The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 08, 2009

OPINION

TAXATION: Manufacture defined, but…
Several incentive provisions in the tax code depend on precise definition of the term ‘manufacture’. Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are covered under Sections 10A and 10B of the Income-Tax Act, 1961. Investment allowance (under ...

TAXATION: Strong revenue raising effort
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) conducts audit of revenues from direct taxes each year. . The audit report for financial year 2007-08 was placed in both the Houses of Parliament on July 10, 2009. The important observations ...

TAXATION: The hassle of pinpointing value addition
VAT has been in the news for quite sometime now with practically all the States embracing the concept, most of them enthusiastically while a few recalcitrant ones after a good deal of persuasion. Its growing popularity across the world is ...

TAXATION: Deciphering the code
The intent of introducing a New Tax Code is clear. The new administration is looking to simplify the labyrinthine income-tax law and expand the taxpayer base through efficient tax administration and compliance. Yet, the views are ...

BOOKS: When audit can become taxing
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EDITORIAL: Core concerns
As if awakening from deep slumber, the Government appears to have recognised the enduring problem of delays in core projects. On the initiative of the Prime Minister, a new Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) was formed, replacing ...

FERTILISERS: Fertiliser subsidy — Falling short of goals
Fertiliser policy in India is plagued by subsidies that encourage unbridled imports, in the process undermining the position of the domestic industry, which is supposed to have benefited from these subsidies. It has yet to take into ...

LETTERS: Clarification
This is with reference to the article “Will India’s airlines recover from the tailspin?” (Business Line, August 3). While the article deals with the recent turmoil in the aviation sector, the reference to ...

LETTERS: Price stability
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) the feature of the present inflation is a complex one, in a situation where both the price stability and pricing power of the producers facing a demand crunch are to be ensured, as highlighted in ...

Columnists: • C Gopinath • Harish Bijoor • G Chandrashekhar • S Murlidharan • Sharad Joshi • Mohan Murti • S Balakrishnan • Bharat Savur • B S Raghavan • Ganesh Challa • Bhanoji Rao • Swati • T Banusekar • Ramanujam Sridhar • Ranabir Ray Choudhury • Rasheeda Bhagat • P.V. Indiresan • P Devarajan • S Muralidhar • R K Raghavan • B Venkatesh • S Venkitaramanan

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