QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear sir\Madam

I am Raghavendra B M, reg no PC151398, pursuing M.B.A 4th Semester, at Institute of

Management Studies and Research -Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga. As a
part of my academic program, I have undertaken the dissertation work on A study on
taxation policies and its effect on investment practices of the employees under the
guidance of Dr.Manjunath K R Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Studies
and Research, Kuvempu University.

I kindly request you to spare few minutes to answer this questionnaire and I ensure the
information provided by you will be kept confidential and used only for academic
purpose.

Thank you

Yours Faithfully

[Raghavendra B M]

1. Name : .........................................................................
2. Gender:

a) Male ( ) b) Female ( )

3. Age
a) Below 20 Years ( ) b) 20-30 Years ( )
c) 30-40 Years ( ) d) Above 40 years ( )
4. Education Qualification:

a) P.U.C ( ) c) Degree ( )

d) Post graduate ( ) d) Others specify

5. Occupation:
a) Businessmen ( ) b) Professional ( )
c) Govt. employee ( ) d) Others specify..........................
6. Under which heads of income, your income becomes taxable?
a) Income from salary ( )
b) Income from House property ( )
c) Profits and gains of business, professions ( )
d) Income from Others sources ( )
7. What is your Income range?
a) Less than Rs.3, 00,000 ( )
b) Rs.3, 00,000 to Rs.5, 00,000 ( )
c) Rs.5, 00,000 to Rs.10, 00,000 ( )
d) More than Rs.10, 00,000 ( )
8. What % of tax slab rate applies for your income?
a) 10% ( ) b) 20% ( )
c) 30% ( ) d) None ( )
9. How do you get information about tax policies?
a) Through tax consultant ( )
b) Through friends and relatives ( )
c) Through media [Journals, Magazines, TVs.] ( )
d) Through others specify.......................
10. Does your income tax is exempted under Sec.80C to 80U?
a) Yes ( ) b) No ( )
11. Do you have any tax saving invested plans?
a) Yes ( ) b) No ( )
12. Are you aware about tax saving schemes?
a) Yes ( ) b) No ( )

13. Which of the below tax saving schemes are you policies aware of?
a) Public Provident Fund ( )
b) National Pension Scheme ( )
 c) Equity Linked Savings Scheme ( )
d) Unit Linked Insurance Plans ( )
e) Senior citizens saving scheme ( )
f) Life Insurance Premium ( )
g) Pension plans ( )
h) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme ( )
j) Health insurance ( )
i) Others specify.
14. Do you know the various items of income that are exempt from tax?
a) Yes ( ) b) No ( )
15. Which of the tax saving policies schemes have you invested in?
a) Public Provident Fund ( )
b) National Pension Scheme ( )
c) Equity Linked Savings Scheme ( )
d) Unit Linked Insurance Plans ( )
e) Senior citizens saving scheme ( )
f) Life Insurance Premium ( )
g) Pension plans ( )
h) Health insurance ( )
i) Others specify
16. How many tax saving policies schemes you are invested?
a) One ( ) b) Two ( )
c) Three ( ) d) Four ( )
e) Five ( ) f) Zero ( )

17. For which of the following reasons do you invest in tax policies schemes?
a) Reduce tax burden ( ) b) Assured Returns ( )
c) Less Risky ( ) d) Others specify..
18. How much amount do you prefer to invest in tax saving policies schemes?
a) Less than 25000 ( ) b) 25000-50000 ( )
c) 50000-75000 ( ) d) 75000-100000 ( )
e) Above 100000 ( ) f) Not interested ( )
19. What drawbacks do you find in tax saving policies schemes?
a) Less Returns ( ) b) Lack of Awareness ( )
c) Slow Updating ( ) d) Others specify..
20. In what ways would you prefer to address concern about tax saving schemes?
a) Increased Awareness ( ) b) New Updated Schemes ( )
c) Mark to Market Returns ( ) d) Others specify .
21. For what term are you interested to invest?
a) Long Term ( ) b) Short Term ( )
22. How long would you prefer to invest in these schemes?
a) For one year ( ) b) 1 year to 3 years ( )
c) 3 to 10 years ( ) d) More than 10 years ( )
23. Kindly share your suggestion

Thanking you,

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