How to improve your CIBIL score using gifted money? Here are 3 ways

How to improve your CIBIL score using gifted money? Here are 3 ways

Gifted money does not impact your CIBIL score in a direct way. But it can, and does, affect the score positively in the following scenarios: you invest the gifted money into a scheme and improve your financial situation, use the gift received in cash to retire a debt, or use the same to give the … Read more

The Fall Guy: Valuable money lessons from Ryan Gosling’s new film

The Fall Guy: Valuable money lessons from Ryan Gosling's new film

There’s chemistry that sets the hero literally on fire. Witty repartee through the film that will make you smile as you munch on popcorn (cheese and caramel for me!). There’s non-stop action (and not CGI) that will make your jaws drop (watch out for the popcorn!). And yes it is perhaps a coincidence that the … Read more

Income Tax: As ITR forms enabled to file returns, check here which form you would require

Income Tax: As ITR forms enabled to file returns, check here which form you would require

No sooner had the new financial year started than the income tax return (ITR) filing process commenced for FY 2024.      The income tax department (ITD) has already enabled all the return filing forms – ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 and ITR-6 — for filing the returns at the e-filing portal.  The department has released the excel utility of … Read more

Income tax: Close to 6 lakh IT returns filed within 30 days of portal’s opening, two-thirds processed, says report

Income tax: Close to 6 lakh IT returns filed within 30 days of portal’s opening, two-thirds processed, says report

The Income Tax (I-T) Department has received as many as 6 lakh returns in the first month of Assessment Year 2024-25 (FY25). Significantly, nearly two-thirds of the verified returns have already been processed, reported Business Line. Over 5.92 lakh returns were filed by April 29. Out of these, over 5.38 lakh had been verified and … Read more

What are the effects of credit counselling on your CIBIL score?

What are the effects of credit counselling on your CIBIL score?

When you fall ill, you are advised to see a doctor. Similarly, when your credit score is not in good health, it is recommended to see a credit counsellor.  Credit counselling is likely to have a range of effects on your CIBIL score, based on your individual financial situation and how you make use of these … Read more

UPI transaction volume declined to ₹19.64 lakh crore in April. Check Details

UPI transaction volume declined to ₹19.64 lakh crore in April. Check Details

Volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions fell to ₹19.64 lakh crore in the month of April against ₹19.78 lakh crore in the preceding month. In terms of transaction count, the number fell to 13.30 billion from 13.44 billion in March. When compared with April last year, the number of transactions saw a growth of … Read more

7 ways to use your annual bonus to accelerate your financial planning journey

7 ways to use your annual bonus to accelerate your financial planning journey

Use a small portion to treat yourself Before you get down to the business of using the annual bonus for financial planning, you may set aside 10-20% of it. You can use this amount to treat yourself and your family. It is your well-deserved bonus for which you worked hard the entire year. Hence, you … Read more