As many as 39% of Indians believe their retirement corpus would not last even five years.

As many as 39% of Indians believe their retirement corpus would not last even five years.

UPI AutoPay payments for mutual fund SIPs, OTT subscriptions and utility bills will not attract MDR, while select one-time P2M transactions above Rs 2,000 will.

EPF contributions may be reduced or deferred for up to three months during a qualifying crisis, offering cash-flow relief but potentially lowering employees' retirement corpus.

Under the EPF Scheme, 2026, the government can temporarily reduce or defer contributions for up to three months during a pandemic, endemic or national disaster.

A provident fund corpus could still grow even if no fresh contributions are made.

PF wage ceiling: The government may raise the EPF limit to Rs 25,000 from Rs 15,000. Here's how it could affect PF contributions and take-home salary.

The government has set Rs 25,000 per month as salary ceiling for PF deduction.

Under the timeline set out in its Terms of Reference, the commission has 18 months from its constitution on Nov. 3, 2025, to submit its recommendations.

Taxpayers liable to pay advance tax must ensure that 45% of their estimated annual liability has been paid cumulatively by September 15 to avoid interest.

Any taxpayer whose estimated tax liability for a financial year, after accounting for TDS/TCS, exceeds Rs 10,000, has to pay advance tax.

Bernstein expects the regulatory framework to determine the headline MDR rate as well as the conditions governing which transactions are eligible.

A correction that barely made a dent in a Rs 10 lakh portfolio can wipe out several lakhs when the same investor has accumulated Rs 1 crore.