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SBI Tax Saving Fixed Deposit - March 2013

SBI revises Tax Saving Fixed Deposit Rate to 8.75%

State bank of India (SBI) has revised the interest rate on its Tax Saving Fixed Deposit Scheme to 8.75% for General Public while interest rate for Senior citizens has remained the same at 9.00%. As I have pointed out earlier, if you see the advertisement by SBI, it promises annual yield of 17.39% for Senior [...]

UCO Tax Saver Deposit Scheme – Interest & Annual Yield [Miss-selling Advertisement]

Its Tax Saving Season and all financial institutions are trying to en-cash this opportunity. If you are risk averse then five year tax saving deposit is one of the best avenues to save tax. UCO bank in its advertisement has published its annual yield, but has conveniently ignored to print the actual interest offered. I [...]

Best Tax Saving Mutual Fund ELSS Fund to invest in 2011-12

Best Tax Saving Mutual Fund / ELSS Fund to invest in 2012-13

ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme) also popularly known as Tax Saving Mutual Funds are one of the best investments you can do to save tax and create wealth in the long run. But unfortunately according to the proposed direct tax code ELSS would be a thing of past and it would no more be eligible as tax saving instrument under section 80C of Income tax. Nevertheless Financial [...]

SBI Tax Saving Deposit Scheme – Interest & Annual Yield

SBI recently advertised how the fixed deposits offered by SBI under Section 80C helps you save tax and the effective yield. But this is pre tax return. The interest you get is taxable in case of above deposits. Since they have assumed tax bracket of 30%, your post tax yield would come to 13.33% (from [...]

Tax Saving Fixed Deposit (FD) u/s 80C – Interest Rates

Tax Saving Fixed Deposit under Section 80C of Income tax is a popular and safe instrument for Tax saving. You can invest maximum of Rs. 1 Lacs in the same. Below is the list of banks and their respective interest rates offer for general and senior citizens for their Tax Saving FDs. The best Tax Saving [...]

Personal Finance: Changes from April 2012

With start of new financial year 2012-13, a lot would change from today in personal finance space. Here is the list. Good News: Increased Interest on Small Savings Scheme like PPF, NSC, etc: The government has increased interest rates on post office deposits like PPF, NSC, Fixed Deposit, Recurring Deposit, and Senior citizen Scheme in [...]

PFS Tax Saving Infrastructure Bond (U/S 80 CCF) Details

PFS with its infrastructure bond has given you one more option for investment under Section 80CCF in March 2012 as the closing dates have been extended to March 23, 2012. Earlier it was to close on February 29, 2012. PFS Infrastructure Bond Details: Should you invest in PFS Tax Saving Infrastructure Bond? Most of the other Infra bonds offer [...]

IDFC Tax Saving Infrastructure Bond – March 2012 Details

IDFC with its infrastructure bond has given you one more option for investment under Section 80CCF in March 2012. IDFC Infrastructure Bond Details: IDFC Infrastructure Bond Features: The bonds don’t attract any TDS in case the investments are in demat form The bonds are available in Demat & Physical form The bonds will be listed [...]

Best Tax Saving Mutual Fund / ELSS Fund to invest in 2011-12

ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme) also popularly known as Tax Saving Mutual Funds are one of the best investments you can do to save tax and create wealth in the long run. But unfortunately according to the proposed direct tax code ELSS would be a thing of past and it would no more be eligible as [...]

SBI Tax Saving Deposit Scheme 2012 – Interest & Annual Yield

Click here for Latest SBI Tax Saving Deposit Rate. SBI recently advertised how the fixed deposits offered by SBI under Section 80C helps you save tax and the effective yield. But this is pre tax return. The interest you get is taxable in case of above deposits. Since they have assumed tax bracket of 30%, [...]

Bajaj Allianz Guaranteed Maturity Insurance Plan Review

Bajaj Allianz Guaranteed Maturity Insurance Plan: It is a single-premium unit-linked insurance plan (Ulip) that promises a maturity corpus of at least twice the premium paid. It also provides an insurance cover during the term. The minimum premium under this plan is Rs 5,000, which is also the cost of one guaranteed maturity certificate. Under [...]

SERI Tax Saving Infrastructure Bond – Details & Review

If you have still not invested in Infrastructure Bond for FY 2011 – 12, you are further spoiled for choice. SERI is latest entrant offering 8.9% – 9.15% interest per annum. The table below gives the details of the issue: Face Value Rs. 1,000/- per bond Minimum Application Rs. 1,000/- (i.e. 1 Bond) Issue Schedule [...]

80C Tax savings 5 years Fixed Deposit Interest Rates

In a few weeks most of salaried people have to submit their tax saving investment proofs and this is the time when we all rush to make our investments. Also with stock markets in doldrums for the year a lot of you might be interested in fixed deposits. I have compiled the prevailing interest rates [...]

Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes – Govt. of India

Recently Government of India has revised interest rates and maturity periods for its small saving schemes. These small saving schemes include – Post Office Savings Account, Post Office Recurring Deposit, Monthly Income Account Scheme, Post Office Time Deposit, NSC, PPF, KVP, Senior citizens savings scheme and more. The post below briefs about all these schemes. Post Office Savings Account [...]

Invest in REC Infrastructure Bond to save tax

There has been a series of Infrastructure launches one after the other. L&T & IDFC had successfully closed their infrastructure bond isues and not its IFCI and REC (Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) Infrastructue Bonds. You can invest in the same upto Rs. 20,000 to save tax. Below are the details of the same. Face Value Rs. [...]

Save taxes with IFCI Infrastructure Bonds – Series IV

IFCI is once again out with infrastructure bonds – IFCI Tax Saving Long Term Infrastructure Bonds–Series IV. You can invest in the same upto Rs. 20,000 to save tax. Below are the details of the same. Rating ‘BWR AA-’ by Brickwork Ratings India Pvt. Limited CARE‘A+’ by CARE Ratings (Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.) ‘LA’ by [...]

Save taxes with IDFC Infrastructure Bonds 2011

IDFC is once again out with infrastructure bonds – IDFC Tax Saving Long Term Infrastructure Bonds. You can invest in the same upto Rs. 20,000 to save tax. Below are the details of the same. These bonds have got the highest credit rating of (ICRA) AAA by ICRA and Fitch AAA (ind) by Fitch. Issue [...]

Invest in PFC Infrastructure Bond to save tax

There has been a series of Infrastructure launches one after the other. First in 2011 was IFCI and now its Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Infrastructue Bonds. You can invest in the same upto Rs. 20,000 to save tax. Below are the details of the same. Rating “AAA/Stable” from CRISIL and “AAA with stable outlook” from ICRA [...]

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