Subscription for Sovereign Gold Bonds open from today
The issue of the IX series of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) scheme 2021-22 is open for subscription from January 10, 2022 – January 14, 2022.The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average closing price [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] for gold of 999 purity of the…
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RBI releases ‘Framework for facilitating small value digital payments in offline mode’
To push digital transactions in rural and semi-urban areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday issued a framework allowing offline payments up to Rs.200 per transaction, subject to an overall limit of Rs 2,000 until the balance in the account is replenished. Balance replenishment can only occur in an online mode. The new…
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SBI, ICICI, and HDFC banks are too big to fail: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India today announced that State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank will remain as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) and therefore will have to maintain additional common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratios in the same manner prescribed in 2020. SIBs are considered as banks that are ‘too big…
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Latest Small Savings/Post Office Interest Rates January – March 2022
The government has decided to keep the interest rates for small savings schemes unchanged for January 2022 to March 2022 quarter, the seventh in a row. The last revision in small savings rates was for April-June 2020. This was announced by the finance ministry via a circular dated 31, December 2021. Thus, the interest in…
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Do you know, these taxpayers don’t have to pay a late fee for missing ITR deadlines?
You can file your belated IT Returns anytime on or before 1 year from the end of the relevant Assessment Year (AY). However, if you file your ITR after the deadline, you have to pay a late filing fee of up to Rs.5000. There is a relief given to small taxpayers — the IT department…
Do you know what an amortization schedule is?
Edited on 27.12.2021 Amortization refers to the process of paying off debt over time in regular equal payment consisting of interest and principal loan amount sufficient to repay the loan in full by its maturity date. Amortization also refers to the spreading out of capital expenses (similar to depreciation) related to intangible assets over a…
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