The average tax refund has risen by 22% so far this season, Treasury Secretary and acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent told CNBC on Friday. The tax season for 2026 began on 26 January, and the IRS h...
Senior Citizens Savings Scheme: Senior citizens in India often end up with little to no income after their retirement, and all their savings get used up quickly if they do not invest wisely. This is w...
PPF account rules: Public Provident Fund, commonly known as PPF, is one of the most popular small savings scheme in India due to its tax benefits, interest rates and easy accessibility among others. P...
Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to introduce a new facility whereby subscribers will be allowed to withdraw part of their provident fund money in real time us...
I’m an NRI based in the UAE. During FY2023–24, I had claimed the benefit of special NRI tax provisions on long-term capital gains (LTCG) from shares acquired through convertible foreign exchange. I ha...
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, responding to a question at the parliament, said that the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions till December 2025 ...
“You need to survive in order to run the business,” said N. Raghu Kumar, a Bengaluru-based registered investment adviser, 41, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Mint Money spoke to...
The Union budget for 2026-27 has removed the tax-free redemption benefit on sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) for secondary market buyers. Starting 1 April 2026, only those investors who bought SGBs at the ...
Budget 2026 Income Tax update: Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February, did not announce any measures to change the income tax slabs or slash income tax further und...
One afternoon, he paid AED 120 for a quick lunch. The SMS came instantly: ₹2,910. He frowned. The mid-market rate that day would’ve put it closer to ₹2,815. Not a disaster, but enough to feel slightly...