The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 27, 2005

On leasing, one more
HERE is one more approach to the same leasing problem. The decision can be taken by comparing the present value of the lease option with the present value of the borrowing option. Regard must be had to the fact that this is not an investment ... More

Rattled by the rate
HAVING attended a CIMA course on activity-based costing (ABC) you decide to experiment by applying the principles of ABC to the four products currently made and sold by your company. Thus begins a CIMA Stage 2 Cost Accounting problem that is more ... More

TAXATION

Flutter on flat tax
THE B-School had invited a star tax practitioner to talk to the Class of 2006 on the basics of taxation. It was an opportunity that the CA grabbed. He had always believed that the syllabi and students at the B-Schools had "style but no ... More

The Do Re Mi of Ef Bee Tee
HAS FBT been diluted by amendments proposed to the original scheme contained in the Finance Bill, 2005? S. Harshini, Chennai Yes, one should think so. Because many of the items which came under the FBT regime attracting a 50 per cent ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Baskets of `X'
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Bull's Eye
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EVENTS

Just do IT
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TRENDS

Business-a-Verse
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BOOKS

Ethics include the entire spectrum of human conduct
THE deceptive part of unethical leadership is it appears to succeed, writes R. M. Lala in the second edition of In Search of Ethical Leadership, published by Vision (www.visionbooksindia.com). "Ethics include the entire ... More

Get 'the total economic picture' of your customers
YOU already know about the four Vedas, five S and Six Sigma. So, what's new in Edward Abramowich's Six Sigma for Growth, published by Wiley (www.wiley.com). "This book presents a new approach," says the preface. "The aim is ... More