Short Term Debt Funds

Debt funds offer no tax advantage over bank fixed deposits if the investment is for less than 3 years

 

You can go in for short term debt funds which invest in corporate bonds and gilts with a short tenure. From the tax point of view, debt funds offer no advantage over fixed deposits if you invest in them for less than 3 years. In both these cases, the gains you make get added to your income and taxed according to your tax slab. But debt funds do score over bank deposits on two counts. They offer superior liquidity. You can withdraw at any time without any penalty. By actively managing their portfolio, they can also deliver better returns than deposits. They have managed to give decent returns in the range of 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent. These funds are actively managed so there is a better chance of delivering higher returns than the bank deposits which again makes them a suitable option.

 

You can invest in Peerless Short term, Sundaram Select short term debt asset plan, Franklin India Ultra short term bond fund, Taurus Ultra short term bond fund and SBI Magnum Income fund. These are part of the short and ultra short term category as per our classification.

 

Answering the second part of your question, it is not difficult to file tax when we also have debt MFs in the portfolio. Any capital gains or loss needs to be declared when filing the tax return so that the tax amount can be calculated accordingly.

Best Tax Saver Mutual Funds or ELSS Mutual Funds for 2015

1.ICICI Prudential Tax Plan

2.Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund

3.HDFC TaxSaver

4.DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund

5.Religare Tax Plan

6.Franklin India TaxShield

7.Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver

8.IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund

9.Axis Tax Saver Fund

10.BNP Paribas Long Term Equity Fund

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