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Foreign Direct Investments

Posted by SAKTHI 03 February 2009 5455 Views

Introduction: Trade and Commerce in India with other countries dates back to bronze phase ie, 3rd Century B.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF VAT

Posted by dheeraj kr singh 03 February 2009 69587 Views

Ever since 1954, when the tax on value added was introduced in France it has spread to alarge number of countries. This tax was proposed for the first time by Dr. Wilhelm VonSiemens for Germany in 1919 as an improved turnover tax. In 1921, VAT was su

CAN A TECHNOCRAT CONTROL A COMPANY WITH LITTLE CAPITAL

Posted by CS Ramanuj Asawa 02 February 2009 5858 Views

CAN A TECHNOCRAT CONTROL A COMPANY WITH LITTLE CAPITAL In today's tech and knowledge era there is no dearth of capital, ideas and all. The real difficulty a tech guy faces is if he starts a company would he be able to control the company. Most of the

PERSON LIABLE TO PAY SERVICE TAX

Posted by dheeraj kr singh 01 February 2009 74364 Views

Section 68 of the Finance Act, 1994 is the principal section which fixes responsibility to payservice tax. The powers to decide time and manner of payment of service tax have beengranted to the Central Government vide Rule 6 of the Service Tax Rules,

The Components of a Brand.

Posted by Indraneel Sen Gupta 01 February 2009 4669 Views

The Components of a Brand.Forget the common misconception that a brand is just your logo, tagline and promotional literature. A strong brand must integrate essential multiple components that embrace customer interactions, employee communications, co

How to Cope PCC Failure

Posted by CA Sudhir Halakhandi 30 January 2009 21650 Views

We have recently seen two hot days of results i.e. 16th Jan 2009 for CA CPT and Final and now on 29th Jan PCC-P-II results. See that these are professional examination and

The risk on pledging of shares.

Posted by Indraneel Sen Gupta 27 January 2009 13042 Views

The risk on pledging of shares. The recent order passed by the SEBI regarding declaration ordering the promoter group has to disclose the details to shareholders the corporate India might be spending some sleepless nights. At the primary market advi

INCOME TAX FOR STUDENTS

Posted by CA Sudhir Halakhandi 25 January 2009 75952 Views

INCOME TAX FOR STUDENTS-1- BY CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 Assessee(Section 2(7):- Assessee means a person by whom any tax or any other sum of money is payable

Taxation of Non Resident Shipping Company

Posted by Gagan Gupta 25 January 2009 39676 Views

Applicable section – Section 172Shipping business of non-residents.172. (1) The provisions of this section shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the other provisions of this Act, apply for the purpose of the levy and recovery of tax

How to Study for Exam- Time-Management

Posted by CA CS CIMA Prakash Somani 25 January 2009 26262 Views

Step 1 Become proficient at time management before your course begins. Be conscious of everything that you do. Create a graph of all your activities at the end of the day. Write down time, then activity. Disregard the relative importance or silliness