The slew of amendments to the Finance Bill — softening the tax blow on non-resident Indians (NRIs), expanding the equalisation levy to foreign ecommerce companies,
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The other casualty of COVID-19: Union Budget for 2020-21 | Business Standard Column
Among the many casualties of COVID-19, the rapidly spreading respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, there is one victim that seems to have escaped attention
Coronavirus impact on economy: Govt may miss tax, disinvestment mop-up targets this fiscal due to coronavirus – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to fall short of its revenue collection estimates in the current fiscal and may face challenges meeting the same
Trimming expectations | The Indian Express
If actual collections end up falling short of the revised estimates, the government will have to further cut its expenditure or postpone spending. In the
Rid dividend tax of all uncertainty–Economic Times
Nothing is certain, it is said, except death and taxes. But the budget proposal to scrap the dividend distribution tax (DDT) levied on companies and
कर बोध : अर्थसंकल्प आणि गुंतवणूक रणनीती |लोकसत्ता
प्रवीण देशपांडे अर्थसंकल्पातील शेअर्स आणि म्युच्युअल फंडातील गुंतवणुकीच्या संदर्भात महत्त्वाच्या बदलांचा वेध.. यंदाच्या अर्थसंकल्पात सुचविलेल्या या बदलांमुळे गुंतवणुकीवर भराव्या लागणाऱ्या करावर परिणाम झाला आहे. या
Income Tax: Budget does not sweeten the deal for homebuyers – The Financial Express
By Suraj Nangia & Shailesh Kumar Over the past few years, the government has been driving an objective of ‘Housing for All by 2022’, giving
90% of pending income tax cases will be settled under ‘Vivaad Se Vishwas’: Anurag Thakur | Deccan Herald
We hope more than 90 per cent pending income tax cases will be settled under ‘Vivaad Se Vishwas’,” Thakur, who was speaking at an employment
agr dues: Payment of AGR dues to bring down fiscal deficit to 3.5% in FY20 – The Economic Times
Payment of AGR dues could reduce fiscal deficit to 3.5% in FY20. Payment of adjusted gross revenue dues of Rs 1.20 lakh crore by telcos will reduce the fiscal deficit for
Don’t worry, inflation under control, says Nirmala Sitharaman; growth estimates in budget realistic – The Financial Express
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacted with traders and industry representatives on Budget 2020 in Bengaluru today. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that except for some
Green shoots of recovery need to sustain: Shaktikanta Das – business news – Hindustan Times
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das during the RBI Central Board of Directors’
Budget 2020: Credit growth momentum picking up; Budget proposals not to stoke inflation: RBI chief Shaktikanta Das – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over economic slowdown, RBI chief Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said credit growth momentum is picking up and ruled out any possible spike in inflation due
Budget 2020 does not address objective of kick-starting economic growth: Former finance secretary SC Garg – The Financial Express
The Budget for 2020-21 does not ‘effectively’ address the objective of kick-starting economic growth and building momentum, former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has said.
Why there may be few takers for the Budget’s tax amnesty scheme | Business Standard Column
In her Budget speech on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman adumbrated the salient features of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020: Cough up the
Nirmala Sitharaman: Govt willing to do more beyond Budget to boost growth: Nirmala Sitharaman – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that if required, the government would take more steps beyond the announcements made in the Union Budget 2020-21. At an
Buying a house Vs Staying on rent: Which would benefit you financially under the new tax regime? – The Financial Express
Prospective home buyers may face dilemma in deciding if it would be a financially prudent decision to buy a property or to keep on staying
Yes, only 15 million Indians pay tax; but who is to blame for this? | Business Standard Column
The prime minister has drawn attention to the fact that only 15 million people in India pay income tax. He is right to complain, since more than
A remittance tax | Business Standard Editorials
A provision in the Union Budget for 2020-21 that is attracting considerable adverse attention deals with remittances abroad. The Budget proposes that if a person
Why fiscal rules should be revisited | Business Standard Column
The Union government has once again deviated from the stated fiscal consolidation road map. It will now aim to contain the fiscal deficit at 3.8 per cent
Face up to cold truth: Stagflation here to stay–Deccan Chronicle
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had recently told Parliament that green shoots in the Indian economy are clearly visible and the steps taken by the Reserve