After the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting on Friday, exporters must be feeling relieved, happy and thankful. They have to now recover quickly
Month: October 2017
GST breather to boost economy: Analysts | Business Standard News
The goods and services tax (GST) breather given to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and exporters will address their liquidity issues, improve efficiencies and act
Retail loans also see spike in bad loans: report | Business Line
Even as banks continue to focus on retail loans, as they keep away from the large corporates due to their poor credit quality, a study
Gaining interest: Bitcoin value surges in India | Business Line–09.10.2017
The crypto currency’s volumes have risen sharply on exchanges this year This year has proved to be a landmark for bitcoin, the most popular crypto
RBI to soon launch financial literacy drive in 9 states | Business Line
The Reserve Bank of India will soon launch a financial literacy drive in 80 blocks in nine states on a pilot basis to educate people
Rescuing GST | Business Line–09.10.2017
That calls for going beyond sops for SMEs and simplifying GST’s architecture The GST Council’s decision on October 6 to modify rates of 27 categories
RBI surveys show general economy in ‘pessimistic zone’, jobs big worry | The Indian Express
A SERIES of surveys undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have indicated that more people see consumer confidence declining, business sentiment in manufacturing
Giving a finance minister his due | The Indian Express–09.10.2017
In a democracy every citizen has the right to express his or her opinion on an issue of national importance. Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha
Course correction — on GST Council’s alterations – The Hindu–09.10.2017
Nearly 100 days after India’s tryst with the new Goods and Services Tax regime began, the GST Council empowered to oversee its implementation has approved
GST Council: GST still has some way to go before it becomes a genuinely uncomplicated tax – The Economic Times–08.10.2017
By Pratik Jain Implementation of GST was perhaps the first time when any tax reform was celebrated in Parliament. At midnight on June 30, while
GST payment: Over 40% business entities make zero GST payment – The Economic Times–08.10.2017
There may be noise over heavy tax burden on small businesses but initial data does not support the complaint. It turns out that over 40%
Four portals to ease loan application process – The Economic Times–08.10.2017
Lending procedures have been perceived to be a deity task. From documentation, signatures, and trips to banks, to waiting for the application approval; it all
Why SMBs should have a dual strategy to expand their reach: Online + Mobile – The Economic Times–08.10.2017
By Nikhil Arora Today, our mornings are not just about a morning run or a cup of coffee. They are about the smart devices kept
GST: Three months on, GST now good for small traders – The Economic Times–08.10.2017
India announced a significant revamp of the goods and services tax (GST) regime three months after it was rolled out, addressing key complaints, especially those
Stung by slowdown, Centre starts reining in GST damage | Business Standard News–08.10.2017
The Narendra Modi government is starting to carry out course-correction measures aimed at plugging the adverse effects of its fight against black money and a
The unintended consequences of GST – The Hindu–08.10.2017
It has wreaked havoc on the informal sector. Do we have a plan to deal with this? A lot of dust has been kicked up
GST council meet: Here’s what got cheaper and other major announcements – The Economic Times–07.10.2017
The GST council today announced major cuts in taxes of various items and announced various measures to support exporters and small businesses, three months after
GST: Three months on, GST now good for small traders – The Economic Times–07.10.2017
The GST Council raised the composition scheme threshold to Rs 1 crore from Rs 75 lakh, allowed smaller businesses with a turnover of up
E-commerce companies need not collect tax at source till April – The Economic Times–07.10.2017
The government has decided to defer a goods and services tax provision that requires ecommerce companies to collect tax at source while making payment to
Taking the sting out of compliance–Economic Times–07.10.2017
The positive aspect of the changes that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has made and the finance minister announced on Friday is that