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Thursday, 21 June 2012

Filing Tax Returns – What Tax Payers need to know

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THERE are certain requirements in the field of taxation that needs to be completed by the taxpayers. In recent times a lot of the additional requirements have arisen with respect to the online route used for filing tax returns as well as the manner in which the tax to be paid.

This is something that needs attention because of the fact that this can lead to a situation where you might not be ready to tackle the situation. Here are a couple of these requirements that will require a specific kind of action.

Payment of advance tax: There is a need to pay advance tax to the tax department when the advance tax payable in the year crosses the Rs 10,000 mark. This puts many people in a situation where they need to pay the advance tax and there are two ways in which this can actually be paid. The first is where the tax is paid in the bank by the use of a cheque while the second route involves payment of the tax online through an internet banking account. One of the requirements is that when there is a taxpayer who needs to get his accounts audited then the tax payment would have to be done online. This will require that they have the necessary system in place because if they do not have a net banking account then they would need to get this quickly.

Filing of returns: When it comes to the question of filing the income tax returns then there are two things that need to be followed.

The first relates to a situation where the individual is one who has to get his or her accounts audited.

When this is the case then the position is such that the individual will have to file their tax returns online.

Here the tax returns need not be filed with the income tax officer in the physical form but they should be filed online.

Since there is such a requirement this will need to be followed and this should not be a difficult thing because the chartered accountant who is doing the necessary process would complete the requirement and then complete the details. This will also mean that there is not much to worry about for the individual and this eases out the entire situation for them.

One of the advantages that arise when the returns are being filed online is that there does not have to be a lot of paperwork that is attached with the entire process. All the details about the tax deducted and other things have to be filled in the return itself and then this has to be filed. Under the old situation the details had to be accompanied by a copy of the documents and this often made the entire situation difficult. There was no common way in which this was accepted as some of the offices did not accept the documents while in other cases these were still called for and hence there was not uniformity in the entire situation.

There is another condition that has been introduced in this year's budget which is that if the income of the individual is more than Rs 10 lakh then the income tax return has to be filed online. This means that a lot more people would need to be ready to tackle the online situation.

This is the reason why the benefits of the online process should be utilised. 

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Group Health Insurance Plans - How does it Work?

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A health policy at a reasonable rate, no medical check-up and coverage of pre-existing illness is something everybody would love. This perfect blend is available for individuals mostly up to 40 years. However, from there on, it starts getting difficult to buy or even renew a health cover at a reasonable rate. Here is where group health covers come into play. The most common type of group health insurance is the one issued by employers to employees. This group insurance typically would cover the employee, spouse, children (usually up to 21 years) and dependent parents. However, not all employers offer health cover. That is where group insurance covers, which are offered by trusts, brokerages, healthcare companies, banks come into the picture.

How These Policies Work?

The nature of this product is very similar to the group cover issued by employers. A master policy is issued under which all the individuals are covered in the group.
So the set of terms and conditions, inclusions and exclusions of that particular policy is applicable to the entire group. Other finer terms and conditions are not standardised across group covers offered by insurers.


There is a lot of customisation that goes into these policies. This customisation is worked out by the intermediary (seller of the cover) and the insurance company based on the requirement of the customers and financial viability of the product. Certain amount of customisation happens. The waiting period might get reduced, some deductibles get modified. All these variations are worked out as far as the brokers are able to raise a certain amount of premium.


For instance, Karvy Stock Broking in association with National Insurance offered a National Health Plan. This policy covered pre-existing diseases from the first day of coverage. Another group cover offered by RB Hospitality and Health Services in association with New India Assurance also offers a policy that covers pre-existing diseases, but only after the first year.


Similarly, the exclusions can also vary from policy to policy. The Karvy National Insurance Health Plan does not cover chemotherapy and radiotherapy (for treating cancer) and dialysis (for kidney). On the other hand, the Oriental Bank of Commerce (Oriental Health Plan) has a waiting period for every illness. Hypertension and diabetes are covered after two years, polycystic ovarian diseases after one year and joint replacement after three years.

