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Will Revenue Make Most of Vodafone Loss?   

28 Jan 2012, 11.16 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Payaswini has been talking to tax experts to better understand how Revenue hopes to use the Vodafone loss in its favor....

Vodafone Judgment Day!   

25 Jan 2012, 11.00 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

We live in a complex world of business and finance, where companies operate and transact in several jurisdictions, all at once. In a nod to this compl...

In Conversation With Girish Dave   

23 Jan 2012, 3.25 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Girish Dave, retired as chief commissioner of Income-Tax from Mumbai in early 2010 after serving in the Income Tax department for more than three deca...

IFRS India Progress: 'Last 6 Months Most Fruitful'   

19 Jan 2012, 7.25 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

In an interview to The Firm, IASB Member Prabhakar Kalavacherla says that the new revenue recognition standards will take care of India’s sector speci...

'Make Carve-Outs Optional'   

19 Jan 2012, 7.22 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

In an interview to The Firm, Former Trustee, IFRS Foundation- Mohandas Pai says that India needs to be flexible on the issue of carve outs....

IASB Chairman: 'Here to Regain Momentum'   

19 Jan 2012, 7.16 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

In an exclusive interview to The Firm, Chairman of the International Accounting Standard’s Board, Hans Hoogervorst said that he is in India to recover...

To Withhold Or Not To Withhold?   

16 Jan 2012, 1.00 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Karnataka High Court says yes; Delhi High Court says no- caught in the middle are a whole host of companies who don’t know whether they should withhol...

SEBI's Insider Trading Bust!   

16 Jan 2012, 12.57 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

High profile accused, phone records and integrated surveillance to establish insider trading charges- it sounds a bit like the Raj Rajaratnam case; do...

Satyam sues former directors, Price Waterhouse for fraud  

09 Jan 2012, 7.32 pm  |  Source: PTI

Satyam sues former directors, Price Waterhouse for fraud...

The Companies Bill, 2011 attempts orderly closing down   

07 Jan 2012, 2.58 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

It's a new year but we haven't forgotten our old muse- the Companies Bill, 2011 and we doggedly continue our analysis of teh new provisions in that Bi...

3 New Ways of Selling Down!   

07 Jan 2012, 2.53 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

The New Year has brought 3 new mechanisms- 2 that help companies and their promoters to meet the minimum 25% public shareholding limit and the third h...

Top 5 Themes of 2011   

31 Dec 2011, 10.57 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

It's that time of the year when we look back, take stock, look forward and all such things. And that's exactly what we are going do over the next half...

Companies Bill, 2011...Governance!   

24 Dec 2011, 2.49 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

The Parliament may not find it worth its while to debate the Companies Bill, 2011 but we do....

Companies Bill, 2011...FINALLY!   

17 Dec 2011, 9.42 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

India first began work on a new Company Law in 2004 with the establishment of the Irani Committee. That was also the year the European Union included ...

India Inc. Voices Tax Concerns    

13 Dec 2011, 1.22 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Increased transfer pricing adjustments, tax on import of software, the form over substance debate, MAT on SEZs- the year 2011 has been marred by an un...

ARDEX & SHANTHA: TO TAX OR ... ?   

10 Dec 2011, 12.14 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

As we countdown to the all important Supreme Court Vodafone judgment -- two other rulings are jostling for attention. Both cases pose the same questio...

Audit Makeover Worldover!    

03 Dec 2011, 9.49 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

From Lehman to Olympus, from mortgage bonds to sovereign debt - the global audit business is in the eye of a storm....

Audit Rotation: Impact on Accountants, Firms & India Inc?   

03 Dec 2011, 9.46 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Two years ago when the Parliamentary Standing Committee suggested the Companies Bill mandate auditor rotation, both corporate India and its auditors d...

Rules Of M&A Game: Public Shareholder Point Of View   

28 Nov 2011, 4.15 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Rules Of M&A Game: Public Shareholder Point Of View...

Subhkam Settled: Private Equity Unsettled?   

26 Nov 2011, 9.39 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Is the right to say no a measure of control? For two years the private equity industry has been keenly awaiting the answer to that question....

No Clarity on Negative Control Yet!   

21 Nov 2011, 10.49 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The Supreme Court has delivered its much-awaited verdict in the Subhkam Ventures case- in the form of a dismissal- and private equity companies have b...

Rules Of The M&A Game 2011: Hostile POV   

21 Nov 2011, 9.04 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

On this 5th episode of Rules Of The M&A Game, 8 experts debate if India’s new Takeover Code is hostile to hostile investors....

Do Lenders Ever Stand Up To India Inc?   

19 Nov 2011, 11.41 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Kingfisher’s financial woes have been well documented in the recent few months. And yet earlier this week Vijay Mallya had no qualms asking his lender...

Bureaucratic Capture of Regulatory Positions   

19 Nov 2011, 11.38 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Payaswini Upadhyay reports on the bureaucratic capture of India’s regulatory positions!...

FDI in retail: 'Must own brand' clause may stir up debate   

15 Nov 2011, 9.36 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

It's been over a month that the DIPP issued the FDI policy but the ramifications continue to fluster the industry. ...

Rules Of The M&A Game 2011: Acquirer POV (2)   

14 Nov 2011, 9.12 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

This week on the 4th episode of Rules of The M&A Game we discuss the many landmark changes to open offer pricing, open offer financing, open offer wit...

Transfer Pricing Turmoil   

12 Nov 2011, 11.37 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

According to experts, revenue's aggression in the case of transfer pricing is due to a deteriorating macro environment i.e. slowing growth, declining ...

Rules Of The M&A Game 2011: Acquirer POV (1)   

08 Nov 2011, 8.12 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

On the first 2 episodes of this special series we asked if India’s new Takeover Code is pro-promoter? Starting this week Rules Of The M&A Game 2011 e...

US Government v/s Rajat Gupta   

05 Nov 2011, 10.05 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Last week, Rajat Gupta surrendered to the FBI after being charged on 5 counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fra...

ICC's New Arbitration Rules: Cheaper, Better, Faster?   

05 Nov 2011, 9.58 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

International arbitration clauses are ubiquitous in most contracts. And research shows that the international chamber of commerce or ICC is the most p...