Money

In the era of hustlers, what can young entrepreneurs or freelancers do on this Independence Day to curate their personal brand, and eventually secure financial freedom by banking upon their talent

The Income-Tax department has notified all ITR forms for AY2026-27 and made excel utility for ITR-1 and ITR-4 for available to taxpayers. Here's a stepwise guide for how you can file your returns online…

SIPs: We explain how much monthly investment of ₹5,000, ₹10,000 or ₹15,000 can yield for you. Investors can build wealth and gather a retirement corpus of up to ₹XX crore by investing fixed amounts regularly.

Public provident fund: Here's how monthly deposit of ₹10,000 per in your or your child's PPF account ( ₹1.2 lakh annually) can earn up to ₹5.40 crore at time of retirement. A total of ₹1.5 lakh annually is also exempt under the old tax regime.

The 8th central pay commission is consulting with stakeholders ahead of its recommendations that will significantly impact salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including railways and defence staff.

Retirement planning: We asked experts how much corpus a 27-year-old newly married couple, living and working in Mumbai, will require to meet long-term financial goals and retire by 60 years of age. Here's what they said…

Section 80EEB of the Income-Tax Act allows a deduction for interest on loans for electric vehicle purchases, up to ₹1.5 lakh, under the old tax regime. Here are the eligibility criteria and key highlights

A total of ₹1.5 lakh annual contribution towards the public provident fund (PPF) is exempt under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act for taxpayers filing as per the old tax regime.

Worried about inoperative EPF account? Here's a breakdown of how the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation categorises such accounts, how the funds can be redeemed and what steps members can take to recover it.

The Income-Tax department can issue notices for discrepancies in tax returns. A notice doesn't imply trouble but may require correction. Taxpayers should verify notices online and respond promptly with necessary documents to avoid penalties.