Tax and Savings Rules Briefing: 7 Key Updates Highlight ICICI and FAST-DS 2026

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Tracking personal finance developments helps clarify tax liability and yield expectations. On 14 November 2026, 7 headlines across 4 themes from Livemint highlight key changes across tax guidelines, fixed income, credit cards, and pensions.

Tax and savings rules

Tax-rule changes decide how much of your return you actually keep — they matter as much as the investment itself.

• Income tax on gifts: What qualifies as movable property, how gifts are taxed, when exemptions are available? Explained — Livemint
• Income Tax FAST-DS 2026 scheme: Is it for you? Complete guide to file Form 1 online before December 31 deadline — Livemint
• Who qualifies for family pension? Government clarifies ₹9,000 income limit, spouse exemption and dependency rules — Livemint

Deposits, rates and small savings

Deposit and small-savings rates set the risk-free benchmark every other investment is judged against.

• ₹10,000 monthly SIP in a mutual fund vs Post Office RD: Which builds a bigger corpus in 5 years? Check calculations — Livemint

Loans, EMIs and credit

Borrowing costs move with RBI policy, and loan terms directly hit household cash flow.

• ICICI Bank credit card alert: 6 important changes to be introduced starting from 25 November; check affected cards — Livemint

Retirement and insurance

Retirement and protection products are long-commitment decisions — rule changes and new options deserve attention early.

• Meghalaya pension scheme: Why college teachers dispute the government's claim over the preparation of 2023 draft rules — Livemint
• OPS pension denied after switching universities: How retired professor won legal battle in Karnataka High Court? — Livemint

Our take

Personal-finance rules change quietly and the cost of missing them is real. Verify any tax, rate or scheme change on the official portal before acting — headlines summarise, the gazette decides.

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From Livemint. We link to the original reporting and add our own context.

Reporting method

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Sources

• Livemint — publisher feed (headlines linked above)

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