For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Earnings are strong, but margin pain is coming; Dharmesh Kant on 3 sectors worth owning nowIndian corporate profits are currently strong. However, rising input costs present a significant challenge ahead. Investors should remain p...
14 May, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
New labour code: Can higher gratuity and social security costs under Social Security Code, 2020 be offset by employers by salary restructuring ?The recent notification of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 under the Code on Social Security, 2020 marks a significant shift in I...
11 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
India assured DTAA tax benefits will continue after Supreme Court ruling, Mauritius Cabinet Note saysIndia has assured Mauritius that it will uphold benefits under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. This comes after a Supreme Court ru...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
After cut in GST, CBIC orders price tracking of 54 itemsThe Central Board of Indirect Customs and Taxes will monitor price changes. This follows the Goods and Services Tax rate rationalisation. T...
13 Sep, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
GST collections up 10% to ₹ 1.75 lakh crore in AugustIndia's GST collections rose to ₹1.75 lakh crore in August, a 10% increase from last year, with experts anticipating a further spike during...
02 Sep, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
ESOPs exempt from GST, barring where foreign companies charge additional amountThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) clarified that multinational companies offering Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs...
28 Jun, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal takes charge as CBIC ChairmanAgarwal succeeds Vivek Johri who superannuated as CBIC chief on May 31. In an order issued on August 5, the finance ministry had appointed ...
07 Aug, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
BRICS heads of revenue sign tax cooperation pact; hail India's GSTThe meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Heads of Revenue and Tax Experts was held at Hangzhou, China from ...
28 Jul, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Govt may rework indirect tax maths mid-way after GST entry"Right now, we have not put them under the head of GST because till the law is passed, we cannot account under GST," Revenue Secretary Hasm...
12 Feb, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
Government notifies GST Council; in effect from MondayIt will decide on the tax rate, exemptions and threshold limits in the new indirect tax regime, which is expected to kick in from April 1, ...
12 Sep, 2016, 01.48 PM IST
CBEC to be rechristened as CBIT under GST regimeThe government plans to implement the new indirect tax regime goods and services tax (GST) from April 1, 2017. GST will subsume central exc...
11 Sep, 2016, 01.39 PM IST
GST: Administrative and collection cost could be more than collectionsIndustry experts concur that broader taxation base and number of companies in the GST gamut is good for the economy, many say doing it in a...
17 Jun, 2016, 04.42 PM IST
- Parthasarathi Shome panel submits report on taxing indirect transfers
Finance minister P Chidambaram has already made it clear that Vodafone’s tax matter would be decided after considering all aspects includin...
01 Nov, 2012, 05.30 AM IST
- Shome committee could provide way to settle Vodafone case
The Partho Shome has said the retrospective amendment in tax laws making overseas indirect transfers of assets taxable in India be reversed...
09 Oct, 2012, 07.39 PM IST
- Service providers hit by 4% CVD on imports
The Budget 2007-08 has kept the countervailing duty (CVD) on imports in lieu of state Vat not Cenvatable against service tax liability.
07 Mar, 2007, 02.26 AM IST
- VAT panel submits suggestions to Kelkar committee
The Empowered Committee on Value-added Tax on Thursday submitted its proposal on the nationwide tax regime to the Kelkar Task Force which i...
28 Nov, 2002, 07.56 PM IST