A peek into the world of accounting and taxation

A peek into the world of accounting and taxation

An image of a young entrepreneur, Mr Chand, appears in a video. He looks confused as he wants to know ‘How to deduct and pay TDS’. A veteran chartered accountant hand-holds him through the process in a five-minute video. Chand is beaming at the end of it. “Running a business without the basics of accounts, is akin […]

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A peek into the world of accounting and taxation

A peek into the world of accounting and taxation

An image of a young entrepreneur, Mr Chand, appears in a video. He looks confused as he wants to know ‘How to deduct and pay TDS’. A veteran chartered accountant hand-holds him through the process in a five-minute video. Chand is beaming at the end of it. “Running a business without the basics of accounts, is akin […]

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Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

Dust devils spiral and mango trees creak with the weight of history as boys run about the sun-seared grounds. It is late afternoon at St Thomas Mount and outside the 1830-built St Thomas Garrison Church, you can hear the thump of cricket ball on bat. Not long ago, on these grounds adjoining the Mohite stadium […]

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GST revenues grow 12.4% in February 2023

GST revenues grow 12.4% in February 2023

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues grew 12.4% in February 2023 to over ₹1.49 lakh crore, with tax receipts from goods imports rising 6% and domestic transactions along with services imports yielding 15% more, compared to a year ago.  The ₹1,49,577 crore gross GST kitty collected in February marks the 12th successive month that […]

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GST revenues grew 12.7% in January

GST revenues grew 12.7% in January

Total GST revenues between April 2022 and January 2023 stand at ₹14.9 lakh crore. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues grew 12.7% in January 2023 to hit almost ₹1.59 lakh crore, the second highest monthly collections on record, as per revised figures from the Finance Ministry. Earlier estimates […]

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Govt focusing on public expenditure to propel growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

Govt focusing on public expenditure to propel growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses during a post-budget interactive session on Union Budget 2023-24 organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. PHDCCI President Saket Dalmia is also seen. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the effort of the government […]

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Parliament proceedings | GST compensation of ₹17,176 crore pending to States as on June: Govt.

Parliament proceedings | GST compensation of ₹17,176 crore pending to States as on June: Govt.

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman along with Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. File. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang The government on December 20 informed Rajya Sabha that GST compensation of ₹17,176 crore is pending to States as on June 2022. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Minister […]

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