Customers may lose freebies or have to pay a little more for mobile services in the days ahead as operators try to make up for Rs 61,100 crore they have committed to government in the latest spectrum auction.
Freight rates for 12 commodities hiked.
Mumbai Monorail was to be built in two phases - Phase I of 8.93 km and Phase II of 11.20 km. The first phase ran operations for around three years before services were abruptly halted, owing to a fire incident last year. The second phase now stands completed, but is lying closed.
Make no mistake, Reliance's entry into Indian e-commerce cannot be taken lightly. It is akin to a combine of AT&T and Wal-Mart challenging Amazon on its home turf, says Shailesh Dobhal.
An analyst says, due to excess capacity, investment in manufacturing will not be forthcoming
Auditors raise red flags over Jet Air's robust financial status.
With recent rate cuts, November collections could be even less
Electricity has also been kept out of the GST ambit.
Documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card, I-T return papers, which are used for KYC, can get leaked from a number of sources. Other prominent sources are the direct sales agents and photocopy shops, say Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The GST Council's agenda includes trimming the number of items in the 28 per cent slab by 75 per cent, easier compliance for assessees and small taxpayers, and a presentation on bringing real estate under GST.
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
While an import duty is ruled out, a small excise duty on jewellery manufacturing can be on the cards.
Economy grew at 7.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015-16 taking the overall GDP growth to a five-year high of 7.6 per cent in the fiscal, mainly on account of good performance of manufacturing sector.
Businesses are still taking time to adjust in the new tax regime, which would weigh on growth rates for the financial year closing today.
Crude oil hit an all time high in rupee terms; Tuesday figures expected to be higher
A court ruled in favour of Vodafone on Friday in a long-running dispute with the Indian taxman, a boost for the British telecom group whose tax battles have been seen as emblematic of the troubles facing foreign investors in India.
Common items between Centre and states - bread, eggs, milk, vegetables, cereals, books and salt - will continue to be exempted.
Recently, there has been a mushrooming of international apparel retailers.
Industrial production in May slowed to 2.7 per cent from 5.6 per cent a year ago, dragged down by manufacturing, strengthening the case for an RBI rate cut.
You can electronically verify returns and regularise these by August 31.
The onus to explain that the gold jewellery was inherited or bought from known sources of income would be on the owner.
Aerated drinks, mineral water, travel packages, coaching classes and beauty parlour services might also cost more
The move would help tax authorities get leads on evasion.
With 1.35 billion users of its Internet social network, Facebook Inc would rank as the world's second-most populous nation if it were a country.
Calculate the tax already paid via TDS, and accordingly arrive at your tax liability for the year.
Women are opting out of high-flying career due to family responsibilities, says a study.
Reliance ADAG, Tech Mahindra among top recruiters at IIM-A
Amid persistent fear of prosecution and penalty, people across income classes are looking for ways to do away with stacks of higher denomination currency.
Unless they have capital gains or assets abroad, most individuals will need to file ITR-1 or ITR-2A.
The new return forms also make life easier for expatriates.
The tax imposed on buyback of shares and employee stock options is different in case of listed and unlisted companies, says Sudipto Dey
There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed.
In India to take part in a board meeting, Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of WPP, spoke to Alokananda Chakraborty on a wide range of subjects.
The Tata Group had acquired its UK steel operations as part of a 6.7 billion pounds acquisition from Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in 2009.
It is not advisable to touch retirement corpus if property is being purchased for investment.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Once the income has been classified as either business income or capital gains, be consistent.
Withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates.
Samsung eyes growth in consumer electronics business in 80 districts through its service vans, and adding over 250 service points and as many resident engineers.
598 problems. 7,531 possible solutions. 10,000 students. Vivek Kulkarni takes us through the making of the 36-hour event.
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