Month: January 2025
Budget 2025 could start implementing Direct tax code by cutting tax rates, removing exemptions, lay out road map
There is a buzz going around that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to introduce a new income tax bill in the budget session of…
What does responsible AI look like in the age of agentic AI?
FEMI OKE: Technology is embedded in every aspect of our daily lives, from the way our cities run to how we live at home and…
What does EBITDA mean? How is it calculated?
What does EBITDA mean? The term stands for ‘earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation’. EBITDA is one of the commonly used financial metrics to…
Income tax payers wishlist for Budget 2025: More benefits in new tax regime, higher HRA, other reliefs in old tax regime
It is the Budget season again! It is a pivotal time for businesses and individuals who anticipate changes in policies, income tax and spending. For…
Will Budget 2025 replace Income Tax Act with new Direct Tax code? Here’s what experts say
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in Budget 2024 that the Income Tax Act 1961, would be reviewed. The review and proposed re-codification is aimed at…
Retirement should not be compromise, allocate your retirement funds to small joys that light up your everyday lives
She wanted to widen the window to her balcony. It currently had two panes and she wanted four. Her son, who was supervising the renovation…
Meticulous budgeting, side hustles: How to manage your money as an international student?
Suhaan Kumar, 22, is heading abroad to study for his master’s degree this year. Besides academics, he will gain valuable life lessons, including the challenge…
TCS on sending money abroad is 20% in many cases: Will Budget 2025 reduce this to 5%?
In a move to strengthen fiscal oversight and streamline foreign exchange transactions, the government introduced Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on remittances to foreign countries…
Tax break on buying EV: Will govt bring this interest deduction on buying electric vehicles back in Budget 2025?
The emergence of different cryptocurrencies for trading and higher use of electric vehicles, which are more environment friendly, are two of the major technology-based changes…
How can we reimagine workplace productivity with GenAI?
SVENJA GUDELL: It’s not that GenAI will take your job, right? It’s the person that knows how to use the tools that’s probably going to…