Income tax filing season is here again, folks! The last date for filing your tax return in July 31, 2017 and with just over a month to go, it is a good time to get your income/expense documents and bank statements in order to avoid any delay. Most of you would have received the Form…
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Yesterday, June 10, 2017, the Supreme Court announced its judgement on linking Aadhaar with PAN, largely upholding Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which sought to make quoting of Aadhaar compulsory for filing of income tax returns and for making application for allotment of PAN number from July 1 this year. There is…
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After many years and several twists and turns, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is now set to become a reality. The GST Council has finalised tax rates @ 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%, thereby ushering in one of the biggest tax reforms in India. Here are some of the key highlights of the GST…
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Bitcoin, one of the world’s foremost cryptocurrencies, has crossed the $2,000 mark for the first time ever. The recent WannaCry ransomware attack that affected over 150 countries has brought Bitcoin into focus like never before, especially in India, because the hackers demanded Bitcoin as ransom in exchange for decrypting data of infected computers. While awareness about…
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Life is unpredictable – here one moment, gone the next – and while we can’t stop the unexpected from happening, we can certainly do our best to minimise the impact such unfavourable events can have on our dependants. Life insurance is one way to help weather the financial storm that follows the death of an earning member.…
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