In this issue

Hello Dear Readers!
Here’s a question for you as tax filing time nears: Is Income Tax still relevant? Bewildering rules and rampant evasion make one (and experts) wonder whether the system is past its sell-by date. The fact that three-fourths of our legislators have incomes of less than a million rupees and that a single individual owed 11% of the entire income tax payable by India in 2014-2015, indicate that the government
would do well to totally dump Income Tax. Besides, this month, we update you on how the Budget affects your real estate investments, show you the brighter side of taking a loan, and update you on new indexation norms, before rounding off
with tales of new worlds and lost cities. Happy Reading!

Conciliatory, but Inconclusive

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget helps him tide over political and economic issues this year, but he will face a test next year.

4 mins

Loans aren't necessarily bad. They can be good too

If something sounds too good to be true,” goes the old cliché, “it probably isn’t.” Similarly, many people perceive a loan as something that’s best avoided. It’s best to be self-reliant, they feel. And why bother with the paperwork? Thanks to such attitudes, loans are something that people opt for only as a last resort.

3 mins

Personal income tax: Losing its relevance

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley put the spotlight on the issue of tax evasion in his February 1 budget speech with some eye-opening statistics.

3 mins

What to do if you have Two bosses

Nearly everyone finds it tough keeping the boss happy sometimes. But what if you had a steady stream of conflicting requests and competing deadlines coming simultaneously from two bosses or more? An increasing number of workers are finding themselves reporting to multiple bosses, experts say, and figuring out how to manage those who manage you comes with its own special set of demands — and opportunities.

9 mins

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The Finapolis is a premium Indian personal finance monthly magazine. It offers highly credible, actionable investment advice. The Finapolis' stock market research capabilities are unmatched. Besides the capital markets, we cover issues related to the entire spectrum of financial instruments such as mutual funds, insurance, commodities and real estate. The analysis is succinct and the design easy on the eye. The Finapolis combines impeccable research and high-quality journalism to decode complex world of investments and finance every month.