'The manufacturing sector and the capital goods industry need all the support that the government can provide, because they are working in a global market where trade restrictions are coming down every day,' says Amar Kaul.
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The GST will subsume most of the indirect taxes like excise duty and service tax
Over-expansion, bad management, and multiple allegations irreparably taint Malvinder and Shivinder Singh
When Nitin Gadkari took charge as Road Transport and Highways Minister in 2014, he had set a target of constructing 40 km a day in two years. But construction at this point is a mere 16 km a day. Megha Manchanda on what ails the road sector.
Flipkart on Tuesday launched a next-day delivery service.
The Council also discussed process to make return filing simpler with just one return to be filed every month.
Domestic I-T laws require you to deduct tax on software, e-books and music albums; must report every such transactions while filing returns.
Rationalisation in taxation on the retirement scheme puts significant money in the hands of investors.
To save promoters from 10% levy, 70 firms call board meetings on interim pay.
The proportion in which a joint home loan is taken is important.
The Union finance ministry has asked field officers of the income tax department to not be adversarial to assessees, and to not send high-pitched demands without a proper basis.
Industry experts on Friday called upon the new BJP-led NDA government to focus on attracting investments in key sectors, especially the infra space, to revive growth and investor confidence.
There is continued shift by passengers from rail to other modes of travel, thanks to improvement in road connectivity and the shrinking differential in high-end rail and low-end air travel.
Internet, tech, infra, realty in India might gain
The sector is witnessing weak tendering.
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RIL had objected to the state government's decision to receive bids in sealed envelopes instead of an open auction.
This move to make it easier for funds to avail of tax exemptions.
The new Income Tax return forms are much simpler in many respects.
Service companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Airtel, among others, would be particularly hit.
Whereas the headline growth rate appears very respectable, India needs faster to growth to generate jobs.
With its new hybrid annuity model, the government is confident of getting more funds from India Inc.
Tax rules that could land you in trouble
India is set to sign an agreement with the US to resolve transfer pricing disputes, which will then serve as a template for settling such rows with multinational companies based in the UK, France and other European countries.
The country's narrowing power deficit and increased coal production may not be indicators of the end of stress in the industry. Amritha Pillay reports.
Inflation dipped to a five-month low of 5.19 per cent in July mainly on account of decline in prices of some food articles, vegetables and protein rich items.
Showing a better trend in remuneration and other benefits for the top-level executives, staff salaries across the board have risen by an average of 50 per cent.
The culture clash isn't the only issue - most of the founders are still wary of risky bets while the new management thinks calculated aggression is necessary in the new world of business, says Shyamal Majumdar.
If the sum assured is less than 10 times premium, the proceeds will be taxed.
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
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Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said the discussions at the day-long meet involved an overview of five models of participative policy, framework of engineering, procurement and construction contracts and sectoral guidelines for foreign and domestic investment.
Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.
Many hurdles that investors could have faced after enrolling for the scheme have been removed.
Last week, the government had introduced the black money Bill.
Firms that have a turnover of under Rs 1 cr can pay tax without maintaining books.
Relief would only be for unlisted companies; listed ones already have to prepare statements once a year.
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The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
The company has finalised a three year business plan to increase revenue and control costs.
Unbanked customers can expect easier access to banking.
The Centre would need the concurrence of 20 states out of 29 to impose a GST on petroleum
Formula One faces a risk: with Malaysia pulling out of a new deal, they could altogether lose their presence in Southeast Asia, one of the world's fastest-growing regions.
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