While getting a good price for a product or a service makes for a savvy buyer, it is equally important to be an intelligent consumer, by getting value for your money.

Here are a few changes that we would like to see in the new Direct Taxes Code 2009.

Making the NPS mandatory and more attractive should be a high priority for the government.

Given the plethora of financial pundits, picking the best person for the job is quite a challenge. We highlight parameters that could make your task easier.

An LLP combines the ease of running a partnership with the limited liability of a company.

The Budget is, at best, a window dressing — there’s something for everybody, but there are no sweeping changes or reforms to rev up the economy.

It was sheer chance that led Rajeev Samant to work his father’s land. Several profitless crops later, he opted for winemaking, and a heady business, Sula Wines, was born.

The IT Act is saddled with dozens of exemptions. It’s high time they are knocked off.

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Yes, you can avail of these benefits and the easiest way to do so is by producing the original bill.

The Congress-led coalition has been elected to govern the country, not to please the stock market.

Gold ETFs can be bought and sold like any other share or security on the stock market through a broker. You need to have a demat account in a bank or a depository partner, and a trading account with the broker.

As per the Income Tax Act, only one house under the possession of the assessee can be treated as self-occupied.

Usually, money to charities is given from the post-tax income. Charitable contributions do not attract any tax.

Entertainment allowance is fully taxable for all private sector employees. However, government employees are eligible for exemption if...

Govt is set to launch an ambitious pension scheme from April 1 to provide social security to an estimated 80 million people. We look at how this scheme can help you and analyse the existing pension options. Try our retirement corpus calculator Make haste slowly Why the advantage was lost Supplement your Provident Plans  

The average age of Indians is on the rise mostly because of the better economic status and healthcare facilities that have emerged over the years.

Dipen Sheth predicts more gloom for the stock market, but also spreads a little cheer as he explains why the three stocks for Safe Wealth can be long-term winners.

Since the government will increase its spending to keep the wheels of the economy turning, the fiscal deficit is expected to grow.

Apart from income tax, myriad other taxes eat away at your salary on a daily basis. We take a look at these silent decimators.