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Railway Budget 2009-10: No major surprises

Posted by Equitymaster 04 July 2009 3632 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 4957 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

Economic Survey: Walking the tightrope

Posted by Equitymaster 03 July 2009 3572 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

Immovable Property

Posted by Chirayu Kothi 01 July 2009 6319 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

Due Diligence Check List

Posted by Manish Maheshwari 03 July 2009 12419 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 7050 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

Easy Steps to File Tax

Posted by udit agrawal 01 July 2009 10948 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

What is Excise Duty?

Posted by BALASUBRAMANYA B N 30 June 2009 34603 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

EARNING PER SHARE as per AS 20

Posted by CA Lalit Mohan Agarwal 29 June 2009 202123 Views

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A salary structure that can save you taxes

Posted by Binod Kumar Sinha 29 June 2009 16014 Views

A salary structure that can save you taxesAs must be clear by now, drawing a straightforward salary will result in the maximum tax liability for an individual. To save taxes, it is important to factor in other components of compensation which might