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Charts & Analysis
Nifty down 5.7% in Feb, Takes 2013 Down
Because of the budget posts, my monthly move post got delayed – to today. The Nifty had a negative month, down 5.7%, taking Year 2013 to the negative zone. ...
Economy
New Chapter in Budgetonomics: More than 573,000 cr. Lost Due To Tax Benefits, in 2012-13
We’ve added a new chapter in the Budgetonomics e-Book about Budget 2013. Looking at the revenue foregone, it seems that the if the benefits given to us (and ...
Stocks
The Great Fall of NHPC
I’ve recently had a chance to trade into a few stocks, and one of them was NHPC. Unforunately the stock has crashed beyond imagination, hitting my stop loss ...
Charts & Analysis
India PMI Falls to 54.8, Growth Pace Declines
The HSBC Markit Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) comes in at 54.8, with the service part of the index slowing down while the manufacturing pace increased. A ...
Economy
Budgetonomics: E-Book on Budget 2013 Released!
You can now get my budget analysis (of Budget 2013) in e-book form, with “Budgetonomics”, with Dheeraj Singh. Updated: Four new chapters with a ton of new ...
Foundations
Should We Tax Dividends in India? No Way!
I strongly believe that dividends should not be taxed for shareholders. In social media I’ve received a lot of criticism for this opinion, because an ...
Economy
Service Tax Amnesty Scheme Introduced
While small service providers are exempt from paying service tax until after they receive Rs. 10 lakh in any year, many such providers earn more and don’t ...
Economy
Startups In Budget 2013, A Mixed Bag
What’s in it for startups? Last year, we had a horrible section (Read the full e-book) that still works against angel investors in early stage startups. ...
Commentary
Keyman Insurance Loophole Plugged: All Proceeds Will Be Taxed, No Exemption
Budget 2013 has plugged a loophole in the tax system. Consider a small company that wanted to pay its management a bonus based on a large profit it had ...
Economy