How to navigate tax changes to protect your long-term money goals SECTIONS Share Synopsis Tax uncertainty is a given. Indian investors need to worry more because tax changes are a regular affair in the country. While some changes have benefitted investors, some have been disruptive. Here are ways to minimise the impact on your long-term money goals. Getty Images Uncertainty about future taxes should not stop investors from milking the current tax regime. It is said death and taxes are the only two certainties in one’s life. But while the tax bit is certain, tax rates are not. Stock markets around the world went into panic mode recently as rumours floated that the US government planned to increase capital gains tax of Americans earning more than $1 million from 20% to 39.6%. As the rumour remained unconfirmed, the jitters subsided and the markets recovered.