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Source: Live Mint About 83.9 million Indians have filed income tax returns (ITRs) for financial year 2023-24 (FY24) as of December 2024. Of these, only 28.2 million (or 34%) paid tax, while the remaining 55.7 million (66%) had zero tax liability. This data was released by the finance ministry in a response to queries during…
Source: Live Mint Income Tax Bill News LIVE: The Union Cabinet has approved the new Income Tax Bill on Friday, February 7, potentially leading to its introduction in the Lok Sabha early next week. This bill is part of a larger effort to reform the tax system and aims to overhaul the existing tax structure…
Source: Live Mint The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) is a unique small-savings scheme launched by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance to provide financial security and encourage savings among girls and women in India. Announced in the Union Budget 2023-24, this scheme is aimed at creating a safe and lucrative investment avenue…
Source: Live Mint For decades, India’s salaried class viewed themselves as a minority—sandwiched between the elite and what they believe is the world’s largest population of the “politically pampered”. And in most Budgets, they found the discourse to be dominated by farmers, the poor, women and other groups. Which is why the record ₹1 trillion…
Source: Live Mint Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that Indians with incomes up to ₹12 lakh will effectively pay no income tax. They still need to pay the tax, but will receive a rebate (refund) of ₹60,000 under Section 87A of the Income Tax Act. However, certain types of income, including capital gains…
Source: Live Mint Stock market strategy: The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, declined over a percent each on Monday, weighed down by weak global cues. The Union Budget 2025-2026 failed to impress the domestic equity market, but gave a boost to the consumption stocks. The benchmark Nifty 50 has corrected over…
Source: Live Mint Budget Technical Outlook: The Indian stock market faced sharp losses in early trade on Monday, February 3, with the Sensex tumbling over 700 points and the Nifty 50 dropping below 23,250, amid weak global cues. The Sensex fell 750 points to hit an intraday low of 76,791.09. Similarly, the Nifty 50 also…
Source: Live Mint In a piece of good news for the stock market investors, the Narendra Modi government announced a proposal to raise the tax deducted at source (TDS) limit on dividend income in the Union Budget 2025-26 from ₹5,000 to ₹10,000. The move, which comes as part of TDS threshold rationalization, is a boost…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025-26 has placed emphasis on the backward integration of India’s electronic goods value chain and other capital-goods industries with a reduction in basic customs duty on components. Among the proposals are a reduction in the duty on open cells for television panels from 10%-15% to 5% and parts of open cells…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025, Income Tax Slab Update: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2025 speech announced new income tax slabs for salaried individuals. As per Sitharaman, under the New Tax Regime, taxpayers with income up to ₹12 lakhs are now exempted. We take a look at what the new income tax…
