Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today launched new web portal of Excise and Taxation department for e-payment of VAT at his Office Chamber here today by accepting payment of Rs. 99,999 from Sanjay Guleria, Director, Symbiotic Drugs
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has released a draft scheme of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) based on the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade. The SAFE Framework of St
The Income Tax Department today conducted nation-wide searches at more than 30 premises of steel maker Ispat Industries in connection with alleged tax evasion. The searches were conducted at Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi, Kolkata and 25 other places of the
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is unlikely to go for any major changes in direct taxes when he presents the Budget in February. According to indications, he will restrict himself to minor tweaking in the policy on income and corporation tax, and
The recent housing loan scam would increase developers’ dependence on private money-lenders. While cash flow from various quarters like private equities and investors has already become scarcer, the scam is expected to adversely impact credit flow to
Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that our economic policies need to be designed in such a manner that the redistributing process does not feed off the public finances and the growth process itself is not hampered. Shri Mukherjee sai
Accounting regulator ICAI today said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may accept global accounting practice IFRS but will not give up prudential norms completely as they saved Indian banks from global financial meltdown. Prudential norms imply re
Tax returns are not sacrosanct when it comes to calculating the maintenance paid by a man to his estranged wife and kids, the Bombay high court has ruled. In two recent cases, the HC thwarted the attempt of two businessmen who challenged the maintena
Stung by the real estate bribes-for-loans scam, banks and housing finance companies will henceforth seek additional security and add completion guarantee clauses into agreements before sanctioning loans to developers. Several bankers and housing fina