If the employer PF is not included in the CTC then go for max, otherwise minimum PF chalega. Invest that amount somewhere else.

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Is 1800 deduction better or Maximum deduction 12% is better? Please elaborate your opinions.

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Requesting assistance on choosing Rs. 1800 as PF amount or 12% of basic pay as PF.
I know 12% of basic pay will also increase employer's share and it is good but any other thoughts and benefits with Rs. 1800 option?

P.S. i am in 30% tax bracket

Should i keep Rs. 1800 as fixed PF amount or go back to 12% of Basic Pay as PF?

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What's the %PF contribution you make from your salary ? Is anyone aware of this percentage can be reduced?

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I have very few knowledge on Tax. So sharing my queries here. Kindly guide me

In my Apr month salary slip I got to know about this.

Annual Income - 7,67,xxx
Net Tax Income - 7,17,xxx (After deduction 50k)
Tot. Tax payable -  17,xxx
Tax deducted this month - 1,xxx
(Tagged to NEW Tax Regime)

Will this Total Tax payable is for this entire financial year or it will be increases frequently after each month salary?

If I increase my PF contribution of about 20k for this year will this works for saving tax?

Or any otherway is there means pls guide me

Thanks in advance 👍

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Age - 33
YOE - ~ 10 years in Marketing

Zero exposure to US stocks. 
Zero exposure to Crypto.
Have a house (~45 lacs) for parents in a Tier 2 city which I haven’t added here. 
No liabilities (finished an education loan and a home loan)

Recently started investing in NPS and will continue to do (~1.5 lpa) and accumulating SGB (~2.5 lacs, the screenshot doesn’t capture gold correctly) from the past 6 months.

Question - is there merit in talking money out of EPF and reinvesting in Mutual Funds? What is the general view. 

Open to any other suggestions. TIA!

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It’s so painful to see the amount of money I end up paying on the name of tax. Presently doing  - 1.5L of LIC and pf + 50k NPS + HRA. What else can be done? My CTC is 55LPA.

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Product Manager

Hi, I have recently graduated and now I'm going to start my career as a software developer. Can you suggest me with resources  for managing finances along with taxes and how to do investments or guide me how I can manage my expenses by giving some tips?
 
My base is around 14Lpa. 
My rent is around 25kpm. And monthly necessary expenditure of around 15kpm.
I am not that well-versed with taxes also. I'm learning about them. Currently I invest 3k in MF every month.
I would like to your suggestions and advises for the same.

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Congratulations - you're off to a great start! Thats a tidy income to start off with. 
  
 My advise, cut out all the noise and random friendly advise from all and sundry and keep it really really simple till you hit a 50L investment corpus. 
  
 0. Buy a Term Insurance (vanilla, no riders) for 2 Cr. Annual Premium. Till 65 years of age.  
 0. Buy a Health Insurance cover for 10L.  Annual Premium. 
 0. If your parents aren't insured, buy a family floater cover for them now.  15L. Annual Premium.  This may become impossible as they age. 
 1. Start a monthly SIP in a single Nifty50 Index Fund (UTI : HDFC / ICICI / Nippon / doesn't matter).  From your data I'd say put in ~40K per month. 
 2. Start a PPF account and maximise annual investment - 1.5L pa.  
 3.  Invest all bonuses / increase in salary in the same Index Fund.   
  
 Watch the magic of compounding begin.  You'll see the impact of laying this foundation only post 20 yrs.  
  
 If your salary (and as a result your SIP) doesn't change, you should hit 50L in ~7 years.  Faster if you get good salary hikes and appraisals. 
  
 When you hit 50L, diversify into other asset classes (SGB + Flexicap MF + Real Estate for own use).  Do not create clutter by adding MFs and complicate life.  Keep investments simple as you scale: 
  
 30% - Index Fund 
 30% - Flexicap 
 20% - Gold (demat) 
 20% - Debt (EPF/PPF) 
  
 Rebalance asset allocation annually. 
  
 Never invest or choose instruments for tax planning. Tax optimisation leads to suboptimal instrument choices with your money (Insurance / Debt / etc). 
  
 Suggested Reading: Let's Talk Money, Monika Halan.  Easiest book to understand and follow.  
  
 Good luck!

Sales Manager

I'm thinking to increase my EPF contribution to the max which is 12% of basic and also thinking to start NPS investment. 

since I am just starting out in personal investment domain. I do not possess much knowledge and have been seeing people here helping others.

My question is should I increase the EPF contribution and start NPS or should I invest in public funds after thorough study? 

The first one are from the govt so seems safe to me. Again I'm not fully aware about investment.

Thank you in advance for everyone who'll pitch in their opinion!

EPF, NPS are good for long term?

Guys, suggest me some tax saving schemes for new regime.

I personally see it as game changer in how invest in FDs.

Any comments or thoughts or guidance would be highly appreciated.

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Founder

Should we invest in NPS if you are falling under higher tax bracket of ~30%? I am having income of 20+ LPA. I did some calculations investing same amount of money in mutual fund sip the return is much higher than NPS. What confuses me is it actually worth just for saving tax on 50k? As I only intend to invest 50k for tax purposes only. 

Please kindly suggest some for your thoughts and insight.

Is investing in NPS worth it?

What % of growth does PF provide to the fund? I'm thinking of moving it to a mutual fund. Good idea?

Do you withdraw from PF?

how much would the net monthly take home be? how can i arrive at the final number myself? pls consider the old tax regime and standard 80c deductions; i also have a student loan worth 17-18 L @10% (i think i can get some deduction on tax on it)

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If my base is 17.5L, which regime should I go for and why? I've SIPs going on if it helps

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