A company could lose key employees if succession issues are not addressed
SME and succession planning
Not a day goes by without newspapers carrying reports on the succession plan — or absence of such a plan — in some corporate or the other. Recent news in this context has been about the Tatas and... »
Finance Bill fillip to SMEs
The Finance Bill, 2012, contains a plethora of proposals focused on nullifying some of the judgments and plugging some loopholes that were defeating the intended purpose: tax legislation. »
Know your baggage rules
While travelling abroad, ignorance of the Customs rules can never be an excuse. »
The GAAR conundrum
A Netherlands company invested in an Indian company through the Mauritius route a couple of years ago to avail the double taxation avoidance agreement treaty benefits on capital gains tax. It is i... »
PPP model, to deliver essential services
India has seen several successful public private partnership (PPP) projects in recent years across Central, State and urban local bodies for providing various essential public services. These proj... »
Decoding business analysis and analysts
Business Analyst was a very popular term in the early 21st century. In general, the term was coined in conjunction with Information Technology (IT) due to the overarching effect, business... »
Exit strategies for SME entrepreneurs
Several patterns that were common only among large corporates in the past are now distinctly visible among SMEs; adopting a profitable exit strategy from business is one such clearly emerg... »
Taxation of alimony after divorce
Anuradha Venkataprasad decided to return to Hyderabad after severing her seven-year-old marriage in USA. Anuradha had already become a US citizen when she applied for the divorce in a Florida cour... »
Carry forward of legislation
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), sought to bring in uniformity in financial reporting globally. This would facilitate the global investors to understand statements in... »
On a recent retrospective tax proposal
The Finance Bill, 2012, has evoked mixed reactions from various stakeholders, one of the vital issues being retrospective amendments proposed in Income-tax law. A large number of discussio... »
Disclosure initiative with a twist
Anubhav Sharma, a US resident, returned to India from USA after a fairly long stint of employment. He stayed abroad for approximately 10 years, and while he was in the US, he invested in mutual fu... »
Talent attraction for SMEs
The steady growth of the Indian economy during the last several years has led to a serious shortage of good quality talent across every sector. The challenges in attracting good talent is more acu... »
IAS 36 and Cost-Accounting Interface
The need for a historical model and fair-value measurements being embedded into the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) framework is presenting very interesting challenges f... »
Mezzanine capital for entrepreneurs
Mezzanine capital is rapidly emerging as an attractive source of capital for mid-size corporates. This recent growth is driven by several new Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and fu... »
Where there is a will…
It was during the recent visit to USA, that I came across a shocking situation. A middle-aged couple from Gujarat, who were relatives of my client, had recently passed away in a tragic car crash.... »
Golden parachutes
The probability of a successful takeover increases with GP or golden parachute, argues Jeong Hun Oh in Do Golden Parachutes Increase Shareholders' Wealth in the M&A between ICT Comp... »
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Know your baggage rules
The GAAR conundrum
SME and succession planning
Carry forward of legislation
Finance Bill fillip to SMEs
PPP model, to deliver essential services
Talent attraction for SMEs
Impact of FATCA on Indian cos
TDS relevance for foreign commissions
Negative list for service tax