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Investment in Share Market: Fundamental V/S Technical

Finance : Ever wondered what is the difference between Fundamental and Technical approaches to Stock Picking? Is Technical Analysis a form o...

July 16, 2021 4497 Views 0 comment Print

The Illusion of Return on Investment

Finance : In March 2020, when we had a market crash due to Covid-19, there were many people & articles talking about Market are under-pe...

July 14, 2021 2730 Views 3 comments Print

Where to Invest Money in India Now – Booming Market & Money Making

Finance : General believe lies among several goes saying Stock Market is very unstable, turbulent, uncertain, gamble and nobody likes taking...

July 8, 2021 2973 Views 1 comment Print

FM releases COVID Relief Package to boost economy: A Liquidity Lifeline

Finance : Welcome Announcements by Finance Minister to boost COVID affected sectors: Healthcare, Tourism, Exports, Job Creation In a bid to ...

June 29, 2021 2064 Views 0 comment Print

Financial Assistance Schemes for Electronic Component Manufacturers

Finance : Financial Assistance for Electronic Component Manufacturers PLI SCHEME – AN OVERVIEW Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) fo...

June 29, 2021 1713 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Govt Clarifies on false claims on monetisation of temple gold holdings

Finance : The Ministry of Finance clarified that claims regarding monetisation of temple gold holdings or issuance of gold bonds to temples ...

May 21, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Government Approves Wage and Pension Revision for Financial Sector Staff

Corporate Law : The issue addressed is long-pending wage and pension revisions in key financial institutions. The key takeaway is substantial pay ...

January 23, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

New President and Vice President of ICSI

CA, CS, CMA : CS Dhananjay Shukla is elected as President and CS Pawan G Chandak as Vice President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of In...

January 20, 2025 2876 Views 0 comment Print

Key Finance Ministry Updates: CBDT & CBIC Highlights 2024

CA, CS, CMA : Highlights from the Finance Ministry's 2024 initiatives, covering direct tax refunds, GST reforms, Customs updates, and India's FA...

December 27, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Nirmala Sitharaman Takes Office as Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister

Finance : Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman assumes office as Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, pledges commitment to 'Ease of Living' a...

June 12, 2024 1065 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Grants Stay on Income Tax Recovery Pending Final Order

Income Tax : Kerala High Court's stay order halts income tax recovery until final decision. Read the full text of the judgment/order here....

April 3, 2024 915 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Properties- AP High Court stays retrospective amendment

Service Tax : TRENT Ltd and Future Value Retail Ltd have challenged before the AP High Court, the service tax with retrospective effect on rent...

June 7, 2010 1032 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Govt Raises SAED on Diesel Exports to Rs 24/Litre

Excise Duty : The government amended an earlier excise notification to revise the applicable rate to ₹24 per litre. The change has been made i...

April 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Road and Infrastructure Cess on Diesel Increased to Rs. 36 per Litre

Excise Duty : Government has increased Road and Infrastructure Cess on high speed diesel to ₹36 per litre through a new notification. The chan...

April 11, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Raises SAED on High Speed Diesel to Rs 24/Litre

Excise Duty : Finance Ministry increases Special Additional Excise Duty on high speed diesel to Rs 24 per litre by amending Eighth Schedule, eff...

April 11, 2026 693 Views 0 comment Print

22 GSTAT Judicial Members Appointed as Vice Presidents

Goods and Services Tax : The government has appointed 22 Judicial Members as Vice Presidents of GSTAT benches. The move aims to improve efficiency and stre...

March 23, 2026 1128 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Waives Fee for Export Document Changes Due to Force Majeure

Custom Duty : CBIC clarified that fees for amendment or cancellation of export documents may be waived when changes arise due to circumstances b...

March 10, 2026 1011 Views 0 comment Print


Notification No. 62/2009 -Income Tax Dated 18-08-2009

August 18, 2009 5992 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 62/2009 It is hereby notified for general information that the organization C.R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), Hyderabad has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act

Amendments in Notification No. 1/2002 – Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2002.

July 7, 2009 627 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No.21/2009 – Service Tax-The scope of notification No. 1/2002–ST dated 01.03.2002 has been enlarged by extending the applicability of service tax provisions to installations, structures and vessels in the entire Continental Shelf of India and Exclusive Economic Zones of India.

Notification No. 47/2009 – Income Tax Dated 1/6/2009

June 1, 2009 1766 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 47/2009 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 of the Income tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, videnumber S.O. 2022(E), published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section

Notification on Service Tax Exemption to taxable services consumed within Special Economic Zones

May 21, 2009 2156 Views 0 comment Print

Through Notification No. 9/2009 – ST dated March 3, 2009, the Central Government had provided for an exemption from service tax by way of refund in respect of taxable services in relation to authorized operations that are received by a developer of or a unit in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The same has now been amended by a Notification1 (‘subject Notification’) to restore the exemption in respect of services consumed within the SEZ, without following the refund route.

Power to condone delay beyond 180 days by High Court

May 21, 2009 847 Views 0 comment Print

I may invite your attention to the Supreme Court’s Larger Bench judgement in the case of Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise Vs. Hongo India Pvt. Ltd. [2009 (236) E.L.T 417 (S.C)] wherein it has been held that the High Court has no power to condone the delay in filing the “reference application” filed by the Commissioner under unamended Section 35H(1) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 beyond the prescribed period of 180 days. The Board has taken up the matter with Law Ministry for filing Review Petition in the Supreme Court.

ICAI written CBDT on Undue hardship faced by assessees on account of delay of refund in scrutiny cases in respect of A.Y. 2007-08

May 15, 2009 529 Views 0 comment Print

As you are kindly aware, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued an Instruction no.12/2008 dated 5th September 2008 for clearing the large pendency of returns for the Assessment year 2007-08. We heartily appreciate the efforts being taken by the Central Board of Direct Taxes to meet up its target for speedier processing of returns.

CBDT postponed payment of TDS in form No. 17 to 1st July 2009

May 11, 2009 1215 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have decided to defer the implementation of Notification No.31/2009 dated 25.3.2009 amending or substituting Rules 30, 31, 31A and 31AA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962. The amended / substituted Rules will now come into effect on 1st July 2009 instead of 1st April 2009.

Tax gains, easy compliance in comparison to companies set to make LLP popular

April 28, 2009 825 Views 0 comment Print

The ministry of corporate affairs has said that out of the eight lakh companies in India, a large chunk of them would be interested in getting converted into limited liability partnership (LLP) once a suitable tax structure for LLP is brought in. We are getting enquiries from thousands of companies every week who are interested […]

Applicability of the provisions of the Export of Services Rules, 2005 in certain situations

April 26, 2009 939 Views 0 comment Print

In terms of rule 3 (2) (a) of the Export of Services Rules 2005, a taxable service shall be treated as export of service if “such service is provided from India and used outside India” Instances have come to notice that certain activities, illustrations of which are given below, are denied the benefit of export of services and the refund of service tax under rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 [notification No. 5/2006-CE (NT) dated 14.03.2006] on the ground that these activities do not satisfy the condition ‘used outside India’

Government is likely to exempt the services provided inside the Special Economic Zones from service tax

April 2, 2009 810 Views 0 comment Print

The government is likely to exempt the services provided inside the Special Economic Zones from service tax, a move for which it is expected to seek approval from the Election Commission. Hitherto, service providers were paying taxes first and than claiming refunds, an issue on which the Commerce Ministry has written to the Ministry of Finance suggesting exemption from taxes.

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