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Works Contract - Negative List - Unanswered Questions

Pradeep Jain 09 July 2012 at 12:05

Introduction:- Service tax on Works Contract was introduced on 1.6.2007. Starting with an attractive rate of 2% service tax on the co

Service Tax Liability on Sub-Brokers

CA Prateek Kr. Agarwal 09 July 2012 at 12:05

Please note that Sub-Brokership and service as an authorised person to a member of a commodity exchange is not covered under negative list, instead it is covered under Mega Exemption notification 25/2012 dt 20-06-12. Hence, one need to first get re

Open a Winning Account: ACE The CA

Aniket 07 July 2012 at 18:36

An expanding economy along with complex regulations has led to a demand in the business world for expert advice. In the pecking order of finance, Chartered Accountants (CAs) rank at the top as managers, consultants, bankers and tax advisors. Break

Analysis of Declared Services, Exemptions, Abatements

Madhukar N Hiregange 06 July 2012 at 13:01

Foreword With Effect From 1st July 2012, the CBEC has proposed and the Parliament has passed the switch from an ad hoc system of selecting services to tax, to a negat

Proper Articleship

Madhukar N Hiregange 06 July 2012 at 13:00

IMPORTANCE OF PROPER ARTICLESHIP The Chartered Accountancy course in India is amongst the best of its kind in comparison to the courses offered in other countries. Also, it is rated as one of the most difficult professional courses among all other s

Corporate accounting reporting and ethics need for CAs

Srikanthan 06 July 2012 at 12:59

Corporate accounting and reporting and Ethics Need for Chartered Accountants to introspect Introduction All around us there is this talk of lack of ethics , corruption, inability of a normal Citizen to get justice in time , so on and so for

Input Tax Credit - Reversal/Reduction

Devinder Jain 05 July 2012 at 13:06

Some may develop a feeling of renunciation on achieving the age of 60 years, I on attaining the age of 60 years feel thankful to the society for whatever love and affection they have given to me, and think this is the time, I must try, whatever lit

Valuation & Reverse Charge for Construction Industry

CA.Manindar Kakarla 05 July 2012 at 13:05

NEW VALUATION & REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION: We have discussed in my previous article about the changes in the applicability of service tax relating to construction industry. In this article,

Chartered Accountants in Financial Services

Vivek Krishnamoorthy 05 July 2012 at 11:23

Amrita T., a CA, currently works in the Project Finance firm of Tata Capital. Srikanth N was treasurer of a large MNC bank. What is it that prompted them to move into the mainstream of Financial Services? The career growth and money are both much m

Passing of Board Resolution by Circulation [Section 289]

CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta 04 July 2012 at 11:49

No resolution shall be deemed to have been duly passed by the Board or by a committee thereof by circulation, unless the resolution has been circulated in draft, together with the necessar