Plan and Pay your income tax on time and avoid last time rush

As the last date to paying income tax return is round the corner, it is advisable that you should fill your income tax return on time to avoid any last time rush. Even if you are planning of some tax saving investment you should work on it earlier rather that on last time when they are needed to submit investment proofs. There are many peoples that think about these tax saving investment plans only in last quarter of the financial year.

Planning for income tax should be done as soon as possible to avoid any last time hasty decisions that are made blindly to save income tax without investigating about the future of investment plan.

Most financial expert advise to plan for tax saving at the starting of financial year. This helps you to learn about the various investment options and decide about one best suited to your needs. April is a good time for this.

One more thing that is always advisable by expert is to take tax planning as financial planning. It must not be done only to save taxes but it must be some beneficial investment to cover your future needs.

There are many option that you can use to save your taxes. Some risk free investment options are Life Insurance, National Saving Certificates, and Bank Deposits.
While selecting a tax saving plan one should evaluate salary components and then start investing only after adjusting other expenses such as provident fund, HRA and conveyance etc. It is good to take help of professional financial consultant or chartered accountant while working on tax planing.