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PPF Calculator: How to Earn Rs 91,418/Month Tax-Free?

PPF Calculator: How to Earn Rs 91,418/Month Tax-Free?

Thu, Nov 07, 2024

Public Provident Fund (PPF): People use PPF investments for retirement planning, where they can contribute up to Rs 1,50,000 in a financial year and get 7.1 per cent interest rate on that. In the long term, the interest can help you get a substantial amount that they can use for their daily expenses. While PPF can work as an effective debt option for the diversification of an investor's portfolio, the maturity amount in PPF is tax-free.

Investment Strategy: How you can earn interest in this guaranteed return scheme without investing a single rupee after 15-year lock-in period

Investment Strategy: How you can earn interest in this guaranteed return scheme without investing a single rupee after 15-year lock-in period

Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Know how the Public Provident Fund (PPF) can help you grow your savings safely. Learn about the benefits of PPF, including tax savings, interest accrual even after maturity, and options for extending your investment. Also, know how to maximize your PPF account and ensure your money continues to work for you.

Sukanya Samriddhi, Kisan Vikas Patra, 15-year PPF, National Savings Certificate, other small savings schemes to pay these returns in Q3 FY25

Sukanya Samriddhi, Kisan Vikas Patra, 15-year PPF, National Savings Certificate, other small savings schemes to pay these returns in Q3 FY25

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

Small Savings Scheme Interest Rates: The central government on Monday announced a status quo on interest rates applicable to small savings schemes. Currently, commercial banks and post office provide a variety of small savings scheme instruments including Post Office Savings Account, the 1-5-year Time Deposit (fixed deposit), the 5-year Post Office Recurring Deposit, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY).

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How will this Budget impact your financial plans?

How will this Budget impact your financial plans?

Sun, Jan 28, 2018

The government is likely to use this Budget to signal a shift in its policy focus from monetary policy to fiscal policy

Interview: 'Investor should have portions of investment in all possible options'

Interview: 'Investor should have portions of investment in all possible options'

Sat, Jan 27, 2018

When a fixed sum of money is required back within a short span of time, investment in debt is preferable

Let us have a look at some of the alternatives to fixed deposits

Let us have a look at some of the alternatives to fixed deposits

Tue, Jan 23, 2018

'Disclaimer: This story is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice.'

ELSS can give you better returns than other tax saving options: Fund managers

ELSS can give you better returns than other tax saving options: Fund managers

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

ELSS have the shortest lock-in period of three years, compared to other instruments with minimum five years for bank FDs, 15 years for PPFs and for the life of the policy for insurance products.

ICICI Bank offers service to open PPF account online

ICICI Bank offers service to open PPF account online

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

The digital service will enable customers to open a public provident fund (PPF) account instantly and in a completely online and paperless manner.

Financial lessons to be learnt from the festival of Diwali

Financial lessons to be learnt from the festival of Diwali

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

We also do Laxmi Pooja to seek the blessings of the goddess of wealth for prosperity all around. But do all these things have any connection with your financial planning?

Money Guru | Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates? | Part 1

Money Guru | Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates? | Part 1

Tue, May 09, 2017

Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates?. Watch the full segment for more details.

Money Guru | Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates?

Money Guru | Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates?

Tue, May 09, 2017

Should investors invest in PPF after changes on interest rates?. Watch the full segment for more details.

EPFO to provide 8.65% interest on EPF for FY17: Bandaru Dattatreya

EPFO to provide 8.65% interest on EPF for FY17: Bandaru Dattatreya

Thu, Apr 13, 2017

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Thursday that EPFO has decided to provide 8.65% interest rate on provident fund (PF) deposits for the financial year 2016-17 (FY17).

Govt lowers interest rates on small saving schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra, others by 0.1%

Govt lowers interest rates on small saving schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra, others by 0.1%

Fri, Mar 31, 2017

The government has lowered interest rates on small saving schemes like Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme by 0.1% for the April-June quarter of the fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18).

Income Tax Department to launch simplified e-filing of ITR form from April 1

Income Tax Department to launch simplified e-filing of ITR form from April 1

Wed, Mar 29, 2017

Income Tax Department will introduce simplified e-filing of Income Tax return form on April 1 this year which will do away with some columns while filing the the IT returns.

Tata Steel UK's pensions trustee warns deficit to surge

Tata Steel UK's pensions trustee warns deficit to surge

Fri, Jan 27, 2017

Tata Steel's UK steel unit pension scheme deficit is set to ballon to 1-2 billion pounds ($1.25-$2.5 billion) and Britain`s largest steelmaker believes it could face insolvency unless a way can be found to tackle it.

15 lesser known Income Tax Deductions

15 lesser known Income Tax Deductions

Mon, Jan 09, 2017

Starting January, you will be running around to make investments in tax-saving instruments or collect proofs for such investments already made. Most of us are aware of the tax deductions available for premium paid for life insurance and pension plans, investments made in ELSS, PPF and EPF and principal repaid on a housing loan. However, there are many lesser known tax benefits you can use to reduce your tax liability. In this post, I shall focus on a few such lesser known income tax deductions or exemptions.

Retirement fund body EPFO likely to retain 8.8% interest on EPF for FY17

Retirement fund body EPFO likely to retain 8.8% interest on EPF for FY17

Sun, Dec 18, 2016

Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to retain 8.8% rate of interest on EPF deposits for the current fiscal for its over four crore subscribers -- same as 2015-16 -- at its trustees meeting on December 19, Monday.

Govt weighing hike in EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000

Govt weighing hike in EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000

Mon, Dec 05, 2016

Despite being pressed by trade unions on different fora, the government has not taken a decision in this regard, especially when it has already increased threshold for coverage under the Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESI) to Rs 21,000 per month in October last year.

British steel workers face prospect of pension quick fix

British steel workers face prospect of pension quick fix

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

A steel industry plan to change its pension scheme and allow the sale of Tata's British operations is likely to be scrapped in favour of a fix that avoids a political row, government and industry sources told Reuters.

Interest rates: Life comes a full circle for Jaitley

Interest rates: Life comes a full circle for Jaitley

Sun, Jul 10, 2016

A strange thing happened this week. Arun Jaitley, India’s finance minister, spoke out against the high interest rates charged by banks. Jaitley noted high returns on savings deposits as one of the key reasons for borrowing rates being high, which in turn is hurting investment growth.

EPFO to invest more than Rs 6700 crore in equity markets this year

EPFO to invest more than Rs 6700 crore in equity markets this year

Mon, Jun 06, 2016

Last year, EPFO invested Rs 6,700 crore in the stock markets and earned a return of 1.68%.

Never go to your bank to open a PPF account! We tell you why

Never go to your bank to open a PPF account! We tell you why

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

If you have visited a bank branch recently, you will realize how difficult it is to open a fixed deposit at a bank branch. The bank staff just wouldn’t let you open a fixed deposit.

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