« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  New Income Tax Act: ITR forms to be issued prior to FY28, says govt  GSTR-9C Explained: Turnover Limit, Due Date, Statement Format & How to Prepare It in Tally Prime (2025 Update)  Will Income Tax Department release new ITR forms by January 2026? Finance Ministry says this  The Government of India has strengthened MSME protection through strict payment rules, ensuring that Micro & Small Enterprises receive timely payments from buyers. Under the MSME Development Act (MSMED Act), 2006, buyers must make payments within:  ITR Refund Delays in India: Why They Happen & How to FastTrack Your Refund in 2025  ITR Refund Delay: From Bank Errors To Department Checks, 5 Big Reasons Your Refund Gets Stuck  Income Tax Slabs 2025: New Vs Old Regime; Which One Is Better For You For FY2025-26?  Seamless Integration: How Tally Prime Connects Businesses to the Digital Economy  Govt to notify new ITR forms, Income Tax Act 2025 rules by January 2026: CBDT chief  Digital Efficiency for MSMEs: The Tally Prime Advantage  5 Ways Tally Prime Reduces Cost and Boosts Productivity for Startups «  Chandigarh exempts VAT on "Agarbatti"... SC stays income tax notice against General Electric... » FM urged to increase duty draw back rate by 3 pc December, 15th 2007 Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) on Friday requested Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to increase the duty drawback rate by another three per cent, so as to "sustain" in the global market and use the units' capacity fully. In a letter to Chidambaram, a copy of which was released to the media, TEA president A Shaktivel thanked him for revising upwards the duty drawback rates by one per cent for cotton knitwear products at a time when export was continuously facing a declining trend and showing a dismal performance due to unprecedented appreciation of rupee against the dollar. Shaktivel requested the minister to consider that hedging cost should be compensated or dual exchange rate should be considered and to fix the value of rupee against dollar at rs 42 for one year for the exporters. The exporters should be exempted from payment of service tax on all services and Fringe Benefit Tax, he said. Tirupur Knitwear exporters were making efforts to produce value added garments and exploring new markets and conducting lot of seminars with various Banks to make exporters familiar with the hedging mechanism for using such tools to protect themselves from the currency fluctuation, he said.