All taxpayers will pay a bit of more tax due to hike in and education cess. Budget 2018 had proposed to hike cess on income
Month: March 2018
E-way bill under GST: Why this system is extremely important – The Financial Express–01.04.2018—–*****
E-way bill system is extremely important, both for the government as well as industry. While the government expects the GST collections to significantly improve, the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: IBC panel bats for flexibility and accountability for stakeholders – The Economic Times–31.03.2018
The 14-member insolvency law committee set up by the government to review the insolvency and bankruptcy code has made several significant recommendations to address concerns arising out
Slow take-off for GST e-way bill likely as traders stock up early | Business Standard News–31.03.2018
It could take at least a fortnight for the e-way bill generation to take off, though it would be introduced at midnight of March 31
An unworkable leaky disaster | Business Standard Column–31.03.2018
In a recent deposition to the Supreme Court in the Aadhaar case, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chief Executive Officer Ajay Bhushan Pandey submitted his Aadhaar records. Rather embarrassingly, he
Registration norms for insolvency professionals get a makeover – Business Line–31.03.2018
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has sought to streamline the process and criteria for registration of an insolvency professional (IP), seeking to
IBC–Financial creditors need to come clean on ‘related party’ – Business Line–31.03.2018
Insolvency regulations just got tightened to ensure that only genuine claims of financial creditors’ and not sham transactions get compensated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Autism Stem Cell Therapy | ऑटिझमवरील ‘स्टेम सेल थेरपी’ म्हणजे पालकांची लूट! | Loksatta–31.03.2018
डॉक्टरांचा चर्चासत्रातील सूर, उपचार पद्धती प्रभावी नसल्याचा दावा ऑटिझमला (स्वमग्नता) कारणीभूत ठरणाऱ्या मज्जासंस्थेच्या बिघाडावर मात करण्यासाठी स्टेम सेल थेरपी प्रभावी असल्याचा दावा फसवा आहे, असा
Employment and environment two big worries for India’s economy: Joseph Stiglitz – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
Joseph E Stiglitz—Nobel laureate and globally acclaimed economist Joseph Stiglitz said that employment and environment are the two big worries for the Indian economy going
IBC–Insolvency: How NCLTs are sending a strong message to truant promoters – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
Size and corporate governance do matter: That seems to be the unambiguous message India’s bankruptcy courts are giving the country’s beleaguered lenders about a year since they
GST–: E-way bill mandatory for inter-state movement of goods from Sunday – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
Businesses and transporters moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one state to another will have to carry an electronic or e-way bill from April 1. Touted
Here’re the key tax changes that will come into effect from April 1, 2018 | Business Standard News–30.03.2018
Several budget proposals including the reintroduction of the tax on long-term capital gains(LTCG) exceeding Rs 100,000 from the sale of shares will kick in from April 1, the beginning
Impact of demonetisation, GST roll-out: Economy disrupted | Business Standard News–30.03.2018
Call it disruption or structural reform, demonetisation (or note ban) did have dampening effects on the economy. However, even as its negative impact was fading by the time 2017-18
E-way bill returns – Business Line–30.03.2018
This time around, the Centre should ensure it enables seamless flow of goods, and not a return to inspector raj E-way bills are once again
[ Bond Interest Rates ] A taste of markets – Business Line–30.03.2018
The Government’s decision to chop and change its market borrowing programme for FY19 is a watershed event for the domestic bond market with implications for
Justice Chelameswar red flags govt interference, asks CJI to convene full court–Deccan Herald –30.03.2018
Senior-most Supreme Court judge, Justice J Chelameswar, has shot off a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) asking him to consider convening a
India GDP: India needs more reforms to achieve 8-9% growth: Nobel laureate Nouriel Roubini – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
India needs more economic reforms to achieve its potential growth rate of 8-9 per cent, Nobel laureate Nouriel Roubini said today. The noted economist also cautioned against
GST–Deadline for claiming transitional credit extended, April-June GSTR-1 dates notified – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
The government has extended the date for filling up a form for claiming transitional credit by three months till June 30. Also, the Central Board of
Successful roll-out: Centre’s GST collections have improved in Feb | Business Standard Editorials–30.03.2018
As the fiscal year draws to a close, it is worth examining how the government’s indirect tax collections have panned out this year, given that
Forget privatisation, consolidation of PSBs can prevent PNB-like scams | Business Standard Column–30.03.2018—–*****
The US President from 1945 to 1953, Harry S Truman, had a sign on his table that read “The Buck Stops Here”. It is unclear