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REVIVAL TO HELP REACH INDIRECT TAX TARGET: GOVT

   24 August 2009 at 12:58

Even as the indirect tax kitty during the first four months of this fiscal shrunk by 28% when compared to last year, the government expects to meet the budgetary target of about Rs 2.7 lakh-crore reading the signs of revival in economy. “We exp ..

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GST MAY LEAD TO FALL IN PRICES

   24 August 2009 at 12:57

A Constitutional amendment will be required for the introduction of a dual goods and services tax (GST) system in the country, the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, Dr Asim Dasgupta, said here on Saturday. “A const ..

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STATES NOT FOR CUTTING SALES TAX ON JET FUEL

   24 August 2009 at 12:57

State governments are not keen on reducing the sales tax levied on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from its current levels which vary from 4 per cent to 30 per cent. Reduction in the sales tax rate has been one of the key demands of the troubled domestic ..

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Rs 7.25-cr I-T evasion

   21 August 2009 at 11:41

Commissioner of Income Tax-I (CIT-I) on Friday claimed to have detected tax evasion worth around Rs 7.25 crore as a result of surveys carried out on 11 premises of three city entrepreneurs on Thursday. A major chunk of tax evasion has been reported ..

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Property tax payable in instalments

   20 August 2009 at 15:14

House owners of the city may pay the property tax (Saral Kar) in three instalments iinstead of one-time payment, according to Rajeev Sharma, city commissioner, Kanpur Nagar Nigam (KNN). Addressing mediapersons, the city commissioner said that so far ..

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TRADERS OPPOSE NEW TAX CODE

   20 August 2009 at 12:21

Traders, under the banner of Rashtriya Vyapar Mandal (RVM), announced to oppose the new tax code, the draft of which was submitted by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 12. The traders allege that the new tax code was not in the right ..

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FIIs SEEK CLARITY ON TAX CODE

   20 August 2009 at 12:20

The new direct tax code is a ‘discussion document' and the government will consider the views of all constituents before turning it into a final tax rule. As part of the process of taking industry views on the code, finance minister Pranab Mukh ..

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Delhi HC: No HRA for govt employees if staying in spouse's g

   20 August 2009 at 12:15

The Delhi High Court said any government employee who is staying with his spouse in a government flat is not entitled to HRA (House Rent Allowance).Stating that if both the husband and wife are government employees, Justice Sunil Gaur said only one c ..

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NOW, PAY TAX VIA ATMs

   19 August 2009 at 13:06

Finance secretary Ashok Chawla on Tuesday launched the first of its kind banking service, where a customer can pay his income tax using an ATM. The facility has been started by Corporation Bank. Initially, at least 10-20 lakh people who have an accou ..

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I-T returns at Corp Bank ATM officially launched

   19 August 2009 at 13:00

Corporation Bank became the first bank in the industry to start a initiative of accepting income tax through its 1,035 plus ATMs on Tuesday. The facility was formally launched by Ashok Chawla, finance secretary, ministry of finance, at New Delhi. S ..

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