The Great Trader !!

The role of Finance Intermediaries, Analysts , Consultants and the Funds Managers is under the public scrutiny ..the author feels .."rightly so !!" We all have lost faith in many of them ( am keeping some exceptions, to prove this statement !!) There is no doubt that a vast number of investors have lost a huge amount of money during this financial turmoil, which still continues,unabated . Naturally the blame game has started. Coming straight to my topic,I feel that the financial intermediar...

The Tumbling Rupee

A lot is being said about the way the Rupee is falling almost every day. The Finance Ministry , the RBI and most of the Economists appear quite clueless. Various reasons are being rolled out from various corners .Starting from...politicians are planning to bring back their stacked Foreign Currencies, the US market is looking up , so the FIIs and other PE investors are transferring their investments from India to US or Euro zone ,the trade deficits are mounting , and so on.But the single bigg...

Taxation of services – An education guide

http://www.servicetax.gov.in/EducationGuide.pdf

This is very good updation placed on Central Board Of Excise and Custom (CBEC) website. It gives guidelines for understanding the service tax related matters.

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Service to Nation?

Confronted with an interesting question today! When it comes to service to the nation, all of us get rather over emotional, sentimental and filled with marxist thoughts. During a conversation on a lazy Sunday evening today at home, an interesting question came up. WHO SERVED THE NATION MORE? DHIRUBHAI AMBANI OR MOTHER TERESA? Please note that 'Dhirubhai Ambani' and 'Mother Teresa' are used here as symbols and not merely as individuals. ...

SME Sector ..Just Lip Service ? !!

A lot is being talked about the iportance of SME Sector , quite rightly so . Somehow, I have a feeling that much results are not forth coming . The Sector needs special attention not just in organizing talks and seminars but in implimenting what is said to be desirable I have a few suggestions a... The current set of bankers would not be in a position to give a special treatment and they are justified in doing so since a large advance and a small advance more or less takes the same ti...