Goods and services tax (GST) collections for December did not deliver much comfort to the government ahead of the Budget 2018, although these rose after
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
Fixing India’s twin balance sheet problem | Business Standard Column–27.01.2018—–*****
A key challenge for many developing countries is to promote growth by reducing the misallocation of factors of production — labour, capital, and land. Huge
Why healthcare should get national priority status – The Financial Express–27.01.2018
Suneeta Reddy The cold numbers on the current state of healthcare in India read thus: India has only 0.65 doctors, 1.3 nurses and 1.3 hospital
Why GST looks better in so many ways – The Financial Express–27.01.2018—–*****
For January to March, if past trends in indirect taxes are anything to go by, GST collections should average over Rs 110,000 crore per month
Stayzilla case: SC orders status quo in Yogendra Vasupal’s appeal against insolvency – The Economic Times–27.01.2018
The Supreme Court has given an interim order of status quo in an appeal against the insolvency proceedings of hotel and homestay aggregator Stayzilla, freezing
Let GST evolve yet more, boost revenue–Economic Times–27.01.2018
A rebound in goods and services tax (GST) revenues in December, reversing a decline in the previous two months, is good news. Collections rose by
IBC: SBI to invoke guarantees despite IBC proceedings – The Economic Times–27.01.2018
State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, has decided to invoke personal and corporate guarantees of defaulting firms even when they face bankruptcy proceedings but
Finance Ministry nudges PSU banks to swap assets, optimise operations – The Economic Times–27.01.2018
North Block has asked state-run banks to consider asset swaps, including exchange of their corporate portfolios and branches, to optimise nation-wide operations even as consolidation
Deccan Chronicle: NCLT appoints new IP in Deccan Chronicle with a tweak – The Economic Times–27.01.2018
The National Company Law Tribunal has set a precedent by choosing a resolution professional not originally on the panel submitted by lenders, marking the change
A year later, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is still evolving – Livemint–27.01.2018—–*****
It has been a year since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) came into effect. Introducing a modern bankruptcy framework is one of the most
A risky recovery — on IMF’s global growth predictions – The Hindu–27.01.2018
As India celebrates its 69th Republic Day today, what is the state of the republic? The conversation is about when its growth story will come
GST filing made easier with ‘GSTmadeeasy’ – The Economic Times–27.01.2018—-*****
With an aim to support the government’s GST initiative and to make every Indian SMEs/MSMEs GST compliant, a revolutionary easy to use, need of the
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: The journey so far – Livemint–27.01.2018
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has now been in force for more than a year and given its ambitious objectives and impact, it continues to
False income tax refund claims could attract these penalties – The Economic Times–26.01.2018
Fraudulently claiming tax refunds by misreporting income or showing false losses which reduce taxable income can attract heavy penalties. Section 270 of the Income Tax
NSIC inks pact with Malaysia’s SME Corporation – The Economic Times–26.01.2018
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) on Thursday signed an MoU with SME Corporation Malaysia for exchange of information and cooperation in areas like policies to
GST Collection: Government collects only Rs 335 cr under GST Composition scheme in one quarter–26.01.2018
Jaitley had added that in fact most of the people who have opted for composition are below Rs 20 lakh in turnover and it seems
Businesses, govt gear up for E-Way Bill | Business Line–26.01.2018
With less than a week to go for the E-Way Bill to become a mandatory requirement under the Goods and Services Tax for transport of
Facing the slowdown | The Indian Express–26.01.2018—–*****
The big worry for India has to do with jobs and inequality. The Indian government recently lowered its economic growth forecast for 2017-18 to 6.5
Aadhaar empowers the people, not the State | Hindustan Times–26.01.2018
Aadhaar is the most-trusted and widely held unique identification system available in India today. It empowers 119 crore Indians with a credible identity and inspires
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