The assessee was engaged in the business of real estate development. It held land as stock in trade with a book value of Rs. 4.4 crs. The said land was introduced at its market value of Rs. 11.50 crs as capital contribution into a new firm. The surplus of Rs. 6.01 crore was credited to the profit and loss account. Relying on Hind Construction 83 ITR 211 (SC), it was claimed that the surplus of Rs. 6.01 crs was not liable to tax as the introduction of an asset into a partnership was not a sale.
When Satyam collapsed and the buzz in the word was that this will be another winding up of the company as the situation demand. Moreover no one was there to remove the stains of corporate default and the broken corporate governance. The world economy was merged in to the problems of recession and India was struggling to make a come out from the cold breeze of cash crunch.
When the Obama administration is launching a broad push for action on financial regulatory reform China is making a big leap towards changing its financial structure of its economy. They have planned to bring new reforms which will crown their financial market to new heights.
The Council of the ICWAI at its 251st Meeting held on 12-13 February 2009 and 258th Meeting held on 14th December 2009 decided as below: Mandatory application of Cost Accounting Standards “RESOLVED THAT the following Cost Accounting Standards shall be mandatory with effect from period commencing on or after 1st April 2010 for being applied for the preparation and certification of General Purpose Cost Accounting Statements.
Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has directed the Income Tax Department to make all efforts to achieve the revised direct tax target of Rs.4 lakh crores. Addressing the All India Conference on Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) here today, Shri Mukherjee congratulated the department on reaching tax collection figure of Rs.2.50 lakh crore by December 2009 showing a growth rate of around 8.5%.
The rise in the stock markets post March 2009 is probably the sharpest we have seen in over a decade or so. The BSE-Sensex has risen by around 81% during the year. However, there were a few stocks that missed out on this rally. In this article, we have highlighted the top five stocks that underperformed the benchmark index.
After the collapse of global stock markets and economic turmoil in 2008, 2009 came with hope. While we did not see the stock market highs of 2007, we managed to gain back most of the lost ground of 2008. In this article, we discuss the top 5 Sensex performers taken from different sectors. In other words, the stocks have been chosen in such a way that if a stock from a sector has come on the list, we have not taken another stock from the same sector and instead, chosen to focus on different sectors.
…if it is intended to be ‘buy and forget’! The two bear markets that we have seen over the past ten years – first at its start in 2000 and then near its end in 2008 – have demonstrated exactly how dangerous buy and forget can be. In the first bear market, which went on from February 2000 through September 2001, the BSE-Sensex fell 56%. In the second bear market, that began in January 2008 and seems to have ended in March 2009, the index lost almost 61%.
After last week’s robust performance, this week too major indices across the globe ended on a positive note. The Indian markets though, were not amongst the top gainers this week, and were infact the lowest gainers among all other markets. India’s benchmark index, the BSE-Sensex closed with gains of 0.4%. Part of the reason for this dull performance when compared to other major markets is the uncertainty surrounding interest rates and the Indian government’s anticipated policy actions with respect to curbing the menace of inflation.
If some one plans to go for some robbery then my advice will be not to runaway with cash but to run with a handful of gold. Yes run with a bagful of gold rather than running with currency. Since gold might show $3000 ounce in the next 2-3 years. Shocked and many of my readers might have acclaimed me by now. I am quite lunatic in making such a predictions.
