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Demystifying Tax Saving Infrastructure Bonds

March and July are the months to save taxes. So people who are earning usually get very active in these months for the same purpose. There are many viable options to save taxes; one such is investing in 'Tax Saving Infrastructure Bonds'. Read this space to know all about this financial instrument which has gained lot of popularity in recent times.

February 22, 2012 / 12:18 IST
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As a youngster one is likely to have noticed that people who were earning got very active in the month of March and July. At that juncture it could have been hard to understand this common behavior. Once you received your first Form16 the mystery would have been solved! Now you are also likely to belong to the elite club that loses a few kgs due to stress sometime around Feb and March up to July! These two dates are the most dreaded dates in the earning community as you willingly surrender your hard earned money to the tax department on these dates. The more you earn the more you are liable to pay as taxes. One thing is sure - there is no way out of this but surely there are some consolation prizes for the investor community and one of them has been provided to you in Union Budget 2010-11 by introduction of a new tax saving scheme

first published: Feb 22, 2012 12:02 pm

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