हिंदी में पढ़ें GPF or General Provident Fund is a savings scheme available to government employees. EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund is a savings scheme available to employees in companies with more than 20 workers. PPF or Public Provident Fund is available to everyone – whether employed, self-employed or unemployed. Criterion GPF EPF PPF Eligibility…
In her maiden budget speech, the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting Union Budget 2019, has announced for a number of changes to the National Pension System (NPS) scheme. National Pension System is a government-backed pension scheme which voluntarily pools resources and invests in various securities including equity, corporate bonds and government bonds. Here is…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified certain changes in Form 16, the salary TDS certificate, seeking more details about exempted allowances under section 10 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The new format as notified by CBDT will come into effect from May 12, 2019. Section 10 of the Income Tax Act…
Salaried individuals, Professionals, as well as self-employed individuals, can start ITR filing for the financial year 2018-19 with the Income Tax Department issuing ITR Form 1 and Form 4 from today. ITR Form 1 (Sahaj) and 4 (Sugam) are available on income tax e-filing portal for online filing or can also be downloaded. Also Read:…
Form 26AS is an important document for filing Income Tax Return (ITR). It records all the details of tax deducted for your PAN at various sources. When filing ITR, the assessee must ensure that the data entries appearing in Form 26AS match the information on the ITR. What is Form 26AS? Form 26AS is an…
The financial year 2019 is drawing to a close and you might still be busy in last-minute tax planning to ease your tax burden. When it comes to tax saving, Section 80C is the buzzword allowing you to claim cumulative tax deductions of up to Rs. 1.5 lakh. However, there are multiple investment options available…
Good news for Employee Provident Fund (EPF) subscribers! From the next fiscal, EPF account holders would not need to file EPF transfer claims while switching jobs as the process would be automated. How EPF Transfers would work from FY 2019-20 According to a senior labour ministry official, Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) is currently testing…
As per the latest communication shared by the income tax department, eligible tax refunds will be only issued digitally. Further, tax refunds will be made only to the bank accounts which are linked with PAN. The new guidelines regarding the tax refunds will be effective from March 1, 2019. E-refund of income tax means…
Paying LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) premium regularly can be a daunting task at times, especially for people belonging to lower income group. However, if you are a salaried individual with an EPF account, you can pay your LIC premium from your EPF corpus. Though the facility has been in place for a long…
As per various media reports, the revenue department is set to put a mechanism soon to ensure that all eligible tax refunds are issued within 24 hours of time frame. Revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey has shared with the media that within 2 years of time, the income tax department, will start processing income…
