Tax Saving Options

Money

Zero tax on ₹20 lakh CTC? How a smart car lease can cut your tax under the new regime

Smart salary structuring unlocks major tax savings on car leases under the new tax regime, showing how a ₹20 lakh CTC can significantly reduce taxable income and enhance take-home efficiency.

2 min read17 Apr 2026
Money

The tax regime debate is back, and your salary for this year just got dragged in

Income Tax Rules 2026 have made the old regime more attractive by raising exemption limits. For FY27, salaried individuals must recalculate before choosing between old and new.

3 min read15 Apr 2026
Money

How to obtain tax residency proof in India?

A UK company requires an Indian Tax Residency Certificate for reduced withholding tax on interest payments. To obtain this, an online Form 10FA must be submitted, confirming tax residency in India for the relevant financial year.

2 min read8 Dec 2025
Markets

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath shares simple hack to save tax, avoid impulse selling: ‘Best returns were on stocks that...’

Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of discount broking platform Zerodha, shared a powerful insight from his own investing journey that sheds light on a simple yet effective behavioural and tax strategy — using a secondary demat account.

2 min read10 Sep 2025
Money

Income Tax exemption: Financial instruments you can still invest into before Mar 31 deadline

There are only a few investment instruments wherein you can invest this weekend i.e., before March 31 deadline. These include PPF, tax-saving fixed deposit schemes, among others

1 min read30 Mar 2024
Money

March 31 investment deadline: Rushing to invest in tax-saving instruments? Here's why it may not be a good idea

When an investor makes an investment to save income tax, the goal is to save income tax rather than long-term wealth creation – which should ideally be the key purpose of making an investment.

3 min read31 Mar 2024
Money

Income Tax: 10 ways to save taxes other than Section 80C

There is ample opportunity to lower your taxable income. However, it is essential to be familiar with the relevant sections of the Income Tax Act to take advantage of these benefits.

10 min read30 Mar 2024
Money

These are the deadlines expiring before March 31. Details here

Taxpayers must make investments in tax saving instruments before March 31 to be able to save income tax for the financial year 2023-24

1 min read26 Mar 2024