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Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited

Why ELSS?

Living in a consumer driven era, being spoilt for choices, we are always looking to cut the best deal & those '1 plus 1 free' offers while we shop. Wish this could apply to Tax Planning as well? Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) aims to give you a dual benefit of tax savings along with wealth building. The inherent compounding benefit, long term nature of the fund as well as the access to fund manager expertise helps you leverage the capital growth potential of equity along with the tax saving.

Why Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96?

Last minute unplanned tax saving investments, can get you stuck with products which simply save tax and not increase your investment portfolio. The Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 can help you achieve your medium to long term goals through wealth building while saving taxes along the way.

It invests majority (more than 80%) of its corpus in diversified equity and equity related instruments, which has the potential to outperform other investment modes over the long term, giving you an opportunity for capital growth and wealth building.

Riskometer

(An Open Ended Equity Linked Savings Scheme with a statutory lock in of 3 years and tax benefit.)

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate High risk

Where ELSS stand among other tax saving instruments?

Investment Option ELSS PPF NSC FD
Lock in period (in years) 3 Years 15 Years 5 Years 5 Years
Return potential 11.7% p.a. 1 7.9% p.a. 2 7.9% p.a. 2 7% to 8% p.a. 3
Possibility for Dividends Yes, with dividend option No No No
Tax on returns Long term capital gains above INR 100,000 taxed 10% 4 Tax free after 15 years Taxable at applicable tax slab rate Taxable at applicable tax slab rate
Investment strategy Active, market linked returns Passive, pre-determined returns Passive, pre-determined returns Passive, pre-determined returns

1 ELSS Category Average, as on 15th November, 2019, source: Morningstar Direct.

2 PPF and NSC, source: India Post.

3Bank Fixed Deposit, source: Average FD rates of PSU Banks for non-senior citizens

4Applicable surcharge & cess extra

Note: Unlike PPF, NSC & FDs investments in Mutual Funds are subject to market risks.

Benefits of investing in Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief'96

Tax advantage

Annual tax saving up to INR 46,800* u/s 80C Income Tax Act, 1961

Investment discipline

3-year lock-in feature discourages you from making early redemptions & inculcates discipline in your investing

Market linked returns

You can benefit from long term capital growth potential of Equities

Expertise

You get access to the years of expertise of fund managers in stock selection and portfolio management

Who should invest?

Goal Planners

Anyone planning for goals like retirement, child's education or any other long-term goal along with saving tax can consider investing in this fund.

Tax Savers

It is also suitable for young salaried individuals who are investing in equities for the first time with the twin objective of tax savings as well as capital appreciation. Read more…

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