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CBDT proposal on advance estimates of tax liability irks industry

Move comes at a time when taxpayers are struggling with compliance burden related to GST

Realty check within budget of Rs 30 lakh-Rs 50 lakh

A snapshot of average current rates and unit sizes

Readers' Corner: General insurance

Extensions are offered by Insurers in travel policies

Tipping Point: Why are cash positions of equity mutual funds rising?

Fund managers are becoming wary of investing at high valuations

Raw deal for bank customers

Lenders have justified high rates on the tenuous ground that someone has to pay for their bad corporate debts

Numbers that help when buying general insurance

There are many critical parameters like claims settlement, repudiation and others that need to be studied carefully

Higher returns in credit funds come with higher risks

Investing in such funds requires more research from the investor. Always look at the quality of the portfolio before investing

What's on sale this festival season? Banks, builders offering good deals

Offers from banks: Waiver of up to 100% on loan processing fee, cash back on card usage

As IPOs boom, playing in the grey market can hurt badly

Many investors use this market during IPO booms. But if the market corrects, they risk losing their capital

GST: In what form can a return be submitted by a non-resident person?

The writer is tax partner, PwC India

Get clues from FPIs

A falling rupee and lower foreign buying in equities are signals investors should watch out for

Senior citizens can earn good returns from NPS

The raising of the entry age in NPS has opened up an attractive new investment avenue for them

Many a slip between policy and payout

Putting together all the required documents and surmounting legal hurdles could be a challenge for the nominee

Wadala East to become one of Mumbai's most exciting new growth corridors

Infrastructure projects make Wadala East, Mumbai attractive

Readers' Corner: Banking

For students, many banks offer exclusive accounts with benefits like lower balance maintenance requirement

Your concierge for financial services

With advances in technology, chatbots can help you transact and seek information much faster than traditional channels

Bank should fully settle FD claims

The bank said that it could not repay as the RBI had restrained it from doing routine operations

Sebi proposals to make decision-making easier for mutual fund industry

Clear-cut definition of mutual fund schemes will help investors significantly

You can file a case against an e-tailer easily now

You now can file a complaint in the city of transaction and needn't file it where the firm's registered office is located

Why you should bank on gold in these uncertain times

Build a 10-15 per cent allocation to the yellow metal in your portfolio to guard it against economic and geopolitical risks