The government may advance by a year the roll out of some of the income tax measures proposed in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) to provide relief to inflation-hit households. These measures may form part of the forthcoming budget.
India’s largest housing finance company HDFC’s Executive Director V S Rangan has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by premier accounting and auditing body ICAI. Rangan was conferred the award last evening in Kolkata by Ins
Corporate law firm AZB & Partners has been the most active legal advisor for both private equity and M&A deals in 2010, while Ernst & Young was the most active transaction advisor, says a research study. “AZB advised a total of 90 trans
Mobile subscribers looking for respite from unsolicited calls may have to wait for some more time as operators are facing technical difficulties in implementing system mandated by TRAI to check pesky calls. With telemarketers mandated to use ‘700’ se
Amid the growing clamour to crack down on generation of black money, the Finance Ministry has instituted a study group to improve “voluntary compliance” by suggesting appropriate measures to motivate tax evaders to disclose their unaccounted funds. T
In a clear message to global retail giants like Walmart, Tesco and Carrfoure, the Indian government today said it will not rush into allowing FDI into politically sensitive multi-brand retail sector. “Until a decision is formally taken to allow fore
The CBI has registered a case of cheating and fraud against directors of Biotor Industries, manufacturer of castor oil, for allegedly submitting forged documents to three banks and availing a loan of Rs1500 crore. The Banking and Securities Cell of C
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will submit its report against unethical practices by big four auditing and consulting firms — Ernst & Young, KPMG, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Deloitte Sells and Heskins — to the Ministry of Co
THE GOVERNMENT’S employment minister has ‘serious concerns’ over a lack of competition in the audit market, and has urged company audit committees and shareholders to encourage companies to use accountants outside the Big Four firms to improve choice in audit services. Ed Davey, who is also minister for consumer and postal affairs, yesterday told a House of Lords inquiry into the audit industry that using regulation to improve choice within audit services was not the government’s ‘first approach,’ but did not rule out this out should other approaches fail.
A Non-Banking Financial Company (‘NBFC’) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stock/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or other securities of like marketable nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, sale/purchase/construction of immovable property.
