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Missed the 15 September Advance Tax Date? Interest Under 234B and 234C
Advance tax interest under 234C and 234B (now sections 425 and 424) runs at 1% a month. What missing 15 September costs, and why paying before 15 December matters.
30 September 2026 · 8 min read
Leave Encashment Tax in India 2026: What Is Tax-Free on Resignation
Leave encashment tax in India: taxable during service, exempt on resignation up to the least of four limits and ₹25 lakh, in both regimes. Worked example and Form 16 checks.
Product vs Services Company Tech Salaries in India 2026
Product-company engineers in India earn 1.4x to 2x the cash CTC of IT services roles, before ESOPs or RSUs. PayMetric's own modeled split and where GCCs fall.
HRA Exemption 2026: The Least-of-Three Rule and Metro Gap
With the same rent, HRA and Basic, a metro resident's HRA exemption can beat a non-metro resident's by tens of thousands of rupees. How Section 10(13A) works.
India ESOP & RSU Tax 2026: Exercise vs Sale Explained
The same ₹5,00,000 ESOP gain nets ₹6,59,000 if sold after 30 months vs ₹5,86,040 at 12 months, a ₹72,960 gap from waiting. How both tax legs work.
EPF and Gratuity 2026: What Your India CTC Really Includes
A Rs 20,00,000 CTC includes Rs 96,000 of employer EPF and Rs 38,480 of gratuity a year, neither paid as salary. How EPF's 12% and 4.81% gratuity work.
Bengaluru vs Hyderabad vs Pune Tech Salaries 2026
Bengaluru pays 4-19% more than Pune and Hyderabad, but Hyderabad rents run about 30% lower. Once rent is counted, most of Bengaluru's premium disappears.
UK vs India Take-Home Pay 2026: What Your Salary Is Worth
Level at about 101,000 pounds. But at real Indian salaries the effective rate starts near 6.5%, the lowest entry point of any market we model.
CTC vs In-Hand Salary: What a ₹25L GCC Offer Pays
On a ₹25 lakh GCC CTC, in-hand pay is about ₹19.3 lakh a year (₹1.61 lakh a month) if variable pays in full, ₹16.5 lakh if not. Full CTC-to-in-hand breakdown.
Section 87A Rebate 2026: India's ₹12 Lakh Tax-Free Salary
A ₹12,75,000 gross salary pays zero income tax under the New Regime, and marginal relief means a small raise never costs more tax than it's worth. How it works.
New vs Old Tax Regime in India 2026: Which Nets More?
India's New Regime nets more than the Old Regime at every income level with no deductions. How much more, slab by slab, and when your 80C/HRA claims flip it.
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Ireland vs UK Tech Salaries: How Do They Compare?
Dublin vs London tech pay: median salaries, cost-of-living adjustments and net take-home compared, to see where tech workers are actually better off.
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