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Input Service Distributor's choice taken away

Posted by Pradeep Jain 20 March 2012 26334 Views

Changes have been brought in Rule 7 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 vide Notification No. 18/2012-CE (NT) dated 17.03.2012

Playing 'Economic' Moneyball - The Union Budget 2012-13

Posted by Guest 19 March 2012 11231 Views

In 'Moneyball', Billy Beane the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics, a small town baseball team with a tiny budget, faces the challenge of winning games in Major League Baseball beating teams such as the New York Yankees whose budget is

Overview of Amendment in Direct Taxes(Budget 2012-13)

Posted by Ravi Agarwal 19 March 2012 110436 Views

Introduction The provisions of the Finance Bill, 2012 relating to direct taxes seek to amend the Income-tax Act, inter alia, in order to provide for- A

How Much "Convenience Tax" You are Paying?

Posted by Prof. Bajaj 20 March 2012 8637 Views

"Convenience Tax? When was this tax imposed? Government has no other business than to impose new taxes everyday?" might be a normal reaction after reading the title. Well, the good news is, this tax is not really levied by the Go

Vodafone 'Refund' Amendment - Possession is 9/10th of the law

Posted by ANANDH SUNDAR 20 March 2012 8311 Views

The Budget of FY12-13 dropped a tax bombshell by introducing a retrospective change in law from 1962, directed at Vodafone and other simillar cases. While my esteemed seniors will doubtless analyze or litigate this change in law, I thought it fit to

Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

Posted by Indraneel Sen Gupta 19 March 2012 32454 Views

The budget is over and the market is flooded with analyst reviews about the budget. Every budget has provided some tax benefits to the Am Admi(Mango People) linked with the market returns. This time also the Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukher

King's Speech - Union Budget 2012-13

Posted by CS LLB Pulkit Gupta 19 March 2012 7297 Views

"For every benefit you receive a tax is levied" Another year of Budget and another year of expectations. Lemme tell you that being Finance Minster of India is not an easy job. Especially when yo

My understanding of BUDGET - 2012

Posted by Durga Rao 19 March 2012 7443 Views

I am not an economist, and I am not even an eminent Chartered Accountant, however, from the views of various experts on the subject, I would like to express my understanding on Budget 2012 as follows: Background: We are all concerned at ou

New paradigm in Service Tax

Posted by Arun Kumar Singh 19 March 2012 26794 Views

Rajesh Kumar, AdvocateIn 2012 budget, there has been a paradigm shift in the Service Tax Laws. The shift is affecting all businesses- whether they are in manufacturing, service providing, NGOs, Trading or even Government departments. Even individual

Budget Analysis 2012- Service Tax Proposals

Posted by CA Nikhil Jhanwar 19 March 2012 53758 Views

It comes every year, but excitement and expectations from the Budget across the sectors and masses always remains. Budget 2012-13 (a 7th Budget by Mr. FM Pranab Mukherji) was just like a Glass- half e