NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view on the use of muscle power by banks and financial institutions for recovering loans, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that they cannot engage " goondas " to harass people. There is a rule of law that must be adher
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has approved a list of services, including port-based and transport services, for which exporters will be refunded service tax. While the notification has come at a time when exporters are looking forward to all possib
A Centre for Excellence in Business Management for chartered accountants is being opened in Hyderabad with an outlay of Rs20 crore, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), New Delhi president H Sunil Talati said on 21 September.Talati, wh
Vodafone Essar has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the right of the tax authorities to levy a capital gains tax on it.The writ is aimed at preventing the income-tax department from taking further action. The I-T department
For the Immediate Attention of the MembersAudits of NBFCsNon Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) are playing a vital role as the financial resource mobiliser in India given the country's geographical and population spread. However, having regard to the
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is hopeful that a new company law would give a bigger role to company secretaries as key managerial personnel.Preeti Malhotra, President ICSI, said here Wednesday that ICSI was actively involved in
In a fresh attempt to push for a change of name, the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) is organising a two-day conference in January, the stated aim of which is to reposition the role of �management accountants� s
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- India's Sensitive Index crossed 16,000 for the first time after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate more than expected, easing concern a housing slump will drive the world's largest economy into recession.
If you were banking on your income tax refund for 2006-07 to take care of your investment needs or meet liquidity requirements, then there is no immediate hope in sight with the government yet to develop a software to process your returns. While the
The Union Finance Ministry in consultation with tax experts is drafting a new Direct Tax Code which was likely to be ready by October, advisor to the Finance Ministry Parthasarathi Shome said today.The main objective of drafting the new code was to m