ELSS and Section 80C
Equity-linked savings schemes chosen because they’re decent equity funds that happen to carry a deduction — not the other way round.
What you keep matters more than what you earn. Most tax saving happens in a panic in the last week of March, which is exactly when the options are worst.
Tax efficiency built into the portfolio through the year, rather than bolted on at the end of it.
Equity-linked savings schemes chosen because they’re decent equity funds that happen to carry a deduction — not the other way round.
Section 80CCD(1B) offers a further ₹50,000 deduction over and above 80C. A lot of people simply never use it.
When a redemption happens changes what it costs. Holding periods and exemption limits factored in before anything is sold.
Genuine losses in the portfolio used to offset gains elsewhere, within the rules. Most individual investors never do this.
How debt fund gains are taxed changed materially in recent years. Worth knowing which of your holdings are affected.
The same investment can be taxed differently depending on how it’s held. Especially relevant for NRIs across two tax systems.
A free look at where your portfolio is giving up more tax than it needs to.
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