Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from startups for income tax exemption had been approved as of February 2019, according to an answer to a Parliament question. As India's startup space bubbles with activity - new, young players are tapping into opportunities opening up - there are local anti-portfolio stories circulating about investors missing opportunities in 'unicorns', or companies that have reached valuation of $ 1 billion, says Vandana Gombar.
'It could take at least a couple of years for his case to go through the entire run of the British judiciary.'
A salaried individual needs to file returns as a business owner if s/he has a high turnover while trading in stocks or futures & options, reveals Tinesh Bhasin.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Even if the same party returns to power, what is important to debate is that having introduced an entitlement, how challenging it is to reverse such decisions, says Mukesh Butani.
For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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Experts say in the serviced apartments space, developers, primarily from the hospitality sector, are targeting non-resident Indians, expatriates and now, even domestic investors.
Despite the slowdown, property investments can give them good returns over the long term
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
"We refuse to grant any relief," the SC said.
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
There was no relief for existing home buyers who are stuck in stalled projects and are paying both rent and EMI on their home loans.
A simple primer on how much money taxpayers can save under various sections of the Income Tax Act.
Real estate investment trusts may not be attractive enough.
Chartered accountant and Sebi registered investment advisor, Harsh Vardhan Roongta, answers your home loan queries
Financial numbers can sometimes paint a rosy picture because of changes in the accounting policy or a one-time income.
Almost all the big mall developers/investors - such as Raheja-owned Inorbit Malls, Xander-APG joint venture Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA), property developer Prestige Estates Projects, and Blackstone-owned Nexus Malls - are looking to double their space in a year or two.
American Tower bulks up in India with $1.2 billion Viom stake buy
The rise of the mall in India, at a time when many in the United States are becoming debt-ridden white elephants.
The real estate sector is a major employment provider and the economy cannot afford its hard landing. Harsh Roongta suggests measures that can revive the under-construction market
The ED's fresh chargesheet against Mallya and his firms is likely to pave the way for him to be declared "fugitive" under a new Indian law.
Liquidity, stable income generation, potential capital appreciation are the benefits from REITs
'The slide in growth has arisen primarily because we have an NBFC crisis on top of a banking crisis,' points out T T Ram Mohan.
CPPIB is looking to partner with RMZ because the latter is aggressive on both new developments and acquisitions.
What makes Indian abstract art more valuable is its relative rarity. V S Gaitonde, S H Raza and J Swaminathan are the only major names in modern Indian art known for their abstracts.
You can get a lumpsum sanctioned, but you may draw only part of it and pay interest on the amount used.
'People can start making a safety net, and that safety net should be at least three months of your monthly salary.' 'If somebody is earning Rs 25,000 then s/he should have at least Rs 75,000 in her/his bank account, so that if anything like this (lockdowns) happens in the future, they are not struggling.'
The rules will affect Indian companies that take most decisions about their foreign subsidiaries.
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
The interconnection charge has been reduced.
Mobile phone service providers alone jointly reported gross revenue of Rs 55,164.18 crore (RS 551.64 billion).
'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.' 'Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks, corrupt politicians and builder mafias and disastrous government policies,' says Sunil Sethi.
Arun Jaitley addressed a post-Budget press conference.
The IIM-B's 'Karnataka innovation report' has become the basis for the Congress party's election narrative, particularly to distinguish it from the 'Gujarat model of development', reports Archis Mohan.
DLF has launched a mega discount sale of its properties.
A sum insured of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The Act envisages that the states and Centre will formulate specific rules for real estate regulation.
Car makers see a dip in demand from their biggest buyers, Ola and Uber. Demand from aggregators weakened for a number of reasons after a strong growth last year.
In a competitive market, pricing is the management's business. The consumer has so many choices -- single screens, multiplexes, TV, online streaming or DVDs. Nothing forces him to go to a multiplex. Nor are films an essential commodity where prices have to be regulated, says Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Use deductions introduced in the Budget to save additional Rs 24,000 in tax
