According to dharma SAstras, the following are to be done on Akshaya TruTIya :
1.Taking bath in holy rivers
2.Japam
3.Homam (AupAsanam)
4.Vedic recitation
5.pitru tarpaNam
6.DAnam
yasYAm SnAnam japo homah svAdhyAyah pitrutarpaNam !
dAnam ca kriyate kincit tat sarvam syAdihAkshayam !!