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Accounting and Auditing in Ancient India

Sonia Jaspal 26 February 2013 at 11:26

Professionals want to know the origin of their profession, the work done in olden times and the level of knowledge. I thought of sharing with you the history of Indian accounting and auditing profession. I discovered in Kautilyas Arthshastr

FAQ on GTA - Goods Transport Agency

@VaibhavJ 26 February 2013 at 11:25

FAQ on GTA - Goods Transport Agency QUE. What is the effective date of levy? ANS. 01-01-2005 QUE. Any goods based exemption? ANS. Transportation of fruits, vegetables, eggs and milk, pulses and cereals (33/2004) QUE. Any value based exemption? AN

Dealing Exam Stress!

Member (Account Deleted) 26 February 2013 at 11:25

HOW TO DEAL WITH EXAM STRESS? Hello, my name is varsha and this is my first article. My article is about how to deal with exam stress. Sleepless nights, troubled thoughts, loss of appetite, rapid pulse, trembling hands these are typical exa

Five Reasons to invest in Debt Funds

Ramalingam K 25 February 2013 at 11:50

Though debt funds have got their own advantages, they are mostly ignored by common investors. Debt funds have got a unique place in your portfolio. Here are five simple situations, in which debt funds can be used by prudent investors. 1) To m

Merely entry in books - Not amount to provision of Service

Bimal Jain 25 February 2013 at 11:28

Merely making entry in books of account did not amount to provision of service Highlights of important judgement of the Honble CESTAT-Chennai in the case of M/s FUTURA POLYESTER LTD. versus COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE. CHENNAI-I [2013 (1)

Joint Charge Mechanism

Madhukar N Hiregange 25 February 2013 at 11:28

Introduction: The new service tax law based on negative list taxation was effective from 1st of July 2012. Though there are a number of aspects and issues under the same, one of the main issues of conc

Taxability for concession in school fees or scholarship

Deepak Agrawal 22 February 2013 at 11:21

NOTE ON PERQUISITE TAXABILITY FOR CONCESSION IN SCHOOL FEES OR SCHOLARSHIP GIVEN BY THE EMPLOYER TO THE CHILD OF EMPLOYEE: 1. Taxability of Perquisites: As per section 17(2) (iv), Perquisite includes, any sum paid by the employer i

How to detect fraud during the Audit - A tool for auditors

Dr. Rashid Mehmood, CPA, Ph.D 22 February 2013 at 11:21

I felt a need to write about this important topic after experiencing that often times a fraud is detected by chance during the audit either by external or the internal auditors. The new auditors in profession and the auditors under training may sk

The Day Before

Arjun Hemmady 21 February 2013 at 11:30

Ideally I should have been studying. Ideally I should not have gone for the marriage ceremony (studies is a good excuse for missing anything). Ideally I must not have watched the match. Ideally I must have been focussed just on my s

Game of Exploitation - India

Indraneel Sen Gupta 21 February 2013 at 11:29

India the economy which was once treated as a poor economy has become the hot spot of investments over the last decade. In fact it became more attractive for investments once the game of leveraged play of western economy came to a halt after the cri