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Shipra Singh

Special Correspondent

Shipra is part of Mint's personal finance team, covering tax, credit cards, insurance and investments. She has a keen interest in writing human centric features and deep dives on money trends that capture how people’s habits around saving, spending and wealth creation are evolving. Shipra hosts Monday episodes of Why Not Mint Money podcast. Before joining Mint in Sept 2021, she has worked as a finance journalist with Economic Times, Outlook and Entrepreneur India.

ARTICLES BY SHIPRA SINGH

While the tax on short-term capital gains (STCG) was increased to 20% from 15%, the same on long-term capital gains (LTCG) was hiked to 12.5% from 10%.

20% levy on short-term capital gains has given young F&O traders a tax incentive

2 min read . 04:57 PM IST

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ITR filing: Last minute mistakes to avoid when filing your income tax returns

1 min read . 06:37 AM IST

Filing your taxes at the last-minute could lead you to miss out on disclosing some transactions or failing to gather all the required documents on time.

ITR filing: Last minute mistakes to avoid when filing your income tax returns

6 min read . 29 Jul 2024

Previously, sellers could adjust the purchase price of a property for inflation, which would significantly reduce capital gains tax. (iStockphoto)

Sold house in last 2 years? You may get indexation benefit and lower tax rate

3 min read . 27 Jul 2024

The time limit for reassessing ITRs for unreported incomes over ₹50 lakh has been capped at five years from 10 years. (Istockphoto)

Budget 2024: Compliance relief for ITR reassessments, foreign assets

3 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Taxpayers must check all entries, and not just equity transactions, in the AIS while filing ITR. (Image: Pixabay)

Why you shouldn't rely on AIS for reporting stocks, MFs, derivatives in your ITR

4 min read . 20 Jul 2024

Taxpayers can claim certain expenses incurred towards carrying out F&O trades, which can be reduced from the turnover. (iStockphoto)

F&O, intraday and delivery trading: How these are reported in ITR

6 min read . 19 Jul 2024

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How much home loan can you take when buying a house from an NRI? Check here

1 min read . 16 Jul 2024

TDS forms part of the homebuyers' own contribution of the 20-25% required as per the loan-to-value norms. (Image: Pixabay)

Buying a house from an NRI? Your home loan could be capped at 60% of value

5 min read . 15 Jul 2024

Tax payment has been among the favourite reward earning payment categories for most credit card holders. (Image: Pixabay)

Paying high taxes? Save up to 16% by paying with these credit cards

1 min read . 13 Jul 2024

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Are you sharing too much? The risks of giving your ITR credentials to CAs

1 min read . 08 Jul 2024

To enhance security and accountability, it’s suggested that authorizing CAs for tax filing on the e-filing portal should be mandatory, as it is for tax audits. (Image: Pixabay)

Are you sharing too much? The risks of giving your ITR credentials to CAs

4 min read . 08 Jul 2024

Reporting foreign stocks Esops in ITR the right way

1 min read . 04 Jul 2024

The holding period of foreign assets to be declared in ITR forms is the previous calendar year.

Own foreign stocks or MNC Esops? Omit them from ITR at your peril

4 min read . 04 Jul 2024

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New to stock markets? Sebi’s certification exam is your first step in investing

1 min read . 02 Jul 2024

This free online exam tests the knowledge of individuals new to the securities market. (Image: Pixabay)

New to stock markets? Sebi’s certification exam is your first step in investing

4 min read . 01 Jul 2024

While lower tax rates may marginally alleviate some burden on taxpayers, the focus should be on providing adequate deductions that encourage investments, experts said. (Image: Pixabay)

Budget 2024: Expectations for tax sops under old regime run high

6 min read . 26 Jun 2024

How NRIs can minimise complexities in selling properties in India

How NRIs can minimise complexities in selling properties in India

1 min read . 25 Jun 2024

Proceeds from sale of property in India are taxable for NRIs too

Realty check: How NRIs can ace property sales in India

5 min read . 25 Jun 2024

Filing ITR early will give you time to collect all the information and do it correctly.

Donations, online gaming, bank accounts: ITR forms seek more disclosures

4 min read . 20 Jun 2024