Given the dramatic increase in tax arrears, and the taxman’s remarkably poor record in securing court judgments in its favour—hence the term, tax terrorism—it is
Month: February 2019
GST cut: States warn of large-scale tax evasion by builders – The Financial Express
GST cut: States warn of large-scale tax evasion by builders While there is a general consensus in the GST Council about the need to give
West Bengal FM Amit Mitra wants 1% GST rate for houses up to Rs 40 lakh | Business Standard News
Ahead of the second round of the GST Council meet on real estate on Sunday, West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra has come out with his proposal
IBC reigns supreme over other civil laws, says Delhi High Court | Business Standard News
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the supremacy of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) over other civil laws such as those of contracts and
Great unraveling: Few pillars to support a crumbling Indian business order | Business Standard Column
First there was Prompt Corrective Action for banks. Now we have it for businessmen. Anil Ambani’s group finds itself in virtual meltdown. Naresh Goyal is about to lose control
GST: Ice cream, tobacco, pan masala to be excluded from higher threshold limit – The Hindu BusinessLine
Entities engaged in businesses of ice cream, pan masala and tobacco will not be eligible for the proposed higher threshold limit for mandatory registration and
More bank reforms needed to support economic growth: NITI Aayog chief – The Hindu BusinessLine
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has pushed for further banking reforms, including spelling out a “glide path” for bringing down the country’s bank capital adequacy
GST Council may take up exporters’ plea to switch to better duty refund option – The Hindu BusinessLine
Recommendation made by committee of CBIC, DGFT officials to be examined The GST Council may take up a plea by exporters to be allowed to
Beyond oil – The Hindu BusinessLine
India’s efforts to woo Saudi Arabia have been one of its more notable foreign policy successes of the last decade. Launched by Manmohan Singh, the
दु:ख एकटे… |’नाही मी एकला’ फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटो लिखित पुस्तक –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
दु:ख एकटे… ‘नाही मी एकला‘ या फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटोलिखित आत्मचरित्राचं प्रकाशन… आज होत वसई येथे होत आहे. धर्मगुरू म्हणून वावरतानाच सामाजिक कार्यकर्त्याची भूमिकाही असोशीने जपणाऱ्या
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सौदीच्या राजपुत्राची भारतभेट ही आपल्या गरजेपेक्षा त्याच्यासाठी अधिक निकडीची होती. पाहुण्यांचे स्वागत आणि आदरातिथ्य हे जोमात व्हायलाच हवे. ही भारतीय परंपरा. त्यात पाहुणा हा थेट
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अन्य क्षेत्रांतील मंदावलेल्या गतीपेक्षा चिंताजनक आहे ती वित्तसेवा क्षेत्राची स्थिती.. विविध प्रयत्नांनंतरही या तिमाहीत पतपुरवठय़ाचा वेग वाढल्याचे दिसत नाही. तिसऱ्या तिमाहीतील दोन हजारांहून अधिक कंपन्यांच्या
Jet Airways: Lessors doubt Jet Airways rescue plan, pull out more planes: Sources–Economic Times
International lessors have grounded more Jet AirwaysNSE 0.71 % planes prior to potentially moving them out of India, as scepticism builds whether a state-led bailout of the
DHFL crisis: Dewan Housing Finance crisis hits home with full force, promoters eye a cash-out–Economic Times
The promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFLNSE 5.22 %), gripped by a liquidity crisis amid allegations of financial irregularities, have mandated Barclays Group Plc and
RBI minutes: Feb rate review minutes reflect RBI worry over growth slowdown – The Economic Times
In a major policy shift, the six-member MPC headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das on February 7 had lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points
India GDP: View: To call inequality India’s main problem is to miss the whole picture – The Economic Times
By Amit Varma Steven Pinker, in his book Enlightenment Now, relates an old Russian joke about two peasants named Boris and Igor. They are both
Importers, Tax dept approach Supreme Court over GST “self-assessment” – The Economic Times
If an importer has paid higher tax can he get a refund after finding his own mistake? About 25 importers are fighting the tax department
Scrap The Angel Tax, Don’t Just Dilute It–Economic Times
The government’s reported move to ease the rules on angel tax is welcome, but insufficient to allow free flow of venture capital to startups. Any
Pledged shares and real estate loans are worrying – The Financial Express
Pledged shares and real estate loans are worrying The somewhat reckless lending by NBFCs to promoters against shares of their companies is bound to take
What made India the fastest growing major economy? These govt reforms, says NITI Aayog – The Financial Express
The host of reforms undertaken by the government has transformed India into the fastest-growing major economy along with the macroeconomic stability not witnessed in the