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Filing ITR Late Costs Far More Than ₹5,000 — FY 2025-26 Breakdown✦ Featured6 min
Tax Planning

Filing ITR Late Costs Far More Than ₹5,000 — FY 2025-26 Breakdown

Miss the 31 July 2026 ITR deadline and the ₹5,000 late fee is the least of it — a belated return is force-locked into the new regime. Here's the real cost, and how to avoid it.

30 May 2026
AIS Mismatch: The #1 Reason ₹15L+ Earners Get an ITR Notice6 min
Tax Planning

AIS Mismatch: The #1 Reason ₹15L+ Earners Get an ITR Notice

AIS mismatch is the top trigger for a Section 143(1) ITR notice. Reconcile salary, ESOPs, capital gains and interest for FY 2025-26 before you file and avoid the demand.

29 May 2026
Gold ETF vs SGB vs Physical Gold: The ₹4.7L Wrapper Trap12 min
Investments

Gold ETF vs SGB vs Physical Gold: The ₹4.7L Wrapper Trap

Gold ETF vs SGB vs physical gold for ₹15L+ earners in 2026 — SGB tranches dead, making charges destroy returns, real after-tax math settled.

28 May 2026
ITR-2 FY 2025-26: Capital Gains, RSUs & the July 31 Deadline6 min
Tax Planning

ITR-2 FY 2025-26: Capital Gains, RSUs & the July 31 Deadline

Salaried with capital gains or RSUs? You file ITR-2, not ITR-1 — and your deadline is 31 July 2026, not August. The FY 2025-26 filing map for ₹15L+ earners.

28 May 2026
HRA 50% in Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad: FY 2026-27 Math7 min
Tax Planning

HRA 50% in Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad: FY 2026-27 Math

From 1 April 2026, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad get the 50% HRA exemption rate. The real catch: for most renters it changes nothing — here's the rupee-level math.

27 May 2026
AIS TIS Mismatch ITR: The ₹4.2L Notice Trap for High Earners11 min
Tax Planning

AIS TIS Mismatch ITR: The ₹4.2L Notice Trap for High Earners

AIS TIS mismatch in ITR is the #1 trigger of tax notices for ₹15L+ earners in 2026. The reconciliation playbook, 5 mistakes, and the RSU trap.

26 May 2026
RSU Tax in India FY 2025-26: The Two-Stage Math Most Techies Get Wrong8 min
Tax Planning

RSU Tax in India FY 2025-26: The Two-Stage Math Most Techies Get Wrong

₹15L+ techies at Google, Microsoft and Indian unicorns pay tax on RSUs twice — and the second stage is where ₹2-3 lakh leaks every vest cycle. The complete FY 2025-26 playbook with worked numbers.

25 May 2026
7 min
Tax Planning

Who Should Choose the New Tax Regime in 2026: A Decision Framework

A profile-by-profile guide to deciding if the new tax regime under Section 115BAC works for you in AY 2026-27, from freshers to senior citizens.

23 May 2026
7 min
Tax Planning

TIS Taxpayer Information Summary Explained: The One-Page View of Your AIS

TIS is the condensed, category-wise summary of your AIS that the ITR utility uses to pre-fill your return. Here's how to read it for AY 2026-27.

23 May 2026
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