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Dividend tax rate may come down to 12.5%

12 February 2008 at 11:57

Dividend tax rate may come down to 12.5%The Union budget may reduce the dividend distribution tax (DDT) rate from 15% to 12.5%. which was hiked in the last budget, citing "vertical equity." A reduction may encourage corporates to sh

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Budget Session Commences on February 25

12 February 2008 at 10:17

Budget Session Commences on February 25 The commencement of the Budget Session will be on the 25th of February. The session will conclude on May 9, contingent on government business. The session will also have a break from March 20 to April 15 for th

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Restructuring in Duty structure in process : Budget

09 February 2008 at 17:40

Rejig in Duty structure in process : Budget A re-arrangement in Duty Structure to correct the current tax structure in certain sectors maybe on the cards as said by Finance minist

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Mandatory of PANs leading to Hike in its Demand

09 February 2008 at 11:01

Mandatory of PANs leading to Hike in its DemandThe demand for the Permanent Account Number (PAN) is on an all time high with the Income Tax (I-T) department issuing a record number of PANs in the ongoing financial year of 2007-08, with even minors j

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"Nano" housing loan scheme demanded by Cong.

08 February 2008 at 20:27

It was much expected that after the launch of the car "Nano" we shall see many more "Nano" concepts coming up.. and here it is the the ruling Congress party demanded that its government launch a unique housing loan scheme of Rs 1 lakh to help the poor

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Even Sportpeople cannot escape TDS:

08 February 2008 at 20:27

An announcement may be made by the finance ministry in this budget regarding TDS to be paid by professional sportspeople. They may soon have to pay at least 10.3 per cent as tax on their match fees and money for endorsing corporate logos on their app

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Equipped for industrialists:

08 February 2008 at 20:27

Value added taxTurnover for registration limit to be increased from Rs 2-5 lakh so as to exclude small and tiny dealers. The turnover for composition tax limit to be enhanced from Rs 15-40 lakh, so that small dealers are exempted from regular re

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Who is who of Retail Sector speaks their "heart out"!!

08 February 2008 at 20:27

N V Sivakumar, leader, retail practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers · Retail sector has not been fully liberalised - Foreign equity participation should be extended, especially in a situation where most foreign retailers are sensitive to the pr

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UPA, Left desires: Budget for the masses- "aam aadmi budget".

08 February 2008 at 20:27

The UPA government and its Left allies agreed on Thursday that the coming Budget should be an 'aam aadmi' Budget. According to leaders of the coalition government present at the meeting, the wish lists of the UPA partners and the Left allies mor

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Tax Administrtation Intakes IT Facility : Government

08 February 2008 at 16:03

Tax Administrtation Intakes IT Facility : Government India ranks165th, as placed by a World Bank-IFC-PricewaterhouseCoopers study called Paying Taxes, 2008. India's ranking, measured on the basis of ease of paying taxes, was marginally b

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