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Clarification on applicability of secretarial standards

Posted by VIGNESH SC BOSE 15 May 2015 15511 Views

Secretarial Standards on General / Board meeting � Clarification - Considering the date of effectiveness of Secretarial Standards from 1st July, 2015, the Institute clarifies that these Secretarial Standards shall apply to Board Meetings and Ge

Taxation of gifts by an Individual/HUF

Posted by CMA Poornima Madhava 15 May 2015 28239 Views

As per section 56(2)(vii) of Income Tax Act, gifts received by an individual or a hindu undivided family in the form of money or property (without consideration or with inadequate consideration) is taxable as income under the head Income from Other S

10 must read recent case laws for all professionals (relevant for CA/CS)

Posted by Rohit Jain 15 May 2015 46805 Views

Case laws! These two words are enough to cause a flood of different reactions from anguish to interest in our mind. Case laws are basically the laws or guidelines which are an outcome of judicial pronouncements. A judgment is a treasure trove of know

Benefit to exporters under foreign trade policy 2015-2020

Posted by CA. SRIKANTHA RAO T 15 May 2015 23226 Views

By CA Srikantha Rao TThe Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 effective from 1st of April 2015 provides quite a few incentives to exporters of goods and services in India considering the �Make In India� initiative of the Central Government. Two

Brief analysis on joint accounts & nominations for succession

Posted by Amitav Ganguly 15 May 2015 19316 Views

BRIEF ANALYSIS ON JOINT ACCOUNTS & NOMINATIONS FOR SUCCESSION JOINT ACCOUNTS Succession of properties on death is a common concern for many. Popular and common advice to a person is "open a joint account or hold properties jointly" to

Going concern & importance of continuity management

Posted by CA Amrita Chattopadhyay 15 May 2015 15225 Views

Introduction The financial statements of an organization are prepared based on certain fundamental accounting assumptions. These assumptions may not be specifically stated, but their use and acce

7 Principles to be successful professional or student

Posted by CA Ankit Gulgulia (Jain) 14 May 2015 38253 Views

7 Principles of to be Successful Professional / Student By CA Ankit Gulgulia (Jain) �The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.�

Taxability of Provident Fund

Posted by Sensys Technologies 14 May 2015 23168 Views

Employees� provident fundProvident fund scheme is as a retirement benefit scheme. Under this scheme, a stipulated sum is deducted from the salary of the employee as his contribution towards this fund. The employer also generally contributes sim

Brief overview of secretarial standards SS1 and SS2

Posted by Rohit Jain 14 May 2015 56085 Views

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is a statutory body in India to regulate the profession of Company Secretaries. From a start as a small body, the institute has grown to be a large professional body. Members of the Institute are playing

How do we manage travel costs?

Posted by Tulasi S Sastri 14 May 2015 14404 Views

Travel is an important item of cost for many organizations, whether in “manufacturing” or in “services” sectors. I have chosen to use the word “manage” instead of “monitor” (reference my previous articl