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US Stocks: GIFT City or traditional broker? Before you start overseas investing, know which route saves you more in taxes, costs, and hassleIndians now have easier access to global markets through direct overseas investing or GIFT City. Direct investing offers wider choices and ...
Can a 10% annual SIP step-up help turn Rs 26,000 monthly investment into Rs 1 crore?A 10% annual SIP step-up could boost a Rs 26,000 monthly investment towards Rs 1 crore in a decade, according to an expert. The analysis hi...
New tax regime: 7 ways for salaried employees to reduce their tax liability while filing ITR for FY 2025-26Salaried individuals can still reduce their tax liability under the new tax regime for FY 2025-26. Key deductions include employer contribu...
India needs to remove tax friction for more FDIIndia is looking to boost foreign investment by reforming its tax system. Recent proposals aim to simplify taxes on foreign holdings. The c...
Don't put InvITs, REITs on the MATIn India, the backbone of infrastructure funding is built on listed business trusts. However, recent tax reforms have introduced uncertaint...
RSU vs ESOP: Which is better for you as employee? Pros and cons explainedFrom vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...
Sitharaman extends tax sops to cooperative societiesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced tax benefits for cooperatives, extending profit deductions to cattle feed and cotton seed sup...
Will 'Lakshmi' bless taxpayers? High expectations of income tax relief for poor, middle class in Budget 2025 todayIncome tax expectations: The Union Budget 2025 will be presented today by finance minsiter in Parliament at 11 AM. There is an expecation a...
Dividends are taxed at nearly 50%: Will Budget 2025 reduce income tax rate on dividends?Income tax on dividends: The current income tax rules make dividends to be taxed at nearly 50%. The income tax rates are higher than what i...
Income tax guide for NRIs as ITR filing deadline loomsNRIs must adhere to specific tax regulations under the Income Tax Act, 1961, including residency criteria and income classification. Key as...
Relief for stock market investors? Why double taxation of dividends should be removed in Budget 2024Budget 2024 expectations: The abolition of dividend distribution tax has affected taxpayers in India. Resident shareholders are now taxed o...
Govt proposes taxation changes related to REITs, InVITsThe government said the dual non-taxation of any distribution made by the business trust i.e. which is exempt in the hands of the business ...
India takes tough stand on tax treaties with MFN countriesMany local companies withheld a lower tax of 5% while remitting the dividend to these foreign shareholders. The practice, questioned by the...
RIP dividend distribution tax! But are you still feeling a hangover?The plan was to shift incidence of taxation of dividend income in the hands of investors.
If I opt for the existing tax regime for FY21, will equity dividend be tax-free?Every week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on taxation.
Status quo for investment trusts likely on tax frontGovt weighs carveout to let trusts follow earlier regime or be exempted from taxes on dividends.
Budget 2016: How FM Jaitley's proposals would impact an investorThe Finance Minister has commendably used the Union Budget platform for delivering the BJP Government's high profile growth objectives.
Budget 2016: There is a very good case to scrap MATThe genesis of the levy of this tax was that companies which paid zero tax, paid hefty dividends to their shareholders, many of whom paid n...
- RBI seeks sops for remitting profits
RBI has called for a stable tax regime so that Indian cos, which have cumulatively invested $110 bn are encouraged to bring back some of th...
- Time for overhaul?
Dividend distribution tax (DDT) was introduced by the Finance Act 1997. From June 1, 1997, DDT burden shifted from shareholders to Indian f...