The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is under investigation for violating the country's foreign exchange laws, sports minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday. Interview: How extreme money

Previous articles in this column had discussed in detail the concept paper on taxation of services based on the negative list released by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) for public

With regard to interpretation of the tax-treaties in particular context to treaty shopping, the observation of Hon'ble Supreme Court (see UOI vs. Azadi Bachao Andolan [263 ITR 706]) are worth noting

Splurge on white goods or go for a holiday only after you have utilised some part of the money wisely. The release of tax refunds has been expedited by the income tax department over the past few

Commercial tax collection in the April-October period has witnessed growth of 23.52 per cent to reach Rs 4,698.34 crore compared to Rs 3,803.82 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.

The government today said that it is concerned about frequent hike in prices of petroleum products but does not plan to reduce taxes on oil goods. "No, Sir. There is no such proposal (to reduce or

A financially destructive populist culture of giving voters freebies in TN has left the state with massive bills. The solution? Tax the middle and upper class. Middle- and upper-middle class people

The government has no proposal to lower the securities transaction tax (STT) for capital market transactions, S.S. Palanimanickam, Minister of State for Finance, told lawmakers. Traders have been

As the government draws flak for allegedly not taking forward black money cases under the garb of bilateral treaty clauses, the finance ministry today made it clear that these tax agreements do not

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