'GST gives a huge relief to small businesses of India and West Bengal.'
Assets worth only Rs 4,000 cr declared till mid-August; govt expects pick-up in last 2 weeks
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
Imports in 2016 expected to be lowest in 7 years but experts don't rule out a revival in demand if the yellow metal's price falls
Middle class constituted about 49 per cent of the total tax payees in financial year 2011-12
Petroleum being out of the goods and services tax initially will create some anomaly as tax credit on some of the inputs to oil industry may not be given, said revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
The list of exempted goods from central excise duty has shrunk from 400 items in 2011-12 to 300 now.
Make In India and the reduction in barriers of trade will potentially create a growth environment.
The states have unanimously pitched for sole administrative powers to carry out assessment, scrutiny and enforcement for entities up to an annual turnover of Rs 1.5 crore.
The Congress, however, said it wanted to see the final print on the wording of the dispute resolution mechanism before committing its support to the Bill
The disagreement between the Centre and states continued over administrative powers.
Non-compliance, underreporting or misreporting will attract a penalty of 50-200 per cent. The authorities may during assessment even tax assets that are 15-20 years old
In the first tranche, the department will send out letters in 100,000 cases where the money spent is at least Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) each a year.
March was the worst month for gold imports because of a strike by jewellers over the imposition of an excise duty.
Asked about the Congress's opposition to the GST Bill, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said no party opposes GST outside Parliament.
If the new regime is introduced in 2017, the govt may lose out on cess, surcharge
Those evading taxes could soon find tax officials at their doorstep, with a rather insightful account of their big purchases.
Gold is seen as a preferred asset for all types of investors, even central banks.
Indradhanush-II is likely to chart out the process for resolution of non-performing assets.
The 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) on all services increases the total tax chargeable on services to 15 per cent, making it expensive to dine out or travel.
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