Tax
Regimes, deductions and filing, worked through with the current year’s rules.
- Tax on fixed deposit interest: what you actually keep FD interest is taxed at your slab rate each year as it accrues, not at maturity. The TDS thresholds, Form 121, and why 80TTA and 80TTB now reach so few.
- Old vs new tax regime: the comparison, with the parts most pages leave out The new regime is the default, and its ₹12 lakh nil-tax headline works through a rebate rather than an exemption. Where the old regime still wins, and by how much.
- How to file your income tax return online, step by step Filing an ITR for AY 2026-27: picking the right form, reconciling the AIS, choosing your regime, e-verifying, and what a belated return actually costs you.