Employees may also avail such loans to fund kid’s education or marriage apart from a medical emergency
Income earned by displaying manual or intellectual skills comes within the purview of income from a profession as per prevalent laws
Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961 allows for a deduction of up to Rs 1,50,000 on specific investments
Income Tax news: In both, if your income is less than Rs 5 lakh per annum, then you will get a rebate of Rs 12,500
Tax savings: You can buy tax savings bonds from all public sector banks such as SBI, PNB, BoB and big private banks like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank
The income tax department has updated its portal to capture the extended deadline of filing returns
Senior citizens also get higher tax benefits on expenses made on account of any medical treatment for specified diseases, etc
The CBDT has also decided to extend the due dates for electronic filing of forms related to intimation by pension funds and sovereign wealth funds
The new income tax website continues to show the old due date of 31st July 2021 instead of the extended deadline of September 30, 2021
The Income Tax Act of 1961 categorises five heads of income to ensure that these various revenues are covered