The government expects goods and services tax (GST) collections to rise by 20-25 per cent after the introduction of electronic way (e-way) bills, which will
Month: December 2017
Global trade can no longer be the engine of growth: Subir Gokarn – The Economic Times–31.12.2017
“As the global economy recovers, it will provide some tailwinds and some boost to the Indian economy as well.” In an interview with ET Now’s
Arun Jaitley: Creditors need to take haircut in resolving bankruptcy: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times–31.12.2017
Loan defaulters can bid for an insolvent entity or its assets during bankruptcy proceedings after paying interest due and making bad loan accounts operational, FM
e-way bill: Government to implement e-way bill from February as tax mopup slips – The Economic Times–31.12.2017
Nearly six lakh taxpayers availing the simple composition scheme under the GST have paid a tax of only about Rs 250 crore for July-August, leading
stressed assets: RBI won’t extend deadline for 2nd list of defaulters – The Economic Times–31.12.2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) formally turned down requests from banks to extend the deadline for restructuring the debt of companies on a second
Three top firms served notices for not passing on GST benefits to customers | business-news | Hindustan Times–31.12.2017
The anti-profiteering watchdog set up under goods and services tax (GST) law has launched a probe into three entities for allegedly not passing on the
Govt breaches fiscal deficit target in 8 months | Business Standard News–30 12.2017
The government has breached its fiscal deficit target given in the Budget for 2017-18 in November itself. During the April-November period, the fiscal deficit was
Testing times: on the bad loans menace – The Hindu–29.12.2017
The Central government has been working hard to address India’s twin balance sheet problem, but it hasn’t had much to show in the form of
Trade deficit: Commerce Ministry to study impact of Chinese imports – The Economic Times–29.12.2017
The surge in India-China trade has been lopsided as it has been primarily driven by phenomenal surge in Chinese exports to India. A staggering trade
IBC: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduces bill to amend IBC in Lok Sabha – The Economic Times–29.12.2017
IBC was enacted last year to consolidate and amend laws relating to reorganisation and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a
GSTN: Tax payers can see status of returns filed on GSTN portal – The Economic Times–29.12.2017
Tax payers can now view the status of the returns filed by them on the GST Network portal, the company handling the technology backbone of
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: NCLT is a resolution and not a recovery mechanism: Bahram N Vakil – The Economic Times–29.12.2017
We didn’t follow the US because we don’t want ‘debtor in possession’. The newly-formed committee to review amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code may
Fiscally sinning or not, communicate–Economic Times–29.12.2017
The government has announced that it would borrow an additional Rs 50,000 crore. Will this increase the fiscal deficit, beyond its target of 3.2% of
Streamlining move: GST forms may go from 3 to 1 to ease the procedure – The Financial Express–29.12.2017
The GSTR-1 forms is meant for filing details of outward sales of a dealer. The Goods and Services Tax Council may consider merging triplicate comprehensive
Is GST facing transitional problems? – The Financial Express–29.12.2017
What is important now is to continue to find ways to simplify the system. Though the fall in GST collections in November is disappointing, it
Fiscal deficit worries | Business Standard Editorials–29.12.2017
The government’s decision to expand its market borrowing programme for 2017-18 by Rs 50,000 crore is a clear signal that the fiscal deficit target of
Don’t bank too much on bank stocks | Business Standard Column–29.12.2017
One axiom of modern economics is that a financial crisis takes longer to mitigate than a crisis in any other given sector. Finance is the
Icra sees CAD doubling to 1.5% of GDP by March on rising crude prices | Business Standard News–29.12.2017
Rising commodity prices, especially that of crude oil that has hit a three-year peak last week, will double current account deficit (CAD) to $39 billion
Great Stress Test-Chaitanya Kalbag – BW Businessworld–29.12.2017
Since you all love acronyms for the Good and Simple Tax and the Grand Stupid Thought, the headline is my humble contribution to your lexicon.
IBC: SC allows out of court settlement–sets aside NCLT order of admission — The Economic Times–28.12.2017
By Saikat Das The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has seen a new twist as the Supreme Court has set aside the National Company Law