ADVANTAGES


Lower cost

Group insurance covers are up to 30% cheaper than individual health covers.
If a bank has two million customers, it will negotiate on the best premium to allow the insurer access to those customers. On the other hand, it also has a pull effect as the bank may be able to secure more customers by offering a medical policy at a 'reasonable' rate. If I have a mother who is 65 years old and I am unable to buy a health policy, I will open a bank account and buy this policy for her.

No medical check-ups

Any individual medical policy usually requires a medical check-up for individuals over 45 years before the purchase of the policy. However, this condition is waived off in a group health policy. However, individuals may be asked to sign a declaration form if any policy has a waiting period for any specific illnesses.

DISADVANTAGES



Leaving the group

A brokerage or a trust may have offered a group health cover because of the memberships. If you terminate the membership or even the intermediary and the insurer snaps the partnership, the cover will cease to exist. It is very similar to leaving a job. If you quit the organisation, the group cover may come to an end. Similarly, the intermediary may switch to another insurer because of a better incentive. In such a case, the features of the new product may not suit your requirement and you will lose out on the insurance benefit.

Discontinuity of the product

If you have a group insurance policy with a bank and the policy is terminated, you will lose all the benefits you have accumulated in the product. If you do not have another health policy, you have to go through the medical check-up and the waiting period all over again in the new policy.

FACTORS TO KEEP IN MIND



A group cover can act as top-up plan

A group health cover cannot replace the individual health policy in your kitty. For any individual, it shouldn't be a primary policy as the continuity of the policy is a big question. "Moreover, there is no clarity if the guidelines on portability work on such group insurance policies. Hence you may not be able to shift to another group policy sold by the bank/or intermediary carrying over the existing benefits," says Meena Nair.

Look at the fine print

There may be restrictions such as claims below certain amount may not be covered, specific type of ailments may not be covered etc.

Viability of the group & the product

From an insurer's perspective, a group insurance product is financially viable only if there is some homogeneity in the group. For example, if an employer is selling a group mediclaim, there is likely to be some homogeneity in the group. The average age would be in the range of 25-40 years. But if a third-party brokerage or healthcare company forms a group, just to sell this product, this homogeneity is lost. A 70-year old individual and 25-year old cannot be put in the same insurance policy. There is no consistency in terms of the risk profile of the individuals. If the policy witnesses a high claim ratio, the policy could either be discontinued or witness a severe loading at the time of renewal.

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Bharti AXA Life Aajeevan Sampatti

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Bharti Axa Life Aajeevan Sampatti is a traditional whole life plan with an add-on benefit of guaranteed annual payouts through the life of the policyholder or until he/she attains the age of 100 years. The investor can choose a premium paying term between 10 and 15 years for a minimum sum assured of Rs 1 lakh. Discounts on premium rates are available for a sum assured of Rs 4 lakh and above.

Additional Features

The guaranteed annual payout, through the life of the policyholder, is a compelling feature of this plan. The scheme promises to pay an amount equivalent to 5.5% of the basic sum assured to the policyholder, every year, starting from the 11th policy year till the policyholder attains the age of 100 years or until his/her survival, whichever is earlier. An amount equal to the sum assured will also be paid on maturity to the policyholder or to the nominee in the event of death of the policyholder during the policy term.


In a nutshell, longer the life of an Aajeevan Sampatti policyholder, the higher would be the quantum of returns that he can get from this scheme. Though the annual guaranteed returns @ 5.5% are not appealing enough in the current environment, especially when banks are offering more attractive interest rates on term deposits, these returns would probably make sense if the interest rates were to cool off significantly in the coming future. While it is convincing that the scheme guarantees a fixed rate of return for the entire policy term, ie, 100 years, given the high premium charged by it, the net returns may be limited in the event of early death of the policyholder.

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Wednesday, 20 June 2012

IDBI Federal Termsurance Seniors Insurance Plan

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Private insurer IDBI Federal Life Insurance on Monday launched its maiden online product, IDBI Federal termsurance seniors insurance plan, targeted at people in age group of 50-85 years.
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DWS Fixed Maturity Plan Series – FMP from Deutsche Mutual Fund

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Deutsche Mutual Fund has launched a new fund named DWS fixed maturity plan series 14. The new fund offer (NFO) will be open for subscription from May 24.

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