Paying Taxes in India

Of a total 178 countries surveyed, for ease of payment of taxes, India ranks an abysmal 165th in ease of paying taxes, while the island nation of Maldives has topped the list. Ease and efficiency is measured by 3 indicators, the number of tax payments, time taken to comply with tax obligations and the actual [...]

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Morality of Career Choices

(via Prayag Joshi) The article below was printed in the Hindu. Prayag is brother of my close childhood friend, Samya. A brilliant student, chartered accountant, worked for various CA firms that included an international auditing firm. He went to work for an international NGO, then at a school near Pune and now works with tribals [...]

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Is India a Productive Nation ?

As the Rupee has started hovering below the Rs 40 mark, lot of export based industries, IT, garments are coming under a lot of stress. The government is trying to give some sops to boost the morale of these exporters. It is time the government and people should start asking some real tough questions and [...]

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Treo 650 : Planned Absolescence

I have been using the Treo smartphone from Palm for the last 6 years. The last model, I used, the Treo 650, has been a great disappointment. I have a group of about 6 friends, that bought one around 2 years ago, plus minus, couple of months. Mine started packing up a couple of months [...]

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Bad Decisions, Foundation of Success

Was told this small gem by Atul Alurkar, CEO of Eilysys software. A successful businessman was being interviewed. He was asked what is the secret of your success ?, “good decisions”, he replied. The next question, what was the basis for these good decisions?, “experience”, was the answers. How did you manage to get all [...]

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