A survey informs us that IT/ITeS employees are not planning their finances their well:
Sample: 1,169
Individuals Age group: 22-55
Places where the survey is conducted: Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad
The results of the Survey:
* 36 out of 100 individuals did not have any kind of life insurance in Hyderabad.
* Only 30 out of 100 had any medical insurance
* 18 per cent only had medical insurance cover provided by their employers
[Which comes out to be that only 12 out of 100 of those surveyed chose to have voluntary medical insurance cover.]
* Investments under Section 80C which earn tax breaks for investors, up to a maximum investment limit of Rs 1 Lakh, also showed poor planning on part of the respondents.
As 60 per cent had not fully utilized the Rs 1 Lakh limit and chose to pay the tax that could be saved.
* 11 per cent of the respondents (in Hyderabad) are still reluctant to trust other tax saving instruments and sticking to Provident Fund (PF) investments alone.
* To conclude only 18% of those surveyed were featuring home loans in their portfolio of tax saving instruments.
** To sum up, the IT/ITeS employees are still making no effort towards tax planning, as PF is a mandatory investment in most corporate.
Sample: 1,169
Individuals Age group: 22-55
Places where the survey is conducted: Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad
The results of the Survey:
* 36 out of 100 individuals did not have any kind of life insurance in Hyderabad.
* Only 30 out of 100 had any medical insurance
* 18 per cent only had medical insurance cover provided by their employers
[Which comes out to be that only 12 out of 100 of those surveyed chose to have voluntary medical insurance cover.]
* Investments under Section 80C which earn tax breaks for investors, up to a maximum investment limit of Rs 1 Lakh, also showed poor planning on part of the respondents.
As 60 per cent had not fully utilized the Rs 1 Lakh limit and chose to pay the tax that could be saved.
* 11 per cent of the respondents (in Hyderabad) are still reluctant to trust other tax saving instruments and sticking to Provident Fund (PF) investments alone.
* To conclude only 18% of those surveyed were featuring home loans in their portfolio of tax saving instruments.
** To sum up, the IT/ITeS employees are still making no effort towards tax planning, as PF is a mandatory investment in most corporate.
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