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Readers' Corner: Taxation

Kuldip Kumar, partner and leader, Personal Tax, PwC India, answers your questions

Hotspot: Premium workplaces and residences

Lower Parel property market has variety of commercial spaces, including full-fledged business parks

Mutual funds: Be careful of benchmark changes

It isn't necessary to shift unless you have a duplicate fund in your portfolio

Looking to invest? Why you should buy gold bonds from secondary market

With 5 out of 7 tranches trading at discount, there is good opportunity for investors

Large cash positions for long can affect fund's performance

Fund managers holding over 10% cash for a short period are looking for suitable opportunities

Online platforms make tax filing easy, help fill details automatically

If you have capital gains on a house or shares, they can automatically tell you the tax liability

Wrong name in PAN, Aadhaar cards? Now, you can fix such errors online

Last week, the I-T department launched a facility to enable a taxpayer to link his Aadhaar and PAN

India can be in for a much rockier 2017-18 than market anticipates

Gobalisation may now be giving way to new trends of isolationism and protectionism

Lower stamp duty will promote house ownership

On purchase of property worth Rs 50 lakh, the buyer would have to pay Rs 4.3 lakh

Be wary of bull market traps

A decade ago, many investors had entered a rising market and lost significant wealth

EPFO's investment limit in ETFs may be raised to 15% on May 27

The higher limit would help EPFO park around Rs 15,000 cr in stock markets in 2017-18

Taxation: Use date of allotment to calculate capital gains

Assessee owns the property from the date of issuance of allotment letter

Need to file I-T Returns? Know the steps, benefits of doing it online

Here is all you need to know to help you e-file your income tax return on your own

Insurance regulator provides some relief to Ulip holders

Money in Discontinuance Policy Fund will earn minimum guaranteed return at the rate of 4% a year

Consumer protection: Sleeping partners are liable for payment

The partners argued since the firm's assets were enough to repay, they should not be held liable

Looking to buy real estate? Check out prevailing rates within Rs 1.5 cr

Snapshot of current rates, unit sizes in localities that offer property in Rs 1-1.5 cr price range

Reader's corner: Financial Planning

Kartik Jhaveri, director, Transcend Consulting, answers your questions

Tipping point: How is a total return index different from a normal index?

If all the dividends paid were to be reinvested, the returns you would get would be higher

UTI Mutual Fund: An efficient way to support parents

The fund, which transfers a part if returns into a parent's bank a/c, will suit passive investors

Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protected

Lock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate