Are you an honest taxpayer? Find out

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Are you an honest taxpayer? Find out Three out of five taxpayers are willing to under-report income to evade tax, says an ET Wealth survey. Find out the legal implications of this fudging. 5 innocent mistakes honest taxpayers usually make Misconceptions can make offenders of law-abiding taxpayers. Here are five blunders that can invite a tax notice, a penalty or both. Under which Section have you got an income tax notice? Don't be intimidated by a tax notice. Find out what each Section stands for and the reason you got it. From our Partners Are you financially literate? Find out how clear you are about investing Though the financial services industry claims that it is spreading investor awareness, a significant percentage of educated Indians remain financially illiterate. From our Partners What is not covered by your motor insurance policy If you know anything about insurance policies, you know that nothing in that cover comes without an asterisk mark. While what is covered is written in big and bold, the exclusions, terms and conditions are often in fine print and also loaded with jargon. Your car insurance policy isn't any different. Invest in US-focused equity funds to counter the impact of depreciating rupee Amid an uncertain global financial environment, US-focused equity funds offer good returns aided by the foreign exchange advantage of a strengthening dollar. Six steps to e-filing your income tax return To e-file your income tax return, you will have you register on the Income Tax Department's online tax filing site. 7 skills that will make you indispensable as a manager at work How do you make the switch from being good to becoming indispensable as a manager? ET tells you how to make it work for you. Are you asking the right questions before making investments Putting your money to work is crucial for building a healthy corpus for your financial goals. Explore all your options to make the right choices. From our Partners How to customize your life insurance policy with riders Riders are additional yet optional benefits in a life insurance policy and provide a financial cover over and above the basic sum assured. From our Partners How to be on the right side of debt Over-dependence on credit cards to meet day-to-day expenses may lead to a debt trap and if not managed properly, the damage can soon become irreversible. Here's how to use plastic money and still remain debt-free.

Financial Calculators Tax Impact Calculator This tax calculator will let you know how your tax liability changes post-Budget 2016. Just input your personal income details and know how much tax would now be payable. Home Loan Refinance Should you refinance your home loan? Use this calculator to find out if it is worthwhile to shift your home loan to another bank? Just enter the data and click next. It's that easy. More Calculators

The Piotroski Score: What this method for screening stocks tells us and how it is calculated Joseph Piotroski's method of screening stocks is based on nine parameters. The score awards 1 point for every parameter met. Why is excess investment in real estate not the best choice? Property is not the best investment option, since it involves large amounts of money and comes with the risk of time and cost overruns. Are platinum, silver a better investment option than gold post Brexit? Gold investors feel that central bankers, in order to mitigate the impact of Brexit, will announce stimulus and keep their currencies relatively weak. UTI Long Term Equity Fund: Bouts of underperformance ET Wealth examines the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision. Linking investments with goals will help Bengaluru-based Manchegowd to achieve them "I don't know the amount I will need for each of my goals and how to achieve these." — Abhilash Manchegowd High growth prospects, debt-free status have made analysts bullish on Amara Raja Batteries With revenue and net profit growth of 9 per cent and 6 per cent respectively year-on-year, Amara Raja Batteries' results for the fourth quarter of 2015-16 were muted. Delhi-based startup ShopMate gets best deals for online customers from offline dealers This Delhi-based e-commerce startup negotiates with sellers to get customers the best prices. Have you estimated your retirement need correctly? If you want to take a break from work or retire, find out how much you need to survive. Ahmedabad-based Anshul can cut tax by changing salary structure, investing more in NPS ET advises readers on how to restructure their income, investments and expenses to optimise their tax. 6 smart things you must know about insurance policy riders Opted for insurance policy riders. Here's a list of 6 smart things you need to know: Alternative investment returns monitor for week ending June 30, 2016 The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing. Here's a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. Customers seek long-duration insurance products: ICICI survey ICICI Lombard Long Term Two Wheeler Insurancecrossed the 500,000 policy mark. A survey of 936 customers who bought the policy revealed some interesting preferences. Why you don't need to shun expensive funds Sebi is considering lowering the ceiling for the total expense ratio (TER) from the current 2.5% for equity funds. The TER for many schemes is as high as 300 basis points.

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