ICICI Lombard General Insurance has started offering the facility of renewing health policies online. Now the customer has the option of changing the tenure of the health policy, the sum insured, to add or remove insured members. The premium can be paid through the net banking account, credit card, debit card or cash card. Once the customer completes the process of online renewal, the insurance company will mail a soft copy of the new policy certificate along with a transaction confirmation SMS; health card; 80 D tax certificate and a free health check-up coupon, the insurance company said in a statement. A hard copy of the renewed policy is dispatched within seven days to the customer's mailing.
The NPS is a great way to save tax if you don't mind locking in your money till you retire. Till last year, the taxability of the NPS was a big issue. But last year's Budget changed the rules and made 40% of the corpus tax free. The PFRDA wants that the balance 60% to be exempt from tax as well. The emphasis is on increasing pension coverage. So, allowing EEE status (to NPS ) is our major demand (in the Budget NPS is especially useful for investors who may have exhausted the `1.5 lakh investment limit under Section 80C but want to save more. Another way the NPS can cut tax is by rejigging the salary.If a company deposits up to 10% of the basic salary of an employee in the NPS under Section 80CCD(2d), the amount will be tax free. Turn to page 28 to see how much tax this can save. However, the take-home pay of the employee will come down. Invest Rs 1,50,000 and Save Tax upto Rs 46,350 under Section 80C. Get Great Returns by Investing in Best Performing ELSS Funds Top 10 Tax...
