झारखंड विधानसभा में 27 अप्रैल को वस्तु एवं सेवा कर विधेयक यानी जीएसटी बिल पारित हो गया. बिल को सदन के पटल पर मंत्री सीपी सिंह ने रखा. सीपी सिंह ने कहा कि जीएसटी से लघु व्यापारियों को लाभ होगा. जीएसटी को आजाद भारत का सबसे बड़ा टैक्स सुधार बताया जा रहा है. इससे पूरे देश के कारोबार स्वरूप व टैक्स प…
Mobile gaming start-up Mech Mocha raises Rs 32 cr
Bengaluru: Mobile gaming startup Mech Mocha has raised $5 million (about Rs 32 crore) in a series A funding round led by Accel Partners and including Chinese venture capital firm Shunwei Capital and existing investor Blume Ventures. A significant portion of the funds raised will be used to develo…
The long road to a high-growth future
NITI Aayog is preparing a 15-year vision and a seven-year strategy document, and has circulated a three-year action agenda. The goal of transforming India and attaining the desired level of economic and social outcomes will require higher and sustainable growth in coming years. Higher economic gr…
Indian start-ups must compete without protection: DSG Consumer Partners Asia Founder
The reluctance of venture capitalists (VCs) to fund non-tech businesses and consumer-focused products is largely related to “pace of scale”—it takes a very long time, often decades, for a non-tech consumer business to create a brand and become a market leader, says Deepak I. Shahdadpuri, founder …
Only 34% service taxpayers move to GSTN, CBEC ups outreach
New Delhi, Apr 27 The revenue department is stepping up its outreach programme, asking taxpayers to register with the GST Network by this month-end as only 34 per cent of the existing service tax assessees have so far migrated to the new payment portal. There are a total of 80 lakh VAT, excise an…
How SMEs are benefiting from the internet?
In recent past we have seen a surge in internet penetration in India. The reasons are multiple like the ambitious Digital India program, the reducing cost of internet, increase in reach of smartphones and finally Reliance JIO and others providing internet at lower prices to end users. This surely…
उत्तर प्रदेश: कानपुर में बनेगा राज्य का पहला फाइनेंसियल फैसिलिटेशन सेंटर
लघु एवं मध्यम उद्योगों की हालत सुधारने का रास्ता साफ हो सकता है। प्रदेश के पहले फाइनेंसियल फैसिलिटेशन सेंटर के रूप में कानपुर को बड़ी सौगात मिलने जा रही है। प्रदेश के प्रस्ताव पर केंद्र सरकार की सहमति मिल चुकी है। लघु एवं मध्यम उद्योगों को वित्तीय मदद व संबंधित अन्य सुविधाएं मुहैया कराने के [&hell…
Centre looking to double time limit for declaring overdue MSME loans as NPA
New Delhi: The government is considering doubling the 90-day limit to 180 days for banks to declare overdue MSME loans as non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans. “The Ministry has already taken up the issue and it is being considered at a much higher level,” Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises…
A brief guide for start-ups to stay on top of compliance in 2017
Dealing with compliances can be a nightmarish experience. Trying to figure out what to comply with as a startup becomes even more difficult when you have to traverse through volumes of cryptic information and legalese jargon only to realize that you’ve missed half your deadlines. It doesn’t help …
GST: Is anyone listening to the needs of the small guys?
While the big players are gearing up to meet the July 1 deadline, even they do admit to challenges – for instance, only a handful of draft rules have been issued, the rates are unknown and this is just the tip of the ice-berg. The biggest challenge is that not only do they have to […]
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