Under dispute, freebies under Sec 10, 10 A
Under dispute, freebies under Sec 10, 10 A
A Chinese proverb goes “Count not what is lost but what is left”. Initial impressions appear to be that the Income-Tax Department is following this ...
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Mauritius: Controversies unlimited
Mauritius: Controversies unlimited
Since around 42 per cent of the FDI inflows into India are through Mauritius, there is a pressing need for a long-term policy framework on India-Mauritius treaty.
Notify the benami law
Notify the benami law
Sometimes, we are not aware of the existence of the tool at hand and are at our wits' end to reduce the impact of or end a festering and debilitating ...
Willing to wound, afraid to strike
Willing to wound, afraid to strike
India has not signed a single tax information exchange agreement to bring back black money from abroad.
Capital gains: More than one house can be bought
Capital gains: More than one house can be bought
Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Act) gives exemption for capital gains from tax if the conditions stipulated, inter-alia, in Section 54 of the Act are ...
The will to care for the aged
The will to care for the aged
Community-based carer support programmes such as low-cost respite, and day and night in-home help options are a part of a larger array of ...
Chipping away at prepaid balance
Chipping away at prepaid balance
When one pays insurance premium, the insurance company does not treat the entire amount as income if the policy cover, usually for a year, does not ...
Audit political parties
Audit political parties
It is stated that at a party meet, a commoner went up to a politician and said “I've heard a lot about you” to which the politician replied “But you ...
A missed opportunity on IFRS
A missed opportunity on IFRS
The Indian IFRS is a diluted version of, and far removed from, the global standards to be of any real benefit to corporates in their global plans.
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