While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.
Many political watchers give their prediction quite confidently of a coalition government. But nobody's certain on the nature of the coalition.
Joint venture to take on Amazon will be announced next week.
One of the key concerns of foreign investors is how the general anti-avoidance rule would apply in case an investor is availing benefits under double taxation avoidance agreement.
Fresh PoEM guidelines will affect pharma, energy, automobiles, manufacturing and software companies.
The PMGKY will not allow declarants to use claims made for refunds for advance taxes paid, tax deducted at source and tax collected under the scheme.
Import growth moderated to a four-month low, owing to sharp decline in that of gold.
Whether or not such an overhaul will be carried out depends on the government's comfort level.
Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.
Downloading songs, movies, books? You may have to pay tax on it.
Exemption limits, standard deduction on radar.
An expected withdrawal of FIIs from the market likely to weaken the rupee against the dollar.
'Saying that Snapdeal is not doing well is beyond premature. Suggesting that someone has won or lost is myopic.'
'Investigation directorates have intensified actions in detecting serious irregularities.' 'They are seriously handicapped because of non-availability of manpower.'
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
The I-T department will rely on data analytical tools and run models to separate black money holders and genuine taxpayers based on the large data base being shared by banks.
Paytm has, since November 8, been on an overdrive, rolling out a series of features on its app including multi-language options for a no-holds barred access across the country. The company is now planning to make Paytm available on all types of mobile phones, going much beyond smartphones.
Adjusted for inflation, the earlier scheme would have collected Rs 25,000 crore.
Consensus seems a problem before the current session of Parliament ends.
It was found the declarants were persons of suspicious nature and very small means, and the declarations could have been misused.
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