Income tax for salaried Indians under the Income-tax Act 2025 — regime choice, capital gains, HRA, ESOPs and ITR filing. Section numbers cited from the current Act, not the repealed 1961 one.
Buying property from an NRI seller gets new paperwork from 1 October 2026, not a new tax. A CBDT rule moves the purchase onto Form 141’s new Schedule E, asking for the seller’s tax residency certificate and foreign tax ID before you pay. Joint buyers file separate forms, with proportions that must add up to the full price.
Paid perquisite tax when your foreign RSUs vested but never filled Schedule FA? FAST-DS almost certainly puts you on the Rs 1 lakh flat-fee track, not the 60% one.
Real Estate · Stamp Duty & Capital Gains · Updated 23 September 2026 · 21 min read Quick answer A circle-rate hike is usually reported as a buyer’s problem — higher stamp duty. The bigger, quieter cost lands on the seller. If you sell below the circle rate, Section 78 of the Income-tax Act 2025 … Read more
Tax & Investing Investing · 28 August 2026 · 10 min read Disclosure: This article compares investment structures for educational and general informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice and is not a recommendation to buy or hold any instrument. Equity returns are not guaranteed and past performance does not indicate future results. … Read more
Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad join the 50% HRA cap from FY 2026-27. For many renters the change is worth nothing, because a different limit was binding all along.
Tax & Investing Income Tax · 24 August 2026 · 10 min read Disclosure: This article explains income tax slab structures and regime comparison for educational and general informational purposes only. It does not constitute tax advice. All computations are illustrative, exclude surcharge and any income other than salary, and assume the deductions stated. Tax … Read more
Personal Finance · NPS & Retirement · Quick answer 30 sec · Full read 17 min Tier 1 is the actual retirement account: locked until you turn 60, eligible for tax deductions under the Old Regime, and at exit at least 40% of the corpus must buy an annuity while up to 60% comes out tax-free. Tier … Read more
Tax & Investing Income Tax · 19 August 2026 · 9 min read Disclosure: This article explains income tax refund procedures for educational and general informational purposes only. It does not constitute tax or financial advice. Portal navigation paths, processing timelines, and procedures are subject to change. Verify current steps at incometax.gov.in, and consult a … Read more
Home › Tax & Investing › Income Tax Published 3 August 2026 | 8 min read | Utkarsh Garg, Editor Quick Answer The ITR-1/ITR-2 deadline of 31 July 2026 was not extended. If you missed it, you can still file a belated return under Section 139(4) until 31 December 2026. The late fee is ₹5,000 … Read more
Two Income-tax Acts are live at once, and which one governs you depends on the year. Settle that first, then go straight to the explainer for your situation.