{"id":42,"date":"2025-05-28T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:37:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab18d2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab18d2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da523f3 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"da523f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-89 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-for-ay-2025-26-which-form-is-right-for-you\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ITR-Filing.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-for-ay-2025-26-which-form-is-right-for-you\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tITR Filing for AY 2025-26: Which Form is Right for You?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>ITR filing every year can be a bit overwhelming, but that only determines your financial stability.&nbsp;&nbsp; As the years change, financial statuses change along with<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-for-ay-2025-26-which-form-is-right-for-you\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about ITR Filing for AY 2025-26: Which Form is Right for You?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-87 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/retired-but-still-taxed-discover-income-tax-benefits-for-senior-super-senior-citizens\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-94\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retired.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/retired-but-still-taxed-discover-income-tax-benefits-for-senior-super-senior-citizens\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRetired but Still Taxed? Discover Income Tax Benefits for Senior &amp; Super Senior Citizens\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Not relieved of taxes yet?&nbsp;&nbsp; No worries, the new tax regime of the Indian government has got benefits &amp; exemptions especially for retirees &amp; senior<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/retired-but-still-taxed-discover-income-tax-benefits-for-senior-super-senior-citizens\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Retired but Still Taxed? Discover Income Tax Benefits for Senior &amp; Super Senior Citizens\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-85 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-deadline-for-ay-2025-26-what-if-you-miss-it\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-91\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_ITR-Filing-Deadline_1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-deadline-for-ay-2025-26-what-if-you-miss-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tITR Filing Deadline for AY 2025-26: What If You Miss It?\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>31st July is arriving, have you paid your income tax?&nbsp; Don\u2019t miss the deadline for ITR filing for AY 2025-26 as it can cost you<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/itr-filing-deadline-for-ay-2025-26-what-if-you-miss-it\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about ITR Filing Deadline for AY 2025-26: What If You Miss It?\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-76 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/are-you-liable-to-pay-advance-tax-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-95\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pay-Advance.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/are-you-liable-to-pay-advance-tax-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAre You Liable to Pay Advance Tax? Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Did you face any financial penalty? You may if you pay your taxes too late.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Income Tax Department expects individuals to pay advance tax,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/are-you-liable-to-pay-advance-tax-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Are You Liable to Pay Advance Tax? Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-73 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/understanding-form-16-form-26as-ais-a-guide-to-smooth-itr-filing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlogBanner_UnderstandingForm16_2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/understanding-form-16-form-26as-ais-a-guide-to-smooth-itr-filing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Form 16, Form 26AS &amp; AIS: A Guide to Smooth ITR Filing\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Have you filed your ITR? If you still haven\u2019t, then first acknowledge Form 16, 26AS &amp; the AIS report.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the taxpayers don\u2019t even<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/understanding-form-16-form-26as-ais-a-guide-to-smooth-itr-filing\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Understanding Form 16, Form 26AS &amp; AIS: A Guide to Smooth ITR Filing\u00a0\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-70 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/smart-ways-to-save-tax-top-investment-options-under-section-80c\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax-300x122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-92\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/save-tax.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/smart-ways-to-save-tax-top-investment-options-under-section-80c\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmart Ways to Save Tax: Top Investment Options Under Section 80C\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you are earning then you are also paying taxes, it\u2019s basic. But did it increase?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you know the Income Tax Department offers ways<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/smart-ways-to-save-tax-top-investment-options-under-section-80c\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Smart Ways to Save Tax: Top Investment Options Under Section 80C\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merakhata.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}