ICICI Prudential Overnight Fund

Suitability:

"Overnight funds invest in bonds having a maturity of just one day. They are suitable to earn a little extra on idle money lying in the bank. You may invest in these funds the money that you have set aside to meet any emergency needs or any surplus money that you don't need for a few days up to a year.

The risk of incurring a loss in these funds is negligible but they do not guarantee returns or safety of capital.

Remember, these funds are geared to deliver only marginally higher returns than your bank account. They deliver steady, but low returns and are not suitable to build wealth in the long run."

Taxability of earnings:

Capital gains

• If the mutual fund units are sold after 3 years from the date of investment, gains are taxed at the rate of 20% after providing the benefit of inflation indexation.
• If the mutual fund units are sold within 3 years from the date of investment, entire amount of gain is added to the investors' income and taxed according to the applicable slab rate.
• No tax is to be paid as long as you continue to hold the units.

Dividends

• Dividends are added to the income of the investors and taxed according to their respective tax slabs. Further, if an investor's dividend income exceeds Rs. 5,000 in a financial year, the fund house also deducts a TDS of 10% before distributing the dividend.