The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 16, 2007

FOREIGN TRADE
Trading troubles of Europe-China
The European Union's trading and financial establishments are "more than fascinated" with the "poignant but steady" emergence of China's $2.5-trillion economy in the global marketplace and are exploring ways and means to create a "physical ... More

POLITICS
The President in a coalition era
India's democracy will be safe only if the President can rise above party and sectarian interests and provide leadership of the type the nation saw from the occupants of the office in the past six decades. The President is the only authority who can advise the polity to stand by the mandate of the founding fathers of the Constitution and remain loyal to the moral law of the unenforceable, says T. C. A. RAMANUJAM. More

TAXATION
`Appreciating' exporters' predicament of depreciating margins
Appreciation of the rupee will not have major effect on supply-demand principles, which essentially drive industry and exports. More

New Forms of rigmarole
Through Notification dated May 14, 2007, Rule 12 of the Income-Tax Rules, 1962, has been substituted by a new Rule 12 with consequential substitution of I-T Return Forms 1, 2, 2D, 2F, 3, 3A and 3B by new Forms numbered ITR-l to ITR-8, which are ... More

Fringe benefit to employer from FBT on ESOP
There is nothing in law which prohibits or prevents a company from claiming ESOP as tax-deductible expenditure. More

Draft property development agreements with care
If you have land or an old house in a good locality, but not the resources to develop it into flats, you can plan for a joint venture with a property developer. You can enter into a property development agreement with a reputed developer. A ... More

INCOME TAX
Of deemed dividends and accumulated profits
The concept of deemed dividend postulates two factors, whether the payment is a loan and whether on the date of payment there is accumulated profit. More

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