The latest Reserve Bank data on the precipitous drop in recovery of bad loans by banks is of concern as in simple terms it means
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
Aadhaar-linking: heed this cautionary tale–28.12.2017
The UIDAI action should serve as a warning to all entities which have access to Aadhaar data. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took
GST collections dip for second month in Nov to Rs 80,808 rore – The Economic Times–27.12.2017
The GST collections slipped to their lowest in November as rates were cut on dozens of goods to make the new national sales tax regime
‘DeMon, GST made lending to SMEs easier’ – The Economic Times–27.12.2017
Aditya Birla Finance (ABFL) — the lending arm of Aditya Birla Capital (ABCL) — plans to leverage its recently acquired triple A rating to grow
Falling GST revenue: Taxing times ahead! CBEC asks officials to go after non-filers – The Financial Express–27.12.2017
CBEC chairperson Vanaja N Sarna asked tax officials “to ensure non-filers of GSTR-3B (summary returns) are brought into the fold and made to file these
CRISIL SME Tracker: MSMEs offer working capital opportunity for lenders | Business Standard News–27.12.2017
Healthy orders from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasing the working capital requirement of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the auto component sector,
Bankruptcy code: Baby-steps towards recovery of bad loans | Business Line–27.12.2017
A lot of hope is pinned on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to provide the much-needed cure to all the ills in the banking
Bankruptcy: Individual insolvency regime to be operational in phased manner: IBBI charirperson MS Sahoo – The Economic Times–26.12.2017-R
Steering the “smooth and fast- paced” journey of the insolvency law, the IBBI is now looking to put in place the regime for individual insolvency
Banks, too, need growth to sustain–Economic Times–26.12.2017
The RBI’s financial stability report for December 2017 brings more bad news than good. The bad news is real: non-performing assets are rising as a
Grim forecast | Business Standard Editorials–26.12.2017
The government’s move to recapitalise public sector banks to enable them to lend afresh and institutionalise a system to reduce stressed loans through time-bound Insolvency
What is the mechanism for publishing rate in a hotel according to GST law? | Business Standard News–26.12.2017
While filing the summary return in Form GSTR-3B, I observed there was a list of questions. Am I required to answer all before filing? Upon
Tackling the large accounts under IBC is proving a challenge | Business Line–26.12.2017
With over 400 cases admitted by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the IBC, all eyes are on the first set of 12 big
Commerce Ministry mulls refund for exporters via single window | Business Line–26.12.2017
Seeking to exempt exporters from paying IGST The Commerce Ministry is looking at ways in which the coming Budget can provide further relief to exporters
‘E-commerce market may cross $50 billion mark in 2018’ | Business Line–26.12.2017
In 2017, 82 per cent of shopping queries were made through mobile devices, according to Assocham-Deloitte study. The digital commerce market in the country is
Why financial inclusion has not taken off | Business Line–26.12.2017
Banking and beyond: Let’s understand the needs of rural depositors Rural banking initiatives such as the business correspondents model have failed because they are not
Mere 1.7% Indians paid income tax in assessment year 2015-16: Official data–Business Today–26.12.2017
Just over 2 crore Indians, or 1.7 per cent of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) 2015-16, according to data
‘Initial glitches in GSTN dwarf in comparison to what the portal has achieved’–26.12.2017
As the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), Ajay Bhushan
Let not hysteria kill the FRDI bill–Economic Times–25.12.2017
Everyone has heard of six blind men arguing about what the elephant is like, based on the parts of the animal they explored with their
Petroleum GST can wait | Business Standard Editorials–25.12.2017
On the face of it, the government’s intention to bring all petroleum products under the ambit of the goods and services tax (GST) is unexceptionable.
The long winter in banking | Business Standard Column–25.12.2017
Indian banking is limping. We often get calls for decisive action that will quickly solve the problem. However, we are reaping the consequences of decades