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GST to help in reducing prices of various items

23 March 2017 at 12:05

FM: Government to focus on two important areas including building infrastructure on war footing and substantial expenditure on development of rural India; For FDI, India is most preferred destination in the world today; Major indirect tax reform in

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Payment of Wages by cheque or crediting to bank accounts

21 March 2017 at 10:59

The present wage limit for applicability of the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 is Rs. 18,000/- per month. The Act has been amended by Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 (effective from 28.12.2016) to enable the employers to pay wage

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Union Cabinet chaired by the PM approves the 4 GST related bills today

20 March 2017 at 16:49

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approves the four Goods and Services Tax (GST) related bills today The GST law will be the biggest reform in the area of Indirect Taxes in the history of independent India The Union C

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4.21 crore income tax returns Efiled this year

20 March 2017 at 10:07

Number of e-filed Income Tax Returns in Financial Year 2016-17 (till 28.02.2017) was 4.21 Cr: The total amount of refund issued in the current fiscal (including refund arising out of rectification, appeal effect etc.) is Rs. 1,48,459 crore (till 28.0

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Govt to conduct trials with plastic banknotes

20 March 2017 at 10:07

Government to conduct field trial with plastic banknotes at five locations of the country; Approval for procurement of plastic substrate and printing of bank notes of Rs.10 denomination on plastic banknote substrates conveyed to RBI It has been deci

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EPF members can withdraw upto 90 percent fund for purchase of house

17 March 2017 at 11:05

Government to Amend EPF Scheme, 1952 to Enable EPF Members to Withdraw upto 90 Percent Fund for Purchase of House The Government has taken a decision for modification in the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 to add a new paragraph 6

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ICSI president elected as Secretary of CSIA

17 March 2017 at 11:05

CS (Dr.) Shyam Agrawal, President The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has been elected as the Secretary of the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) during the Council Meeting of CSIA held on March 15-16, 2017 at Joh

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Invitation to contribute question bank for Information system audit

16 March 2017 at 12:24

AnnouncementInvitation for contributions to Question Bank in respect of Information SystemAudit-(Assessment Test (ISA-AT)(New Syllabus)Information Systems Audit is a post qualification course meant for the members of the Institute. Members who are re

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Cabinet approves increase in Dearness allowance by 2%

16 March 2017 at 12:24

Cabinet approves additional 2% Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief due from January, 2017 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Gove

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Service Charges are Discretionary and Voluntary

15 March 2017 at 11:21

Service Charges are Discretionary/ Voluntary: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued advisory to all the State Governments/UTs to sensitise the companies, h

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