S.Srinivasaraghavan's Expert Profile

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I am a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and a Company Secretary.

I am attached to Amalgamations group of Chennai. I am also on the Board of some of their group companies, besides being a CFO & CS of Simpson and Company Ltd..

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Sheetal Bhatia says : Digital signatures
Hello Sir, as you are aware, Digital Signatures has been made mandatory for companies since last one year. Looking at its growing importance it may not be wrong in stating that it may soon also be made mandatory by IT for all categories of tax payers. We provide digital signatures (to both non-individuals and individuals) at very attractive rates & within half an hour of providing the request. We request your help in providing us clients for the same. Please reply via return reply for further details required. We would be highly grateful for your help.

sathish Kumar says : Excise Query-- Chargebility of ED on Warranty good
Dear Sir, I am a manufacturer of Television and sell the same on warranty. The following are the facts of the Case: 1. Sale of TV to Customer A (Duty paid Rule 4A). 2.Customer A returned the TV due to some manufacturing defect after 3 months 3. I gave a New TV to customer A free of cost and paid the duty too. (Valuation rules) 4. The repaired TV, I made some additions and sell it in the secondary market for 50% of original sale value. 5. DO i need to pay E.DUTY for the repaired TV which i sold in secondary market? Please let me know if u have any queries. Thanks Sathish

Bibhu says : Entry for fixed asset
dera sir, will u pls tell me how can i pass a entry for a fixed asset if it is purchase outside the state.

CA Finalist says :
We are the mfrs of bulk drugs and doing job work/conversion of raw material to intermediates for others. we are receiving raw material from the party and converting into intermediates in our factory and sending back. wat is the treatement in service tax,VAT and excise? Your answer to this question was really helpful to me. So thought of saying thanks to you. Thank you!!

alpa says : Service Tax Rate Change
Hello we do have service industry providing repairing service. My question is from 24.2.2009 service tax rate changed from 12.36% to 10.30%. We provided service on 10.2.2009 and issued bill on 28.2.2009. Which rate we have to charge to the clients in our invoice in such cases?? Also our service duration is long so in some cases we start proving service on 20.2.2009 and finished on 26.2.2009 and after that we raised invoice. in this case which rate we have to charge?? Please provide some supporting documents also