If you are holding an Indian PAN Card and have not linked your Aadhar to the PAN in the Income Tax Portal, there is a high chance of you getting a mail with the caption FW: NPXXXXXX0M – PAN-Aadhaar Linking Campaign In this campaign from the tax department, they have …
Read More »How many investors make money in Future and Options trading?
Happy Republic Day! Like an annual ritual, I have been writing one article every year asking my friends and readers to stay away from Future & Options (F&O) trading. The reason for this caution is simple. Of the 100-plus IT Returns (of serious F&O traders) filed by us, only three …
Read More »Tax Issues on Marriage/ Divorce/ Alimony
Marriages are made in heaven, conducted in wedding venues, and governed by Marriage Acts. In India, Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 applies to weddings among Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs. As per the Act, the marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites. Where such rites and ceremonies …
Read More »Do you have Loans? If so, check whether the EMI has gone up
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the Repo Rate to 6.25% on 7th December 2022. How does it impact the borrowers and deposit holders? For the borrowers, an increase in the interest rate hurts but the depositors cheer up! Usually, the father is a depositor and the son is a …
Read More »Transformation: Kirana Stores to tech companies to startups
A Kirana store in the corner of the locality is a part of every middle-class Indian’s environment. Balaji Enterprises at Girinagar is operating in the same place, same dimensions with the same people for the last 30 years. A street vendor in front of our house said that he is …
Read More »Google is doing fine. But why are they fined?
“The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposes a penalty of Rs.1337 Crores and yet another penalty for Rs.936 Crore on Google in a week’s time”. You would have read this in the media recently. This is a brief note on this issue which may be of interest to you. The …
Read More »Kantara musings
Kantara is a trending topic. After this movie got released, I attended 4 social gatherings. In all, the highlight was Kantara. “Did you watch Kantara?” is a common question; without this, the conversation won’t end, however, short the talk maybe. Some people were boasting, “Yes, I went on the second …
Read More »Popcorn also has a story to tell
We have heard enough of Unicorns, that is to say, what they do, how they earn, how much they spend, and their soaring valuations, etc. For a change, let us understand the story of Popcorn now. Before getting to the story, we have to set the background. India has around …
Read More »Change is the only constant. Let us learn to live with it
“My in-laws are a pain. They are old, and require our assistance; so, we are stuck; can’t go anymore?” Did you hear such comments? No? I can understand many people won’t talk rudely. But you would have heard the sugar-coated version of this “Nowadays, we can’t go anywhere, my in-laws …
Read More »Why moonlighting is necessary and good for the economy?
Moonlighting is perfect. What is wrong with it? Moonlighting, as the name suggests, is an additional or second job done discreetly at night (or outside the regular office hours) to earn extra income or for professional pleasure! Some large companies are objecting to moonlighting by their employees. I don’t find …
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