ET Prime Special Series - Part 6: Management’s application of altered accounting rules, some right… some wrongThe last part of this series showed how financial numbers can shift not because the business has moved, but because the method of accountin...
29 Nov, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series - Part 5: How companies may misuse accounting rules to manipulate their balance sheet numbersRules and regulations evolve to bring order to chaos. Traffic laws were born from chaos on the roads. Cybersecurity laws to control the gro...
15 Nov, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
How jewellers quietly dodged over Rs 100 crores in taxes using FIFO-LIFO methodIndian jewellers are under scrutiny for potentially using the prohibited LIFO accounting method to underreport profits and evade taxes amid...
31 Jul, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Income Tax Department begins crackdown as jewellers strike gold with accounting trickAmid rising gold prices, some jewellers are under scrutiny for potentially manipulating accounting methods to reduce profits and tax liabil...
30 Jul, 2025, 08.56 AM IST
How your mutual fund SIPs would be taxed under the new income tax structureThe tax on short term capital gains and long term capital gains on equity mutual funds have increased after the announcement made in the bu...
24 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
Work overnight for FPI tax papers: Sebi tells big four firmsAt a meeting on Tuesday, the Indian capital market regulator has told the accounting biggies in no uncertain terms to generate the mandator...
30 May, 2024, 06.12 AM IST
March 31 deadline is getting near. How to save income tax with tax loss harvesting?March is an important month for taxpayers. It is that time of the year when they leverage government-provided tax exemptions and reduce the...
27 Mar, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Navigating the crypto tax landscape: A global comparisonSome countries have adopted favourable tax policies towards cryptocurrencies, while others have implemented strict regulations. In this art...
12 Feb, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Confusion prevails over method to tax cryptocurrency gainsThe big question that’s bothering everyone is how are the gains from crypto assets to be calculated?
02 Sep, 2021, 06.59 AM IST
How should I decide when to exit my stock investments?You should definitely book profits at regular intervals and continue investing according to your risk appetite. Do not put all eggs in one ...
02 Dec, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
Wastage of grains in FCI godowns is negligible: Ram Vilas Paswan“Similarly, the wastage for 2017-18 and 2018-19 was 0.003% and 0.006% respectively. In 2019-20, government purchased 75.17 million tonnes o...
22 Apr, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
How are returns from ultra short duration funds taxed?If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.
30 Dec, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Systematic Withdrawal Plan - A smart technique for regular incomeSWPs allow you to withdraw a fixed amount of money at periodic intervals from a fund a fixed date every month, once every two months, or ev...
05 Dec, 2019, 06.45 PM IST
Sold listed shares in physical form in FY 2018-19? You might end up paying higher taxesSEBI in a notification dated June 8, 2018, restricted the transfer of equity shares in physical form after December 5, 2018. This deadline ...
10 Apr, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
Sweep-in deposit account gives higher interest than savings account: Will it suit you?Sweep-in fixed deposits could be a better option than savings account for risk averse investors looking for higher interest. Find out if it...
17 Nov, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Tax-man's GAAR clarifications a relief for P-notesThe CBDT on Friday clarified that if the jurisdiction of FPI is finalized based on non-tax commercial considerations and the main purpose o...
27 Jan, 2017, 08.30 PM IST
Foreign portfolio investors unclear how to tackle tax for P-note clientsWhile FPIs are learning to adjust to the new rule, they are confused by its unwarranted impact on PN clients holding same stocks.
06 Jun, 2016, 12.47 AM IST