31 March Deadline: Today is 31 March and the last deadline to settle your financial matters is about to end. If you do not do these things by tonight, you may have to pay a heavy fine from tomorrow. Not only this, the March salary of salaried people may also be reduced. Therefore, to avoid huge losses, take 10 minutes now and complete these 3 important tasks immediately.
Financial Deadline 31 March 2026: Today is the most important day of the financial year. If you are employed or an investor, you have the last chance to save tax and keep your accounts active till 12 midnight tonight. If for some reason you miss this deadline, then your pocket will be hit hard from tomorrow, April 1. Come on, without any delay, know those 3 tasks which you should complete before 12 o’clock tonight.
Prevent PPF-NPS and Sukanya accounts from getting ‘frozen’
Do you have PPF, NPS or Sukanya Samriddhi account for daughters? If yes, then check whether you have invested some money in it this year? To keep these accounts active, it is necessary to deposit at least ₹ 250 to ₹ 500 in a year. Today is its deadline. If you do not deposit the minimum balance by tonight, your account will go into ‘default’. To get it started again, you will have to visit the bank and also pay a heavy penalty.
Last chance to save tax
If you are in the old tax regime and want to save your hard-earned money from income tax, then only a few hours are left. Under Section 80C, tax exemption is available on investments up to ₹ 1.5 lakh in LIC, PPF or ELSS. If you have not taken health insurance or have not paid the premium under Section 80D, then pay it today. In this, you can get the benefit of discount up to ₹ 1 lakh. If you invested yesterday (April 1), you will not get the benefit this year. This means that there could be direct loss of thousands.
Send this document to the office immediately
The most important thing. If you work in a company, your HR or accounts department might have asked you for investment proof. You have to submit the rent agreement, insurance receipt and home loan certificate. If you do not submit the proof today, the company will assume that you have not made any investment. outcome? A hefty TDS (Tax) will be deducted from your March salary. After this, to get back the deducted salary, you will have to wait till the filing of ITR next year. It is better to check your email and upload the documents now.
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