The Finance Minister presented an action-packed budget today with a number of changes on the personal taxation and capital gains front. Here are the important changes. #1 Increase in Capital Gains Tax (Negative) Long term capital gains (LTCG) tax on sale of stocks/equity funds has been increased from 10% to 12.5%. The exempt LTCG limit… Continue Reading
The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the final budget for the FY2019-2020 on July 5, 2019. The Interim Budget was present in February this year. The new budget retains the relief offered to the taxpayers and adds a few tax incentives for the taxpayers. At the same time, there will a small section of taxpayers… Continue Reading
The Stand Up India scheme is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship at the grassroots sections of the society. The scheme was launched in 2015 to promote funding for green-field projects promoted by SC/ST/Women entrepreneurs. The scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 1 crore. Let’s find out more about the loan scheme. Stand up… Continue Reading
MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. MUDRA was setup by the Union Government in FY2016 to provide funding to non-corporate, non-farm small business enterprises and entrepreneurs. The biggest problem that small businesses and entrepreneurs face is that of funding. It is a known fact that banks and financial institutions are not very… Continue Reading