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TDS - Budget 2013 Wishlist

Posted by Shivanand Pandit 21 January 2013 19080 Views

Honorable Finance Minister, could you please boot out tedious TDS? Its that time of the year when you are preparing next years budget for presentation in parliament. Hopefully this Budget is not just an annual exercise but an effort

Raising Diesel & LPG Prices - A Correct Step?

Posted by Pravin Luharuka 19 January 2013 6232 Views

Many announcements have been heard from the current government in the past 15 days. The current regime seems to have suddenly taken a performance enhancing drug for they want to make up for the lost time and do something fruitful in order to reitera

Budget 2013 Wishlist - Direct Tax

Posted by Shivanand Pandit 19 January 2013 6641 Views

Honorable Finance Minister, could you please be our Santa? Nation is gearing up for the Budget! Expectantly this Budget is not just a twelve-monthly work-out but an endeavor to integrate the populaces visions. All the leading dailies are redden

One year of being a CA

Posted by Sreejith Lal 17 January 2013 37592 Views

Signing everywhere, signing in whatever piece of paper one could catch hold of. That is a common habit among the CA aspirants. Being once a CA student, I used to do that a lot. Used to try out different forms of signature whenever I was vouch

An outsider's perspective to ICAI Elections 2012

Posted by Ashish Kedia 17 January 2013 5746 Views

With the Code of Conduct on Elections now having been lifted by the ICAI, I thought this article is in place Dear Mr. / Ms. Candidate, It all started about 2-3 months ago, when I suddenly starting receiving e-mails in my inbox from unknown

Cloud computing and Chartered Accountants

Posted by nandith 11 January 2013 34774 Views

INTRODUCTION Cloud computing which was the earlier jargon of technical persons now has become a common word. It affects people over diverse segments and hence has also become relevant to finance professionals. Cloud computing actually is a m

Importance of financial planning in life

Posted by DHARMENDRA SHARMA 31 December 2012 16164 Views

Everyone faces ups and downs in his/her life. Everyone needs money to come out of their rainy days, for which, a good financial planning is needed which can give their family a self-sufficient life. These d

Do You Need Financial Planning?

Posted by Ramalingam K 26 December 2012 9825 Views

Let's answer this important question: Most of us think that financial planning is only for the very rich or poor. There are others who think that people need to plan only when they grow old as they need to save for their retirement and old ag

Planning for life insurance at different life stages

Posted by Ramalingam K 21 December 2012 13006 Views

Increasing inflation, shift to nuclear families, and the fast track change in life style patterns throw a financial challenge which can be addressed only by life insurance. Your financial plan needs to be in sync with your life stage and the requi

When to start planning for retirement?

Posted by Ramalingam K 17 December 2012 13036 Views

A question to be questioned: When a person should become health conscious? After becoming sick or before becoming sick or always There are some questions like this, though at the sub-conscious level we know the answer, our conscious mind s