The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 19, 2004

18 is about relationships
THERE is a general presumption that transactions reflected in financial statements are conducted on arm's length basis. However, the same may not be true in cases where related party relationships exist. This might be ... More

The dilemma of variances
SVL Ltd uses a basic plan standard costing system in its factory. Unfavourable variances in a process have been about Rs 3,000 a month. If the cause of variance can be found out and if that cause is correctible, it will ... More

Help me compute HRA exemption
WHAT is the correct procedure for calculating HRA exemption. Is it to be calculated from month-to-month or on an annualised basis? Krishnan, e-mail It can be calculated on an annualised basis unless one or ... More

MANAGEMENT

Accounting was never born to help make decisions, or was it?
STORY so far: There is a showdown in the office between Gupta and Kiran, at the end of which Kiran decides to quit. But I intervene to suggest if Kiran could work in a different department. Fortunately, both ... More

TRENDS

India Shines
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BOOKS

The most valuable asset that doesn't show on balance sheets
CALL IT goodwill, image or conscience. Companies have a name to guard just as much as individuals have. "It is still the rare company that realises the full value of its reputation," writes Ronald J. Alsop. In good ... More

Gandhiji's secret for a life of happiness
IF YOU live next to a railway track, you don't hear the trains. Most people "have become so used to not being happy that they barely even notice it," write Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth in What Happy People Know, ... More

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