Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked taxmen to be "humane" when dealing with taxpayers, as he felt that being considerate and treating people with respect helps in improving tax collections.

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has decided that contributions to the non-withdrawable portion of a New Pension System (NPS) account would only be taken into account for

Government today said the modernisation project for online settlement of provident fund claim would be implemented by the next financial year in all EPFO offices.

Retirement fund manager EPFO's key advisory body Finance and Investment Committee (FIC) has recommended 8.5 per cent interest on provident fund (PF) deposits for 2010-11, the same return given to subscribers for the past five years.

I believe it is my job to analyse the budget from an investment perspective. With that in mind I can safely say I’m happy with the Union budget

Interest rates are unlikely to see an upward pressure due to the budgetary measures say bankers. “Interest rates may not be impacted much since the government’s borrowing programme has

If you salary comes into the taxable category your tax liability could be substantially lower during the next financial year. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has given relief to

The hike in customs duty on gold is likely to push up gold prices besides resulting in an increase in smuggling of the yellow metal into the country, industry experts