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TCS on sale of Goods- Increased Compliance burden on taxpayers
TDS and TCS have been a reliable weapon for the Government over the years serving the varied objectives of preventing tax evasion, widening the tax base and ensuring steady revenue
Handy Tips And Tricks For Virtual Calls
Work did not stop due to the 2020 lockdown in response to COVID-19. It certainly hasn’t for #Octagonaindia and same for the rest of the world. Instead, there was an overnight tra
Phantom Stock Options: An innovative, long-term incentive plan for Employees
Derivative trading started in India in 2000. If we had told you then, there could be a Derivative-style incentive plan for the Employees as well, would you have believed us? I w
Kickstarting Circular Economy System in India
With the Covid-19 pandemic refusing to mitigate, Indian economy finds itself at a cusp…on one side there is the path that successive governments have taken to make the country st
Change in MSME Landscape-Beyond COVID-19
In the recent times India has emerged as an influential country showing strong development and improving its standing on international stage. The economic growth of India is highly
India’s Trash to Cash Opportunity
India is sitting on a major crisis…and a mega opportunity. India’s cities are among the largest garbage generators in the world. With rapid urbanisation, the country is faci
US – India: Thinking beyond Trade Wars
Ever since Prime Minister Modi was re-elected, the one thing that just refuses to fade away is the news related to the strategic relationship between these two democracies. A day a
Can we turn the pandemic into a BIG Opportunity
It is almost cliched to say that the world could be staring at the worst economic depression since the 1930s. Sure enough, the downturn has already started to begun. International
Moving to 24/7 convenience stores
Two month’s ago Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail Ltd, though its subsidiary, announced its plans to set up 7-Eleven brand of convenience stores in India. Though this venture the
India and Modi 2.0
We have a new Government…..well, not really. It’s the same Government re-elected. With a thumping majority. In the last blog, I wrote about some of the priorities that the next
National Elections and the path ahead
The world’s largest democracy, also one of the fastest growing economies in the midst of a national poll. The political and economic fate of 1.3 billion is stake. The polling exe
Rise of Luxury Market in India
An interesting news piece caught my attention today - “India’s billionaire growth will beat global and regional average”. This is heartening, to say the least. Upon some furt