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PPF ACCOUNT PROTECTION
Can income tax officials take your PPF savings for unpaid tax dues? Know what the law saysDealing with a tax demand? It's essential to grasp how the Income Tax Department can seize dues from different assets, while your PPF accou...
Woman applied for 130 shares in Adani Wilmar IPO, bank entered only 65; she sought Rs 40L compensation; gets relief in consumer commissionThe woman had earlier appealed in the district commission which held that she did not qualify as a consumer and that the complaint was not ...
Rs 1.68 crore investments, Rs 89,000 monthly MF SIP. Can this 40-year-old investor retire at 50?A 40-year-old investor based in Pune is on a mission to retire by age 50 while providing for her two children’s education. With savings of ...
6 months of salary for emergency fund: Bengaluru CA lists 6 investments every woman should make for a secure financial futureBengaluru CA Meenal Goel emphasizes the importance of financial security for women by outlining 6 essential investment strategies. Establis...
Guest and temporary teachers: How to build financial security with job uncertaintyThough the integration of temporary faculty reduces the teaching burden for the university’s permanent staff, the former often get the shor...
Over Rs 1 crore invested in mutual funds, NPS, PPF and FDs: Should this PSU banker increase equity exposure with 18 years to retirement?A 42-year-old PSU bank chief manager, who recently welcomed twins, sought a review of his family’s financial portfolio. With around 18 year...
Do you lose your interest and deposit if you have multiple PPF accounts? Here's what the rules sayDiscovering you have two Public Provident Fund accounts can be a common oversight, but it's crucial to address. Indian regulations strictly...
Investing for your child's future through PPF? Here's what every parent should know before opening a PPF accountParents can open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account for their minor children to secure their future, benefiting from compounding over th...
5 small savings schemes offering up to 8.2% interest rate in 2026: SCSS, PPF, NSC and moreSmall savings schemes, popular for conservative investors, will retain their interest rates for the April-June 2026 quarter, offering retur...
How can you make Rs 1 crore retirement corpus from PPF investment?The PPF maturity period is 15 years, after which, you can continue your PPF account with or without contributions. PPF provides a 7.1% inte...
Tax-saving investment: 7.1% interest in PPF or 8.25% returns in VPF; which is a better option to save tax this year?Tax-saving investment ideas FY23-24: PPF has been a go-to option for traditional investors to save tax while planning for retirement. Is th...
My PPF account will mature soon. Can I keep it active without making fresh contributions?If you choose to contribute for another 5 years, then you can still withdraw once every financial year but the sum of all withdrawals durin...
How to build a corpus of Rs 5 crore in 25 years?" Balance the risk-reward ratio by opting for a well-diversified bag of equity and debt funds to achieve your target corpus."
Budget 2018 has proposed to repeal the PPF Act. Should you be worried?As per the Finance Bill 2018, all small savings schemes including PPF will now be covered under the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873.
Where should you invest: PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi or Senior Citizens' Saving Scheme?Investors shouldn't blindly invest in small savings schemes. Each instrument has specific features. Here are pros & cons of some of the mos...
PPF, NSC Act changes not to affect tax status; aimed at allowing early closure: GovtAll existing protections have been retained while consolidating PPF Act under the proposed Government Savings Promotion Act.
Easy closure for small savings schemes likelyThe government can use the enabling provision to provide this facility to investors in the event of medical or financial emergencies.
Finance ministry sets up panel to examine unclaimed deposits in PPF, bank & post office saving schemesFinance minister Arun Jaitley has given the go-ahead to the committee which will recommend how this amount can be used .
Finance Ministry sets up panel on unclaimed PPF, small savings depositsThe committee would suggest procedure to bring unclaimed deposits to a common pool, it said, adding that the panel would submit its report ...
Tax-saving instruments you must have in portfolioOut of the many tax-saving tools available, we are going to help you identify some beneficial instruments you must consider investing in.