The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 12, 2007

ECONOMY
How inflation hits hard the pensioners
Story so far: During a stroll, one night, I find a carrom game going on in a by-lane. The boys around the board are familiar neighbourhood faces. For, with no gainful employment, despite education, one could always find them in teashops ... More

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TAXATION
Separate exemption for each service?
We are a private limited company providing computer training services. We are registered under the service tax rules and comply with all the applicable rules, such as collection/remitting of tax, filing returns, etc. Our service tax ... More

EVENTS
Just Do IT
A.Ramalingam - vallalar18 at yahoo.co.in, Aditya Jain - Malwa Industries Limited - Ludhiana - adityajain at malwagroup.com, B Ramakrishna - Dy DGFT (Retd) - Ghaziabad - krishnabr1942 at gmail.com, D.B.Shastri - Creative Head - Touchstone ... More

INCOME TAX
Tax calc for a woman assessee
What is my tax liability, and how much should I invest additionally under Section 80C given my gross salary per month of Rs 18,826 and a take-home of around Rs 16,000. I have a LIC policy and my premium is Rs 7,200 per annum. Mrs Lavina ... More

RETAILING
Rendezvous with retail
Loud music beating the ear drum, air-conditioners running, a mixture of perfumes - of flowers, of hot cookies, Kolkatta chaat and chocolate - in the air; super fast escalators and speedy glass elevators. Well, Wafers, China and ... More

PEOPLE
Look at issues with an open mind and a cool head
Mr Sunny John is Country Manager (India) of Quantum Corporation, a US-based company. Quantum specialises in design, development and manufacture of secondary storage solution products. He is an engineer by qualification. Here's his take on four ... More

BOOKS
Scanners' favourite food is learning
Scanners may be the compilations of past question papers that CA students study for exams. But Barbara Sher's definition of `scanners' is different. "Scanners love to read and write, to fix and invent things, to design projects and businesses, to ... More

Three steps to a better memory
Pay attention. That's the first of the three steps to take hold of your memory's reins and steer the wagon, says Frank Felberbaum in The Business of Memory, from Rodale (www.rodalebooks.co.uk). "Walk into every important event ... More

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