17 August 2010
whether investment made in post office scheme wherethe interest gets re invested is eligible for 80 c deduction? whether sminimum time limit is applicable for such scheme as in case of fixed time deposits? and what about if the investor is senior citizen?pls advise.....................
17 August 2010
5-Yr post office time deposit (POTD) scheme: POTDs are similar to bank fixed deposits. Although available for varying time duration like one year, two year, three year and five year, only 5-Yr post-office time deposit (POTD) – which currently offers 7.5 per cent rate of interest –qualifies for tax saving under section 80C. Effective rate works out to be 7.71% per annum (p.a.) as the rate of interest is compounded quarterly but paid annually. The Interest is entirely taxable.