Implementation of 20% tax on foreign remittances put off until October 1
TCS is consulting with external auditors to investigate the situation, said a person aware of the development
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Sources say probe will take 45 days to complete; company tells exchanges scam had no financial impact
With this partnership, TCS will set up a customer operations centre in Germany and a future-ready life and pensions digital platform for Germany and Austria
The inaugural Digital Twindex has been prepared by TCS Futurists, based on a study conducted using the Delphi technique
TCS has suspended four employees for violating its code of conduct, following a whistleblower complaint received earlier this month, sources said on Friday. The Tata Group company, the largest IT services exporter in the country, has also barred an unspecified number of vendors who provided talent on a contractual basis, they added. In a late evening statement to the exchanges, TCS said it probed the allegations made in the complaint and found out that the charges do not "involve any fraud by or against the company and no financial impact". The statement made after a media report published earlier in the day also clarified that the "reference to alleged scam in recruitment process is incorrect". It said the resource management group (RMG) is entrusted with allocating resources to various projects and fill shortfall through contractors. "The complaint referred to...relates to hiring of such contract resources employed by the contractors," it added. The company also clarified that
TCS made these clarification to the exchanges in a filing, as media report said that senior executives involved in hiring thousands of personnel took bribes from staffing firms
Brokerages have maintained a cautious to negative stance on the Indian IT sector given Accenture's muted deal bookings, lagging demand in key verticals, and emerging pricing pressure
The bribes-for-job scandal has led to TCS sacking four officials from its resource management group and banning three staffing firms
The contract, to help Nest transform its administration services, if extended to the entirety of its 18-year tenure would be worth 1.5 billion pounds, TCS said in a statement
Earlier this year, UK's largest workplace pension scheme had ended its $1.8 billion deal with Atos midway
Last year, the list was topped by Microsoft, followed by Mercedes-Benz and Amazon
Expansion of the usage of AI may not necessarily mean job losses but it may play an increasingly significant role in how certain parts of these jobs are performed
The I-T department is in talks with the RBI and other stakeholders to firm up a mechanism for distinguishing whether the expense is towards medical/education which attract a 5 per cent TCS
The online travel booking company said that it will do so 'given the complexity of complying to the changes' to the TCS rules which will come into effect on July 1
IT industry can change fundamentally
Money changers are miffed at the tax exemption for credit card forex spends of up to Rs 7 lakh a year under the liberalised remittance scheme
Recently, TCS saw its mega deal with Transamerica come to an end
With India's growth story attracting a large number of US companies, especially in the technology sector, this is the right time for the bilateral trade to grow exponentially as both nations are witnessing a better business-friendly environment, Suresh Muthuswami, the official overseeing TCS' operations in North America has said. I have not seen a better business-friendly climate from both governments and there is an increasing interest from US companies to deal with India, especially in areas of technology, Muthuswami, Chairman of North America for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), told PTI in an interview. India's bilateral trade with the US has been on the rise since 2000, but from 2020 to 2022, it has grown from USD 120 billion to USD 191 billion. I think we're just scratching the surface. (There is) enormous interest from the US government. India is a growing economy and (there is) a lot of interest to do business with India. So, the time is right for trade between the two ...