The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 05, 2007

FOR THE ASKING
Two TDS rates on a single contract?
We are organising a workshop through a nodal agency. We are paying Rs..... to that nodal agency as coordination fee. Can we apply Section 194J on the coordination fee and Section 194C on the balance payments made under the contract? Can ... More

SWATI CA
Are there ways to tap the skills of the educated unemployed?
Story so far: During a visit to the neighbourhood park, I notice that along with the usual regulars walking and jogging along the pathways, a seminar on developments in computer security is in progress, on a grassy patch. A regular ... More

RACY CASES
Game, set and match GMCS
Wafers finished her packing. She was to board the Mail; the train that would take her to Bangalore to attend the course on General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS). This was ICAI's mandatory 15-day finishing school programme. Now why ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Biz leaders shine in Padma awards list
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated January 29 More

Missed call ends in missing revenue
Blog at http://Sticklishissues.blogspot.com

STORIES RETOLD
Distilled teachings
It happened. "A rich braggart once took a Sufi on a tour of his house. He showed him room after room filled with valuable works of art, priceless carpets and heirlooms of every kind. At the end he asked: `What impressed you most of all?' The Sufi ... More

AT YOUR SERVICE
Services of interior decorator
Our firm is engaged in doing interior carpentry and joinery work for individuals. This is done as work contract and the contract is not with the builder but with individual owner of the house/apartment. Does this attract service ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
Be clear about your objectives
Mr Rajesh Srivastava is Country Director, Meinhardt Consulting Group. An electronics and telecommunication engineer, he is responsible for mega power project negotiations for plant sizes ranging from 50MW to 1000MW. Here's his take on four ... More

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