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Have multiple EPF accounts? Here's how you can merge them - Stepwise guide

New Delhi, May 19 -- Administered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the EPF Act of 1952, EPF is a retirement savings scheme available to salaried citizens. You may have multi... Read More


ITR forms out: Here's why salaried taxpayers should wait till 15 June instead of filing their income-tax returns now

New Delhi, May 19 -- The Income-Tax Department has notified all I-T return forms (ITR-1 to ITR-7) and the updated returns form ITR-U, for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) or assessment year 2026-27 (AY27... Read More


8th central pay commission: What are the pension reform demands by the three big employee groups?

New Delhi, May 19 -- As the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) enters an active phase of consultations and discussions, three major representative groups have raised demands for pension reforms for cent... Read More


DA: West Bengal govt approves formation of 7th state pay commission, no word on Dearness Allowance - Here's all we know

DA hike, May 19 -- The West Bengal government has approved in-principle forming its 7th pay commission to decide salary and dearness allowance (DA) hikes state government employees, educational instit... Read More


ITR: Income-Tax department notifies all forms for AY27 - Here's how you can file your returns online

New Delhi, May 17 -- The Income Tax department has last week notified all income tax return (ITR) forms for the assessment year 2026-27 (AY27 or FY26). ITR forms 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, as well as ITR-U (fo... Read More


SIPs: Here's how much monthly investment of Rs.5,000, Rs.10,000 or Rs.15,000 can yield for you - build corpus of Rs.5.29 crore

New Delhi, May 17 -- A Systematic investment plan (SIP) is a realistic and long-term option for most retail investors to build a significant corpus in mutual funds. An SIP allows investors to deduct a... Read More


Public provident fund: Deposit of Rs.10,000 per month in PPF account can earn up to Rs.5.40 crore at retirement - Here's how

New Delhi, May 17 -- The public provident fund (PPF) is a top choice when it comes to long-term financial planning. Launched by the Centre in 1986, it is a reliable, low-risk government backed savings... Read More


8th central pay commission: How to submit feedback on CPC suggestions, who is eligible, documents needed | Explained

New Delhi, May 17 -- The 8th central pay commission has opened consultation process ahead of its recommendations that will significantly impact salaries of central government employees and pensioners,... Read More


Attention taxpayers! Excel utility for income-tax return forms ITR-1 and ITR-4 enabled - Here's all you need to know

Income-Tax Returns, May 17 -- The Income-Tax Department in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stated that Excel Utility for ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms have been made available for taxpaye... Read More


Retirement planning: Here's how much corpus a 27-years-old couple, living in Mumbai, will require by 60 years

New Delhi, May 17 -- Assessing your current finances, potential growth, overall risk profile and future goals is the key to forming a smart financial plan. Here, long-term stability and meeting your f... Read More