Economic Times Top Stories

• Pocket FM workforce reduction not mass layoff; key to long-term profitability, says CFO Anurag Sharma
• New Income Tax Bill: Experts push for simplification, faster dispute resolution
• About 96% of Indian professionals using AI and generative AI tools at work: Study
• CFOs laud Union Budget’s consumption, business focus but concerned over low capex
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance appoints Anckur Anil Kanwar as CFO
• Union budget 25-26: Very good, good, and not so good: for business and finance
• India’s Manufacturing PMI elevates to six-month high of 57.7 in January
• Old tax regime to stay, but why would anyone want it now: CBDT chairman
• RBI expected to cut interest rates for first time in nearly five years
• Centre may push for a leaner GST machine

Economic Times

• India Inc revenue growth slows to 4-6% in December quarter
• Amid surge in MFI defaults, small borrowers binge on debt
• India IPO volumes likely to double from 2024 levels: Goldman Sachs' Iain Drayton
• FPIs bow to IPO allure, but walk out of secondary markets
• India Inc mops up record Rs 1.6 lakh crore from IPOs in 2024
• Gautam Adani hikes stake in two group companies
• CXO pay in India inches close to that of US peers
• Indian companies' revenue surge in FY24 however wage growth of employees moderate: SBI Report
• Startups that took the IPO route in 2024
• India Inc raises record Rs 1.21 lakh crore via QIPs till Nov in 2024

CA Club India

• ICAI Unveils Aggregation Guidelines 2024 for CA Firms to Enhance Professional Excellence
• Tax Exemption for SUUTI Specified Undertaking to Last Until March 2027
• Updated ITR Filing Window Extended to 4 Years with Higher Penalties for Late Compliance
• Processing Period for Immunity from Penalty and Prosecution Extended to 3 Months
• Faceless Tax Schemes to Continue Beyond March 2025 as Date Restrictions Removed
• Section 271BB Omitted and Penalty Powers Shift to Assessing Officers in 2025
• Section 276BB Amended: Exemption from Prosecution for Certain Delayed TCS Payments
• Time Limit Extension for TCS Default Orders Under Section 206C Effective April 2025
• Section 115VP Amended: Extended Deadline for Tonnage Tax Approvals Effective 2025
• Income Tax Act Amendment: New Reporting Norms for Crypto-Assets Effective April 2026

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• Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies
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• Banksy fan badger wins hearts in wildlife photo competition
• Time limit for child sex abuse claims to be removed
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• Why are medical experts disputing evidence used to convict Lucy Letby?

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