With the UPS (Unified Pension System) soon to become a reality in the next financial year, several government employees may decide to opt out of National Pension System (NPS) for UPS. It is noteworthy that the UPS will for the time being be open only for the central government employees, which means the salaried employees … Read more
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The Government of India has announced the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), a new pension plan for employees working under the government. The new scheme will provide an assured pension scheme to benefit nearly 90 lakh pensioners under the central government. The central government launched the UPS to cater to the demands of the employees regarding … Read more
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which aims to provide assured pension, family pension, and assured minimum pension to government employees. Under the new scheme, employees would get an assured pension of 50 per cent of the average basic pay drawn over the last … Read more
The aim is to include assets that are uncorrelated or have low correlation with each other. Equities, debt, cash and gold are the most common asset classes in a portfolio, each providing a distinct flavour and benefit. Equities, while having the potential for higher returns, can be volatile in the short term, triggering concerns over … Read more
The budget has brought in some major changes in taxation which would impact individuals. People may make some knee-jerk decisions as a quick reaction to the tax announcements and this article tends to suggest the do’s and don’ts to help people to avoid unwise actions. Before even getting into any specifics, regardless of changes in … Read more
One of the government’s objectives is to provide social security benefits to citizens. In Budget 2024, the Finance Minister made two announcements towards this objective. These include proposals to raise the limit for employer contribution towards employee’s NPS to 14% from the earlier 10%, and the introduction of NPS Vatsalya for minors. Let us understand … Read more
The Union Budget 2024 endorses the government’s policy of an apparent tilt to the New Tax Regime over the previous one, as evident from a slew of efforts to make it a more attractive proposition for taxpayers. The government’s push for the New Tax Regime became evident last year when the income threshold limit for … Read more
Budget 2024:As the Finance Ministry is gearing up to present the full fiscal year budget for 2024-25, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government isconsidering offering 50 per cent of the last salary drawn as pension under the National Pension System (NPS) to central government employees, according to a report by the Times of India. This … Read more
As a taxpayer, you must be aware of the fact that the new tax regime is now the default regime. Therefore, one has to opt for the old tax regime in case they want to avail one or more tax deductions and exemptions. The last date to file income tax return for financial year 2023-24 … Read more