Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
15 May, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
India's greatest business school: No MBA, no campus, no degree — This is how the most successful business community in the world's most populous country actually learnsIndia’s business culture is changing fast. Yet one community understood entrepreneurial learning decades earlier. The Marwari business mind...
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Difference between balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement explained: How these financial statements differIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
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How managements hide debt, losses, and disputes without breaking a single accounting rule – and take investors for a rideA listed company rarely operates alone. Behind it can sit a web of subsidiaries, step-down entities, associates, overseas arms, and special...
02 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
CBSE Class 12 Accountancy exam 2026: Check important topics, preparation tips and last-minute revision strategyWith the Class 12 Accountancy board exam on February 24, 2026, students are in their final preparation phase. Experts emphasize revising hi...
23 Feb, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
There are more Gensols on Dalal Street. You just need to learn how to find themAre there more stocks like Gensol still trading on the Indian stock market? The answer is, surely yes. Now, the more important question is:...
23 Apr, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Rajesh Exports fails to provide vital data, NSE asks it to clarifyThe exchange has also sought clarification about the auditor's report, which deviates from the format prescribed by Sebi.
17 Nov, 2023, 05.54 AM IST
Rajesh Exports fails to file auditor reportThe gold refiner and manufacturer, which posted revenues of ₹3.4 lakh crore in FY23 and has a market value of over ₹17,000 crore, did not p...
14 Jun, 2023, 06.35 AM IST
Relief to small companies: Relaxations in compliance with accounting standardsThe new rules will replace existing rules issued in the year 2006 and are applicable from accounting periods commencing on or after 1st Apr...
19 Jul, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
What is a Financial Statement?A financial statement includes balance sheet, income statements and cash flows statements.
06 Apr, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
What is a cash flow statement?It is a statement showing inflows and outflows of cash for an enterprise over an accounting period.
29 Jul, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
- How to keep track of your increments
Salary hike should ideally translate into a bigger investible surplus. Fill in this three-step worksheet to know where your increment is be...
10 Nov, 2011, 01.59 PM IST
- IT return form just got friendlier
New Income Tax returns form launched; Cash flow statement column done away with.
28 Apr, 2007, 04.58 PM IST
- Look how 'Saral' is taxman's heart
Saral was meant to be filled by taxpayers without the help of advisors and would help enlarge the tax base.
14 Feb, 2007, 02.02 AM IST
- Stick to Saral, forget 2F: House panel
The new income tax return form 2F, introduced by the finance ministry this year, has drawn criticism from the Parliamentary Standing Commit...
29 Nov, 2006, 01.36 AM IST
- Why to submit Form 2F?
Tax payers filing their income tax returns post July 31, ’06 for the FY '05-06 can use the new Form 2F.
14 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- AIR to door: Taxman won’t come knocking at will
The recent uproar over the income tax department seeking cash flow statements of individual tax payers could result in some safeguards bein...
11 Jul, 2006, 03.36 AM IST