Raj Kumar Ray: Jun 11, 2013 at 0056 hrsAs the empowered committee (EC) on goods and service tax (GST) gets down to handling the specific issues, difference in the composition and handling of exemptions at the State and the Central level has thrown up a major challenge requiring deft handling.
Jun 11, 2013 at 0054 hrsWith the taxman challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling in favour of Sanofi and asking for a re-opening of the Azadi Bachao as well as the Vodafone ruling, the issue of treaty shopping versus legitimate tax planning remains a live one
May 31, 2013 at 0049 hrsThe Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s first overseas visit to India came after a two-week standoff between the two countries in the border region of Ladakh
Nirvikar Singh: May 31, 2013 at 0051 hrsThe recent visit to India by China’s new Premier, Li Keqiang, led to a statement of cooperation covering a wide array of topics,
Raj Kumar Ray: May 30, 2013 at 0211 hrsEven as the global slowdown has resulted in job cuts, companies are increasingly facing a challenge in raising productivity due to shortage of skilled labour.
Lalit Kumar: May 29, 2013 at 0103 hrsTo describe in simple words, the law ministry’s very recent proposal to validate the ‘call’ and ‘put’ options is an extremely progressive step, and ought to remove the uncertainty around the issue of enforceability of such options in public companies (both in the listed and unlisted space).
Reuters: May 27, 2013 at 0144 hrsOn Wednesday in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented congressional testimony that repeated, virtually word for word, statements about US monetary policy he has been making since last September.