Revised DTC puts Ulips on tax notice

Proceeds from unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) are set to be taxed at maturity. According to the revised draft of the Direct Tax Code, the government plans to bring these popular investment-cum-insurance products under the tax ambit - taking away the biggest charm of these products. The proposed tax will further diminish the real rate of return in case of Ulips and other equity instruments such as mutual funds. If they (insurance plans) are not pure insurance products they will be taxed. So, all Ulips sold after the DTC comes into effect will be taxed. Policies that have been sold till ...

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