Most of us lack behind in the Tax planning. We always do it at the end of Feb or Mar, because of which we end up into wrong decisions. Here we will help you to identify Tax saving investments as per your requirement. In India we can save Tax under sec 80cc up to [...]

PERSONAL TAX RATES
For individuals, HUF, Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of individuals (BOI):
For the Assessment Year 2008-09
Taxable income slab (Rs.)
Up to 1,50,000      NIL
Up to 1,80,000 (for women) NIL
Up to 2,25,000 (for resident individual of 65 years or above)     NIL
1,50,000 – 3,00,000     10%
3,00,001 – 5,00,000     20%
5,000,001 upwards     30%*
*A surcharge of [...]

The Union Budget 2008-09 is expected to be presented on February 29, this being a leap year.
The three-month long Budget session is likely to begin on February 25, government sources said.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has already started pre-budget consultations with various experts.
Government is likely to raise the tax exemption limit from Rs 1.1 lakh [...]

Income tax slab for financial year 2007-2008 assessment year 20008-2009
Taxable income slab (Rs.) Rate (%)
1,10,000 ( for Individual)NIL1,45,000 (for women)NIL1,85,000 (for senior citizens) NIL
Individuals-other than senior citizens and ladies

Up to 110000- No Tax
110001 to 150000-10%
150001to250000-20%
250001and above-30%
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Ladies other than Senior Citizens
Up to 145000-No Tax
145001 to 150000-10%
150001to250000-20%
250001and above-30%
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Senior Citizens
Up to 195000-No tax
195001to250000-20%
250001and above-30%
Investment u/s 80C eligible [...]

Income tax is a tax paid by citizens to the government on income earned through various sources. It is applicable to both employed and self-employed persons. Income tax is a form of direct tax since it is applicable directly on the income earned. Income tax relief is a set of tax deductions granted by [...]

The month of July is associated with the time for filing returns of income by individual taxpayers. The government has recently notified new forms for filing income tax returns. These forms replace the old ones. Any person planning to file her return for the year ended 31 March 2007 (relevant to income tax assessment [...]

Section 80C
Section 80L used to allow deduction of interest earned on, say, a National Savings Certificate or a bank deposit up to a limit of Rs 12,000. But now all these are gone .In their place has come Section 80C — “u/s 80CCC, & u/s 80CCD”, as the Finance Bill puts it. Thus, the [...]

Section 80G
Under this section deduction is made in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. Deduction is not available for donations given in kind.
The deduction is available only for the entity to which donations is made is an approved charitable institution by the government. A receipt of the institute, in evidence made, [...]