Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the number of direct taxpayers is expected to double to 7.6 crore during the five-year term of the present government on account of various initiatives like rationalisation of tax structure, lowering of rates and anti-black money measures.

As conventional wisdom says, it is always better to get rid of any kind of debt, as it not only saves the interest cost but also provides the sense of financial freedom.

The due date for filing income tax returns for the financial year 2017-18 is July 31, 2018. Form 16 plays a helpful hand in filing the income tax returns especially after the changes in the ITR forms. Let's analyse how

Both growth and dividend options of equity schemes benefited from zero taxation earlier if held for more than 12 months. The recent DDT now makes the growth option preferable as investors can continue to claim exemption on capital gains up to Rs 1 lakh from all sources. Under the dividend option, any dividend paid by the scheme will attract 10% tax, irrespective of the amount.

With SEBI mandating mutual fund schemes to recategorise and follow well-defined investment paths, it is time to review your portfolio.

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Equity investments should be the staple of the Ghosh family's portfolio instead of relatively illiquid real estate assets, says Financial Planner Pankaaj Maalde

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Managing your money can be tricky. Send your queries, and top-notch industry leaders will help you resolve any issue.

Rising yields mean bond fund portfolios will be under pressure for a considerable time period.

Indexation benefits make three-year FMPs a good bet.

The young software engineer must invest it right to fund all future milestones, including retirement and putting the child up the financial ladder, says Financial Planner

We suggest tweaks in your financial plan to maximise savings.

At present, a 3 per cent cess, consisting of 2 per cent cess for primary education and 1 per cent cess for secondary and higher education, is levied on personal income tax and corporation tax.

Apart from farmers and the gareeb nagrik, it is the older demographic that stands to gain the most from the latest Budget. To begin with, tax exemption of interest income from bank deposits has been raised to Rs 50,000 from the current Rs 10,000.

Sanjay Kumar, Senior Director, Deloitte India talks to BusinessToday.in about the positives and negatives of Modi government's last full budget. Watch this video to know about the key takeaways from Arun Jaitley's speech.

As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gets ready to deliver his government's last regular union budget ahead of 2019 elections, speculation is rife that the Finance Minister may present a populist Budget 2018 after taking into account the political considerations.

All eyes will be on Finance Mister Arun Jaitley today as he presents his fifth Union Budget-and the last full one for the Modi government before the general elections coming up next year.