Taxpayers can either be small-time investors working in various sectors or big investors like businessmen who have a big source of income. The aim of both of them is to minimize tax payments. Tax planning entails investing in the right schemes at the right time.

You are a successful investor if you know what are the objectives of your tax planning, and you further go ahead realizing your objectives by carefully planning in the right schemes. Some of the common and most practical investment schemes include:

A. Not Very Famous Category of Investment among Investors.

1. Tax-saving mutual funds.

2. Bank Investment schemes.

These investment schemes are at extreme ends of the risk-return spectrum.

B. Very famous category of investment among investors.

1. Infrastructure bonds.

2. Private Investment schemes.

These investment schemes fall under the purview of fixed income instruments, and bypass the unnecessary tax burden.

Classification of Tax Paying Categories

Age is considered as the standard criteria for classification by the investment community. It is generally felt that low age yields maximum risk factors owing to less experience, whereas high age yields less risk, because one is more experienced.

Following are the broad categories of listing taxpayers according to their age:

A. 25-35 years of age - If you fall within this age group, then you are young, and may or may not be married, be with or without kids. If you are the only breadwinner of the family then getting insured is the most feasible option that you should think of. This is because if anything happens to you, your family will be in a comfortable position to sustain their living in your absence. A tax-saving mutual fund (ELSS) fits well into your risk profile and you can avail investing option of up to $10,000 limit. You can also invest in property on a home loan and get a tax benefit on the same under Section 199.

B. 35-45 years of age - At this age, tax-saving funds, having $ 10,000 limit (for claiming tax benefits), are a very practical option. This is the age where you plan for your future.

C. Over 45 years of age - At this age you are within the age of retirement, so your entire focus should be on pension policy. In addition, your investments need to be more retirement-oriented.

Thus, with this piece of information at your disposal, you can surely earn rich benefits by saving your income to the maximum.