government has not done its homework or made any attempt to forge a consensus on this matter that affects millions of people in the organised sector, says Harsh Roongta.

Five tips to bear in mind before approaching a consumer court

Five tips to bear in mind before approaching a consumer court

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Without proper files, approaching the court isn't quite helpful.

This New Year's Eve, change your life forever!

This New Year's Eve, change your life forever!

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Act on your good intentions now. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Beware! Reserve Bank does not give lottery prizes

Beware! Reserve Bank does not give lottery prizes

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Fraudulent emails exhorting people to deposit cash for reward are on the rise.

Now, it's advantage for home buyers

Now, it's advantage for home buyers

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

RBI's move to link loan payment to construction progress is likely to bring down property prices.

Should you opt for National Pension System?

Should you opt for National Pension System?

Rediff.com23 May 2016

On maturity, 40 per cent of the accumulated corpus can be withdrawn tax-free.

Will new base rate calculation help borrowers?

Will new base rate calculation help borrowers?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

If you are one among the millions of existing borrowers who are paying a higher interest rate compared to new borrowers of the same bank, make your shift now, before prepayment charges make it more expensive.