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Source: Live Mint With just three days to go for the Budget 2025, there are concerns over whether Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will abandon the previous income tax system as the Union Budget 2025 deadline draws near. Many experts speculate that it may soon be eliminated with an increasing number of taxpayers opting for the…
Source: Live Mint Former Infosys CFO TV Mohandas Pai highlighted the growing burden on the middle class due to rising inflation, increasing EMIs, and escalating education costs. In an insightful interview with Mint, Pai, a prominent voice in Indian business and finance, outlined a set of key reforms needed for the country .”The middle class…
Source: Live Mint Neelesh Surana, chief investment officer at Mirae Asset MF, who oversees ₹1.5 trillion in equity assets, explains how investors should navigate current market volatility, his outlook, and why the fund house is launching a small-cap fund now. Here are some excerpts from an interview. What is your outlook on the markets? The…
Source: Live Mint As we approach the Union Budget 2025, the one expectation that keeps buzzing strongly is whether Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lower the personal tax rates. While many changes have been introduced to ease taxpayer compliance – pre-filled tax returns – there has hardly been any substantial tax saving for individual taxpayers….
Source: Live Mint Standard Deduction: Income taxpayers can lower their income without providing any documentation or disclosures by using the standard deduction, which is a fixed sum subtracted from taxable salary income. After being eliminated for several years, the standard deduction provision was reinstated in the 2018 budget announcement. Under Section 16 of the Income…
Source: Live Mint Rohit Murarka, Business Head, Kotak Cherry believes the market is expecting some kind of stimulus in the budget as the overall economy, especially demand conditions, is facing a slowdown. Murarka suggested that investors diversify investments across various asset classes like equities, fixed income, real estate, and commodities. This strategy helps mitigate risks…
Source: Live Mint As the Union Budget 2025 draws near, there’s a growing buzz about potential changes in Income Tax policies for the common man. Experts have offered several recommendations focusing on significant changes to personal income tax, specific tax areas like EVs and crypto, housing benefits, savings incentives, and more. These proposed reforms aim…
Source: Live Mint With less than a week to go for the Union Budget 2025, discussions around capital gains tax have centre stage among market participants. While the concept of capital gains tax is not new, its structure and recent amendments have significantly influenced market sentiments. Capital gains tax is levied on the profit earned…
Source: Live Mint Expert view: Mohit Khanna, CFP, Fund Manager at Purnartha PMS, believes the Union Budget 2025 will focus on youth, women, the poor, and farmers. He expects higher spending on rural housing, irrigation, ELI (employment-linked incentives), Jan Dhan, etc. In an interview with Mint, Khanna also shared his views on the Indian stock…
Source: Live Mint Mutual funds have come a long way; the numbers speak for themselves. systematic investment plans, or SIPs, have quadrupled in the last eight years, and monthly inflows in December 2024 crossed ₹26,000 crore for the first time. All the buzz around equities and markets continuously performing well has attracted new investors to…
