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  • Still think cheetah is the fastest? This is the real speed king of the animal kingdom

    This animal can hit up to 240 mph or 386 km/h, faster than a skydiver or low-flying aircraft. Scientists observed speeds over 200 mph across multiple tests, confirming its dominance.

  • Why Budget 2020 may reduce your dividend income

    Dividends will be taxed in the hands of investors based on their income-tax bracket

  • Review of dividend tax on REITs, InvITs is the need of the hour

    The recent finance bill proposes to introduce a tax on dividends declared by a Business Trust at the unit holder level, creating two levels of taxation and jeopardizing any new fund raise by infrastructure and real estate companies

  • Budget 2020: The good, the bad and the ugly

    We see Budget 2020 as a near-term event, and longer-term/strategic asset allocations need to be guided by fundamentals researched by expert advisors.

  • Budget proposals on DDT, personal tax not to impact MF industry: Franklin Templeton

    After the Union Budget was presented on February 1, there had been some apprehensions on the growth of MF sector in the coming days. Budget 2020 has proposed to make dividend income from mutual funds taxable in the hands of the recipient instead levying on companies and MFs, and withdrawn certain exemptions to get the benefit of lower tax slabs.

  • Budget 2020 focused on increasing purchasing power of people: Kamlesh Rao

    The listing of the Life Insurance Corporation is a good move that will bring focus on the sector

  • Will DDT rules make PMS less favourable?

    Since dividends will now be taxable in the investor’s hands, investors in portfolio management schemes may feel the heat. What should they do?

  • Amfi seeks clarification from tax authorities on removal of DDT, TDS introduction

    Industry experts believe that the government's plan to tax dividend at the hands of investors could make dividend plans in equity and balanced schemes unattractive and investors may move towards growth plans.

  • Budget 2020: Introduction of taxpayers' charter a positive step says Hitesh Gajaria, KPMG

    In a special interview with Moneycontrol, KPMG 's Hitesh Gajaria explains his take on the taxpayers' charter and the new tax regime.

  • Sebi welcomes Budget announcement on DDT

    He also said the watchdog has sought replies from fund houses like Franklin Templeton who have marked down their investment for debt holdings of telecom company Vodafone Idea following the broader issues in the sector.

  • DDT abolished - Here's how it will affect HNIs choosing dividend option in MFs

    The Finance Bill 2020 contains a provision that the mutual funds need to deduct tax at source (TDS) at 10 percent if the dividend payout is more than Rs 5,000

  • Budget 2020: Govt says scrapping of DDT to encourage investment in capital markets

    FM Sitharaman in Budget 2020-21 presented on February 1 had said that "the dividend shall be taxed only in the hands of the recipients at their applicable rate"

  • Budget 2020: The mergers and acquisitions perspective

    Deal street is abuzz with a series of measures announced by FM Sitharaman in Budget 2020, which are expected to boost foreign investment and spur mergers and acquisitions

  • Budget 2020: A good opportunity squandered

    A lot more could have been done to bring back the confidence and flows to the Indian economy.

  • A budget to forget and move on

    While the fall on the budget day has been sharp, Indian markets over the last one week have been holding on despite global markets falling on account of Coronavirus fears. The budget disappointment was thus a double whammy.

  • No big bang reforms in Budget 2020! Top 5 factors fuelling sell-off in equities

    Experts see it as a non-event from a market standpoint as the requirement of the hour was much more compared to what the government delivered.

  • Budget 2020: Govt abolishes DDT; experts see more participation from investors

    The abolition of DDT was among the most expected moves that the market was anticipating from the Budget 2020.

  • Top 5 expectations from Budget 2020; L&T, UltraTech top stocks to buy: Angel Broking

    Given the shortfall in tax collections as well as lower non-tax revenues (on account of shortfall in disinvestment targets), markets are concerned about fiscal slippage in FY20 and FY21.

  • Budget 2020: Govt could consider incentives to promote investment and savings

    NPS for the government sector was increased from 12 percent to 14 percent last year - a similar increase is expected for the private sector as well.

  • 'Correction in Nifty likely ahead of Budget; HDFC AMC, D-Mart among top breakout buys'

    Modi government’s biggest announcement of the corporate tax cut in September 2019 has hinted towards their intention of aggressively attracting new investments and job creation.

  • Budget 2019: Buyback tax of 20% extended to listed companies

    The step is taken to discourage the practice of avoiding Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) through buyback of shares by listed companies

  • Govt panel may recommend dropping dividend distribution tax in new direct tax law: Report

    The tax law panel is considering reverting to the classical method of taxing dividend in the hands of the shareholders

  • This week in MFs: FM proposed 10% dividend distribution tax in equity MF

    This move may prompt mutual fund houses to promote growth option of equity mutual funds over dividend option offered by equity schemes.

  • Budget 2018: Here's your quick guide to mutual fund tax changes

    All dividends in Equity and Equity Oriented Funds will now be taxed at the rate of 10 percent

  • Budget 2018: Equity MF's growth option to find favour as FM Arun Jaitley proposes 10% tax on dividend distributed

    This move will provide a level playing field across growth oriented funds and dividend distributing funds.

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