
With several changes carried out in personal tax rates in last three years, the finance budget 2018 have kept the tax rates unaltered

All dividends in Equity and Equity Oriented Funds will now be taxed at the rate of 10 percent

The higher nominal GDP growth itself gives leeway to the government to project an ‘optically’ lower deficit, as the market looks at it as a percentage of GDP.

Boost in rural sector should aid the fragile rural recovery and spur consumer demand.

While Emami’s result was below expectations, the results of both Emami and Godrej Consumer nonetheless point to a sector-wide recovery in terms of volume growth.

The industry is also hopeful that basic customs duty (BCD) on import of select non ITA goods would be raised to a permissible limit

Cyber issues must evolve from being seen as a mere IT-specific concern

The indirect transfer reporting obligations are also cumbersome and complicated.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G20 countries have been mulling over taking joint action to address the weaknesses within the international tax system that create opportunities for BEPS.

It is required that the deduction under section 80C be simplified and the limits be revised significantly.

As term insurance is the most cost effective way to cover 10–15 times of one’s annual income, a separate section for term insurance beyond the Section 80C limit would incentivise people to buy term insurance policies and get adequate life cover in the process.

Continued improvement in revenue & volumes and benefits from parent company’s restructuring make Rallis India a quality stock to accumulate gradually.

The Infrastructure status for logistics provides the benefit of easy fund raising

The Management believes that the future growth for the segment would come from a mix of Government and Private Tenders apart from the M&A route

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While the purpose and benefits of purchasing a ULIP are known to most people, the choice of investing in the right kind of ULIP is still a matter of concern as most people are unaware of the factors they must take into consideration while buying the plan.

APA has become a preferred method of dispute resolution for taxpayers, providing relief to those entangled in protracted litigation.

As investors, we should be guided by prudent allocation between the two asset classes.

Like always, tax payers this year as well expect sops from the budget on various aspects.

The Assam block is now contributing significantly towards revenues and profitability and the company plans to improve volumes rapidly.

The sharp rally on Indian bourses since the start of the year has prompted experts to call for a correction which they say is long overdue. However, India is nowhere close to top performing markets

GNFC reported excellent traction in its earnings (PAT: 241% YoY) aided by 40 percent topline growth, EBITDA margin expansion (+906 bps) and lower interest expense. This was mainly led by Chemicals division

Reclassification of marketing expenditure and discounts as capital expenditure will be a body blow for e-commerce companies

Nerolac posted ~20 percent volume growth in Q2 and ~15 percent in Q3 FY18 in the decorative segment, while Asian Paints has been struggling with 6-8 percent growth in the segment for last two quarters.

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