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Provisions for Investments by banks

Posted by Member (Account Deleted) 14 August 2012 28084 Views

Allowability of provision made by banks for Investment Depreciation Reserve due to MTM for AFS & HFT and amortization of premium on HTM. Many banks are disallowed for the certain deductions which are to be made as per RBI statutory regulat

Service Tax - Place of Provision of Service Rules: Analysis

Posted by Rishabh 07 August 2012 26059 Views

The negative list of taxing services has hailed complexities in determination of the jurisdiction of the statute for taxation of services. The emphasis for taxing services is on the provision of services in the taxable territory. However, due to

PPF - An Investment and Tax Saving Instrument

Posted by CA MK Agarwal 07 August 2012 64488 Views

Introduction: The stock market, despite the probability of giddy returns, can give you the heebie-jeebies due to the wild swings in share prices. Fixed deposits can be a turnoff because the intere

What to do when you get a tax notice?

Posted by CA MK Agarwal 07 August 2012 20345 Views

A missive from the tax department sends a wave of panic in the average taxpayer even though it may just be a routine enquiry or even a clarification sought by the assessing officer (AO). The mere thought that

Lost Money In Stocks? Use it to Save Tax

Posted by CA MK Agarwal 16 August 2012 14550 Views

Lost money in stocks? Use it to save tax An important rule of investing is not to be swayed by market volatility. If you panic and sell your stocks when they are down, you may repent later. However, if the stocks you bought a few months ago are runn

Direct entry to CA - Interpretation

Posted by CA Sourabh Agarwal 04 August 2012 58335 Views

DIRECT ENTRY SCHEME This scheme is operational from 1st August, 2012 and further forms and procedures will be published around 16th August, 2012. Direct entry routes can be categorized as follows. Commerce Graduate Any graduate or post graduate i

Purchase of Immovable Property from Non-Resident

Posted by Yogesh Agarwal 03 August 2012 40903 Views

"I write this article only so because I have come across with one practical problem with the payment to Non Resident for buying immovable Property from h

Kindness of a Stranger

Posted by Member (Account Deleted) 03 August 2012 16083 Views

It was 2004 and I was barely 18 when I came to India for my studies from Nepal. Having studied Science till 12th, I had planned on going to the United States

How to improve English speaking skills?

Posted by Deepak kumar sharma 03 August 2012 68165 Views

2 line bio - The main problem faced while trying to speak in English is that if we don't live in an English-speaking atmosphere and don't have friends or family to speak English with, we cant practice English speaking skills? There a

Suggestions - Service tax on staff benefits & employment

Posted by Bimal Jain 01 August 2012 29642 Views

Suggestions invited by TRU - Service tax on staff benefits and employment related transactions TRU has issued a Draft Circular F. No 354/127/2012-TRU dated July 27, 2012 clarifying certain issues in relation to leviability of service tax on staff be