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The Income Tax department is giving special attention to tax deducted at source (TDS) as it aims to turn in the highest ever collection from the segment this financial year. During the last five years, the contribution from TDS had gone up from 33 per cent to 38.5 per cent of the net direct tax collection with an annual average growth of around 25 per cent. Full Article

trading members and clearing members in the equity derivatives and currency derivatives segments. stock brokers in the cash segment who are covered under Schedule III A [payment of fees by stock brokers] of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992 and stock brokers in the cash segment who may migrate to Schedule III A [payment of fees by stock brokers] of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992 in future (as and when they migrate). Full Article

The World Bank defines accountability as “the obligation of power-holders (those who hold political, financial or other forms of power) to take responsibility and answer for their actions”. It defines social accountability as “the broad range of actions and mechanisms (beyond voting) that citizens and their organisations can use to hold societal power-holders (such as the state) to account, as well as actions on the part of government, civil society, media and othe.. Full Article

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have decided to postpone new trading timings to January 4, 2010. The two exchanges on Wednesday said that the market would open at 9 a.m. effective December 18 an advancement of nearly an hour from the current practice of market opening at 9:55 a.m. Full Article

SEBI's income from fees and other charges dropped by 46 per cent to Rs 213 crore in the fiscal 2008-09 as against Rs 397 crore recorded during the previous fiscal, SEBI's annual report released on Wednesday said. Full Article