Introduction The Board of Directors of a Company play a fiduciary role in protecting the interest of shareholders by providing adequate information on the company’s management and its functioning. They are the custodian of the money that the shareholders have invested in the company. Duty is cast upon the Board of directors to prepare and […]
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The Centre has changed the definition of ‘income’ under the Income-Tax law to ward off litigation on a Budget proposal on taxation of property passed on as gifts. The gifting route was hitherto used to escape the tax net, but this Budget sought to plug this loophole by bringing to tax, at the hands of […]
The Finance Minister announced a slew of amendments on both income-tax and service tax fronts to achieve the objective of generating economic activity in the present environment of economic slowdown
The RBI has kept the key rates unchanged and increased the inflation forecast to 5 per cent. The GDP is expected to grow at 6 per cent and the money supply growth is seen at 18 per cent, according to the quarterly review of the economy, released on Tuesday. The deposit growth is seen at […]
1. Agricultural income: Any income which you receive as income from any agricultural activity is deemed as not included in total income. If your father is into agriculture and he gives you a part of the income as a gift, then you don’t need to pay tax on it, provided, your father files his tax […]
Market regulator SEBI has clarified on the interpretation of certain amendments in the insider trading norms, in response to a few queries from companies. The regulator said the six-month restriction for directors and employees to transact in shares of a company is only intended for trading on stock exchanges and not applicable to the exercise […]
Mukherjee Nagar in north Delhi is home to a large number of civil service aspirants. Katwaria Sarai is preferred by students trying to crack the engineering and medical entrance exams. And chartered accountants? Well they seem to prefer Laxmi Nagar in east Delhi. So much so that the stretch between Laxmi Nagar and Mother Dairy crossing was recently renamed Chartered […]
Domestic companies may soon have to file financial statements in a computerised format to enable easy flow of information between regulators and facilitate comprehensive financial data analysis. In a letter to the ministry of corporate affairs, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has asked the government to mandate all companies to file their […]
The income tax return filing process requires that a lot of information be provided to the tax authorities. Most people gear up by ensuring they have collected all the details necessary for ensuring the correct income is shown and the right deductions are available. This is not enough, as individuals need to ensure there is some […]
