How to save taxes?

For people who lie in the 30% tax bracket, how do you save taxes? Do you suggest making a dummy rent agreement on your parents name to save HRA? Got to know that if monthly rent is more than 50K, the tenant has to pay TDS as well. How do you account for it? Any suggestions on saving taxes?

I am joining new org with 17LPA, I just got to know that my tax slab will be 30%. I never had to think about it for last 2 years because i was with 3.75LPA since 2 years when my career began. How should i start to reduce my taxable income? I watched various yt videos and spoke to some close acquaintances but im not able to understand how to proceed

Hi, I wanted to take community's advice on tax saving suggestions to opt for and plan my investments. This is what I have: CTC: 21L ( 19L Fixed , 2L variable pay in CTC ) 80C is covered, Currently I have 50L home loans. & Staying in rented house with 16k rent, Paying around 20k+ TDS. Where can I save? Plan me with total take home per month & tax regime to opt ?

I have always been very intrigued about managing my own finances, never hired a CA till now. But every year when the tax return filing time comes I run into the same thought - Am I paying too much taxes, is there a way to plan it better? wanted to get some information on how are you guys managing your taxes. - Do you guys have a dedicated CA? does hiring a CA helps? - How do you plan your finances? investing/Saving/restructuring to avoid paying the maximum taxes? - Some people setup a side business to set off some recurring losses/expenses to some extent. Does that work in long term? - In terms of wealth generation, what is your strategy? How much you are able to invest? What assets are good in your POV? P.S. - Before someone comes up with you need to pay taxes so India can grow. I understand your POV but IMO, I am not able to get the benefits/infra in return, but I with all my heart believe in India’s growth story.

Got an offer, I calculated the tax and it will be around 3L ( currently it was around 1.5L) it's crazy, I don't want to pay 25k each month as tax. My Gross will be around: 22L I'm 24, I don't have any health insurance other than the company provided one, no home/education loan. Please suggest how I can reduce tax. (I have already included max 80c, NPS, HRA in my calculation)

I am a software engineer in Bangalore having base CTC 13.8 lpa. Which brings me to a tax of more than a lakh rupees, what are the possible ways to reduce this taxed amount.

I am having 21LPA package and I want to save taxes on the new tax regime. Please suggest

Since the tax season is upon us, I wanted to check how do you folks handle tax related things? 1. What are some tricks you use for tax saving? 2. Do you work with a CA or handle taxes yourself? 3. For folks having salary>30lpa- which tax regime have you chosen?

Are there any legit ways to save tax once you cross that salary where saving from 80c, 80d is not of much use? I know home loan is one option but are there better ways?