fixed deposit

Fixed deposits rates are on the rise. Though the investors living on interest income are happy about it, they are finding it difficult to catch the peak. The biggest challenge an investor faces in a rising-rate scenario is to identify the peak and lo Full Article

Meaning:-Nomination is the process of appointing a person to take care of your assets in the event of your death. You can appoint a nominee for your bank account, fixed deposit, demat account, or even your house. A nominee could be a family member or a friend or any other person whom you trust. Full Article

There may be instances where the customer has given a mandate for crediting the interest on Fixed Deposit account to the Savings Bank account and there are no other operations in the Savings Bank account. Some doubts have arisen whether such an account is to be treated as inoperative account after two years. Full Article

Fixed deposit holders will not be allowed to avail any credit against taxes paid on their interest earnings if banks do not quote their PAN numbers. Many fixed deposit holders could be left in lurch as income tax department has tightened rules on TDS or tax deducted at source. Banks are supposed to cut tax at source for interest income above Rs 10,000. But in 2005-06 less than half of non-salaried income had PAN numbers and in future these will not be eligible for refund.. Full Article