The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 06, 2007

ECONOMY
Project impact assessment — Importance of social-cost benefit analysis
While projects promoted by multinational corporations are a good augury for a State's economy, they have their flip side. The Government has an obligation to ensure that such projects do not adversely impact the people. To gauge the likely impact of a project on a State's economy, a social-cost benefit analysis is needed, says R. VENKATESAN. More

TAXATION
No businessman can be compelled to maximise his profit
Quite unusually, it was commercial expediency that scored over taxman's nitpicking in a recent verdict of the apex court: S.A. Builders Ltd vs Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Chandigarh. The company had transferred, out of its ... More

Legal principles versus moral views
Explanation to Section 37(1) makes claiming deduction for expenses for infraction of law more difficult. More

Key decisions of appellate tribunals
A compilation of some of the significant income-tax decisions of appellate tribunals during 2006. More

Is simplification still a mirage?
A recent World Bank survey of tax laws highlights the fact that India has the most burdensome tax administration among the world's top 20 economies. More

Serving the notice right
Serving a valid notice is the corner-stone for initiating any proceedings, and the law, having regard to the advent of technology, needs to be amended to permit service of notice through the electronic media. More

BRANDS
How brands create bonds
Branding is an increasingly important tool that helps companies communicate better with their customers. The word `brand' has become such an integral part of the business lexicon that everyone seems to know what ... More

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