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Saturday, April 20, 2002
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Watchdogs on watch
FOR THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and many of its near-to-a-lakh members, the recent soothers from the Law Ministry — that there is no immediate provocation to amend the Chartered Accountants Act or the CA ... More

POLITICS


Politics sans principles
THE GOINGS on in Delhi regarding the Gujarat issue point only to one fact: That the politicians of today are totally bereft of principles in their quest for power. It may be argued that this is primarily a question of means and ends, and that, at ... More

TAXATION


Tightening the screws
The amendments to the penalty provisions could have a positive effect, says T. C. A. Ramanujam More

Double advantage
Unabsorbed depreciation, in the matter of carry forward and set-off, is being given a more favourable treatment than unabsorbed cash loss, says S. Murlidharan More

Unholy trinity
The big changes taking effect in corporate taxation law in the UK will make matters even less straightforward, writes Derek Jenkins More

ECONOMICS


Piercing the nuptial veil
NORMALLY, one does not expect Satan to cite the scriptures, politicians to espouse public causes, children to part with their candies, mahants to advise you on how to make more money or equity analysts to teach you relaxation. But when ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Corporate governance -- The importance of transparency
No matter what companies may preach about corporate governance or set up audit committees, the fact that managements can still get away with open professional misconduct is disturbing. The Enron affair has raised several questions. Foremost among the m is how to plug loopholes in corporate management and to what extent discretionary powers exercised by managements can go unchecked. More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


More strategies than exports
THE Commerce Minister, Mr Murasoli Maran, is the latest in the long line to try and push India's exports to achieve a share of one per cent from 0.6 per cent now of world trade. Mr Maran hopes to achieve this by 2007. In value terms this would ... More
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