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Career opportunities for Chartered Accountants

Posted by CA. Dashrath Maheshwari 18 February 2008 100145 Views

There are plenty of exciting opportunities awaiting a fresh chartered accountant. While each career stream provides growth perspective, a careful selection of the career stream is important for meeting long-term personal aspirations and financial goa

FAQ on Forward Contract (Regulation) Amendment2008

Posted by Garima 17 February 2008 9120 Views

FAQS ON THE FORWARD CONTRACTS (REGULATION) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 2008 AND THE POLICY FOR FDI/FII IN COMMODITY EXCHANGES?. What is the legal framework to regulate the commodity futures market? ü The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (FC(R)

Bill Gates advise to students

Posted by Rahul Tibrewal 17 February 2008 7693 Views

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things theydid not and will not learn in school.He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created ageneration of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set th

Valuation under service tax

Posted by CA Praveen Chopra 17 February 2008 24904 Views

Valuation under Service Tax[Submitted by CA.Praveen Chopra.,B.com, ACA,Gandhidham,Gujarat]February 18, 2008The issue of valuation is important and critical factor for every taxing law. Since the tax or duty is payable on the value adopted with the ef

India's growth story

Posted by Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 3362 Views

India's economy has come a long way, especially since the start of this century. It is impossible to ignore India's rise in every field. Every nation is keeping a close eye on India's growth story, and why not, India is on its way to become a superpo

FAQ on DSC

Posted by neha sodhani 16 February 2008 4977 Views

1. What is a Digital Signature Certificate? Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Examples of physical certificates are drivers' licenses, passports or membershi

Mediclaim

Posted by neha sodhani 16 February 2008 4409 Views

Basics of Mediclaim Mediclaim PolicyThe Mediclaim policy provides for reimbursement of hospitalisation/ domiciliary hospitalisation expenses for illness/diseases suffered or accidental injuries sustained during the policy period.The insurance is avai

Does SEBI have control over IPO pricing?

Posted by Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 5129 Views

THE IPO market in India is seems to be passing through turmoil. One after the other, two big issues have turned flat on the primary market and the much-hyped Reliance Power has failed terribly on its debut day. Plunged by selling pressure, the price

US is slipping into recession

Posted by Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 3869 Views

OUR GOVERNMENT is very confident about the country's growth story. Several people are of the view that a contagion of US crisis will not spread to India, although US treasury secretary Paulson maintains that the world will certainly be affected by wh

Debt v/s Equity

Posted by Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 7134 Views

Bonds are debt, whereas stocks are equity. This is the important distinction between the two securities. By purchasing equity (stock) an investor becomes an owner in a corporation. Ownership comes with voting rights and the right to share in any futu