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Companies, political parties to furnish more details in new returns

For computation of total income, in column 'income from other sources', taxpayers will have to specify other source from which income has come

FM asks I-T to avoid raids

Dept to focus on real estate, infra, mining and manufacturing to detect evasion

Officials reject Nokia's plea against Rs 2k cr tax demand

The Finnish mobile phone maker is now planning to move to the Delhi High Court

Atul Rai steps down as IFCI chief at govt behest

Rai could not be reached for comment, senior IFCI executive confirms that he puts in his papers on Thursday

Jaypee to get Rs 21-cr service tax notice for hosting F1 race

Export parity pricing: Finance, oil ministries to await Parikh panel report

Parikh committee has been entrusted to submit its report within next two months

Govt notifies withholding tax rate cut on infra bonds

Rate of withholding tax on interest payments on borrowings of Infrastructure Debt Funds was reduced from 20% to 5% in Budget 2011-12

Conciliation with Vodafone may need changes in two laws

Amendment to the I-T Act would be needed to have a uniform law for all companies as the government fears conciliation with Vodafone might open a Pandora's Box

NPS offered double digit returns in FY13

Employees Provident Fund Organisation, on the other hand, offered a return of 8.25% on retirement funds last year

Takru to meet senior bank officials today

Revival of Maheshwar hydel project on agenda; to take stock of DBT

FinMin to meet banks for reviving Maheshwar Hydel project

Will also take stock on Direct Benefit Transfer from banks

States refuse to lower duty on mobile phones

Also discuss a proposal to increase the minimum VAT rate to 6% from 5%; no decision taken yet

States fail to make a big leap on GST

Modi says rollout difficult in election year

I-T looks at global practices on transfer pricing

FY13 sees adjustments of Rs 70,000 cr, against Rs 44,500 cr in FY12

State finance ministers to solve GST riddle from today

Dual control, exemptions and threshold for GST to figure in discussions

Tax treaties not to provide I-T return leeway anymore

The govt would have a lot of information to assess whether treaty relief claimed by people was valid or not

Proposal to limit state tax on cell phones, tablets

Declared goods tag on mobile phones and tablets is being mulled by the panel of state finance ministers

Mobile phones and tablets may become cheaper

A lower duty on mobile phones is a long standing demand of the industry

Cobrapost: Act, against employees, govt directs banks

Authorities have also asked for a detailed report on utmost priority with the name of the employee, his designation and action take

Lower interest rates likely to keep investors away from tax-free bonds

FinMin mulls to keep coupon rate on these bonds below the prevailing rate on govt securities