Advance Tax 2nd Instalment: Last date to pay today (September 15)

 Today (Sept 15) is the last date to pay the second instalment of advance tax for the assessment year 2024-25. "If one misses on this instalment, interest at the rate of 1 per cent per month starts to be calculated on unpaid tax liability of estimated income of financial year 2023-24,” said Sujit Bangar, Founder of Taxbuddy.com


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