retirement

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW The expenditure incurred by the assessee by way of payments to the retiring partners is only an application of its income, which is on capital account and not allowable as a deduction. Full Article

New Direct Tax code 2009 has proposed to tax many benefit, receipts, allowances and perquisites which are either tax free or exemption is available in respect of that. We are discussing here some of these provisions. Full Article

It’s Traditionally  been viewed as a retirement saving tool and one that allows you to avail of tax deductions. In fact, you will find that most conversations about provident funds only take place during the income-tax filing season, or when salaried individuals are retiring or leaving one organisation for another. In fact, fairly little is [...] Full Article

Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of legal Affairs, New Delhi Notification Dated : 3rd June 2009 GSR 889 (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by the Proviso to section 309 of the Constitution and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income [...] Full Article

Individuals, who invest their savings in annuity plans offered by insurance firm, could see a drop in their tax burden. Insurance regulator IRDA is in talks with the government to make annuity-plans more tax-efficient. If the proposal is accepted in the coming budget, it will augment returns for retired employees and help insurers market these [...] Full Article

Notification of SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009 SEBI has notified the SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, on May 19, 2009, with a view to strengthening its activities for investor protection.  The salient features of these regulations are as follows:  The Fund shall be used for the protection of investors and promotion [...] Full Article

What is the New Pension System (NPS)? It is a system where individuals fund, during their work life, their financial security for old age when they no longer work. All those who join up would get a Permanent Retirement Account (PRA), which can be accessed online and through so-called points of presence (PoPs). Full Article

Pension plans offered by insurance companies have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, though whether they really help the person retiring remains debatable. Also, this is that time of the year when investors are looking to save on income tax by making investments to that effect. Here are things you should keep in mind before [...] Full Article