Don’t forget to include interest earned on investments and also declare those exempt from tax You open a recurring deposit in your child’s name and invest Rs.5,000 every month. If the interest earned on it is not declared while filing tax returns, the authorities can send you a notice, as it would amount to tax evasion. Thats because the interest earned by a child below 18 years is clubbed with the income of the parent. There are several such instances when individuals don’t declare their income or assets because they do not realise these items are taxable. Another example: interest earned on the cash in your savings bank SB account. In a financial year, if a person receives over Rs.10,000 in interest in the SB account, he needs to pay tax on it. “Many people don’t include the interest earned on company deposits, fixed deposits, and postal saving schemes, as tax is deducted at source on these investments. However, they are supposed to declare and pay the applicable on it,” says