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Few important things for good trading

Posted by Durga Rao 05 July 2009 4513 Views

We were a closed economy till 1990 when we had to face a serious balance of payments crisis and we had to embrace liberalisation. We had a drastic shift in our trade policy in 1990 when P.V.Narasimha Rao was Priminister. We have seen tremendo

A Glance at Equity & Investment

Posted by Manish Maheshwari 04 July 2009 4307 Views

A Glance at Equity & InvestmentBy Manish Kumar Maheshwari Ownership interest in a corporation in the form of common stock or preferred stock. It also refers to total assets minus total liabilities, in which case it is also referred to as shareho

Railway Budget 2009-10: No major surprises

Posted by Equitymaster 04 July 2009 3605 Views

The Railway Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee presented the railway budget today. The budget has left passenger fare and freight rates unchanged. It talks about world class facilities and modernization of few of the railway stations besides safety and sec

Irritants in Taxation

Posted by Vijay Kalia 04 July 2009 4920 Views

Irritants in Taxation: ---------------------------There are many inputs being given by trade and industry as well as by the experts on income tax for consideration of the finance minister. The major consultancy firms have recently published their c

Due Diligence Check List

Posted by Manish Maheshwari 03 July 2009 12391 Views

TOOLS: GENERAL DUE DILIGENCE LISTBy Manish Kumar MaheshwariInvestment Bankers / Management Consultants are often asked for the basic framework of what makes up a reasonable Due Diligence information pack. Provided below is a very basic high level out

The Changing Role of Equity Research

Posted by Manish Maheshwari 03 July 2009 7023 Views

The Changing Role of Equity Research By Manish Kumar Maheshwari In this interactive discussion of equity research, I will review the role of this research and how it is impacted by Bull and Bear markets. I will also discuss fee-based research

Economic Survey: Walking the tightrope

Posted by Equitymaster 03 July 2009 3547 Views

The Economic survey, highlighting the progress made by the domestic economy in FY09 and some of the challenges facing it, was tabled in the parliament today by India’s Finance Minister. Let us have a look at the key takeaways from the same.GDP

Easy Steps to File Tax

Posted by udit agrawal 01 July 2009 10937 Views

Following are the 10 easy steps for Tax filing. Step 1:Identify your sources of income under some income heads.Step 2: Keep documents readyStep 3: Compute the Gross Total Income (GTI)Step 4:Calculate deductionsStep 5:GTI minus deductions.Step 6: Cal

Immovable Property

Posted by Chirayu Kothi 01 July 2009 6311 Views

Discussion on IMMOVABLE PROPERTY NOT LIABLE TO SERVICE TAX Renting of immovable property not liable to Service Tax but service Tax relation to Renting of Immovable property is taxable service under 65 (105) (zzzz). The recent decision of

What is Excise Duty?

Posted by BALASUBRAMANYA B N 30 June 2009 34559 Views

Q.1What is Excise Duty? Is it collected by the State Government or the Central Government? How is it different from Sales Tax?A.1Excise duty is a tax on manufacture or production of goods. Excise duty on alcohol, alcoholic preparations, and narcoti