Should you invest in NPS or ELSS?Investors in India are often confused between NPS and ELSS. ELSS offers tax deductions under Section 80C. NPS offers tax benefits under Sec...
19 Nov, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Types of NPS accounts: 4 differences between NPS Tier 1 and Tier 2 accountsThe NPS, a government pension scheme, offers Tier I and Tier II accounts with different functions. Tier I is for retirement planning with w...
06 Jun, 2024, 01.54 PM IST
Major NPS rule changes 2023: Systematic Lumpsum Withdrawal facility, NPS Lite exit rules, consolidated statement & moreThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has implemented many rule and regulatory changes in 2023 to better facilitate...
29 Dec, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
NPS or retirement funds? Comparison of asset allocation, taxation, cost and liquidityThe NPS follows an asset allocation-based approach. It offers subscribers the choice of two investing modes—active and auto. With retiremen...
02 Oct, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
NPS partial withdrawal rule to change for these subscribers from January; know what’s newPFRDA has said that the online partial withdrawal facility from NPS through self-declaration will no longer be available for govt sector su...
28 Dec, 2022, 01.23 PM IST
PFRDA restores pre-COVID norms for withdrawals by government NPS subscribersThe Pension Fund Regulatory And Development Authority (PFRDA) relaxed the norms during the COVID pandemic by allowing withdrawals under NPS...
27 Dec, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
National Pension System entry age limit may be raised to 70 years, exit to 75The pension authority, which regulates both NPS and Atal Pension Yojana or APY, has registered 23% growth in its subscriber base under both...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
What are the tax implications, restrictions on withdrawals from NPS Tier II?Tier II is an add-on account which provides the flexibility to invest and withdraw anytime. The official documents do not explicitly mentio...
02 Dec, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Budget 2019 makes lump sum withdrawal of 60% from NPS totally tax freeAs per the changes approved by the Cabinet, a person on maturity at the age of 60 would be able to withdraw up to 60 percent of the corpus ...
03 Jan, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
NPS partial withdrawal rules and how it is taxedNPS offers two types of accounts for an individual - Tier-I and Tier -II. It is mandatory to open a Tier-1 account to invest in NPS. Howeve...
19 Nov, 2019, 12.55 PM IST
The reasons why you should not shun investing in NPS Tier-IINPS Tier-II is the cheapest investment product available now, and its long-term gains could be huge.
27 May, 2019, 12.04 PM IST
5 reasons why investors stay away from NPS. But should you?Tax treatment of the corpus is the basic reason why many investors shy away. Only 40% of the corpus is tax free, compared to 100% in other ...
27 Dec, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
What are the types of funds available in NPS?NPS offers two accounts: Tier-I and Tier-II accounts.
10 May, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
Should I invest in NPS or mutual funds via SIPs?If you have any mutual fund queries, message ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.
09 Jun, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
Tax parity for NPS and EPF members is a welcome stepIdeally, savings should be taxed at the time of withdrawal only when the money is not ploughed back into another saving product.
07 Jan, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
How not to let tax hit NPS redemptionApart from providing tax benefits of up to Rs 1.5 lakh along with under instruments under Section 80C, NPS has an exclusive window of Rs 50...
03 Sep, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
- The EPFO mess
The EPFO move to ask the govt to bar workers from withdrawing their PF balances on switching jobs is a frantic but incremental step.
30 Dec, 2010, 06.48 AM IST