The difference between Credit rating agencies and credit information bureaus lies in their meaning and functions. Credit information bureaus in India (CIB): Credit Information bureaus maintain a repository of credit information of individual borrowers, offer comprehensive risk management tools, and provide lenders with portfolio reviews of borrowers that help them study a borrower’s behaviour and…
Before listing out the new slabs in the budget 2023, the finance minister announced that the Old Tax Regime will only be available on request now, and what was known as the New Tax Regime so far will thus be considered the default regime. The taxpayers can choose the regime while filing income tax returns.…
India’s central bank on Wednesday announced that all inbound travelers to India are permitted to access UPI for their merchant payments (P2M) using their international mobile numbers, while they are in the country. This is an enhancement to the earlier provision of UPI access to non-resident Indians who have international mobile numbers linked to their…
The guidelines on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) were issued in December 2014 with the objective of facilitating the financing of trade receivables of MSMEs. Small businesses can use the TReDS platform to raise capital by auctioning off their trade receivables. Before the buyer pays, a finance provider or a bank (basically the vendor) bids…
TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting System) is an institutional setup for the flow of finance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through multiple financiers at a competitive rate. The model outlined for TReDS in the paper, envisages its operation both in the primary market segment as well as a secondary market segment as authorised payment…
The Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 8, 2023 sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulation; (iii) Payment and Settlement Systems and (iv) Currency Management. In its statement today, India’s central bank announced that it will issue draft guidelines for transparency in the penal charges…
In the statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 8, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced today that the central bank will start a pilot project to launch QR code based coin vending machines. Unlike cash-based traditional Coin Vending Machines, the QCVM is a coin dispensation machine that would eliminate the need…
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor on Wednesday (February 8, 2023) announced the hike in the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%. The RBI also projected India’s GDP growth at 6.4 per cent for 2023-24 and projected retail inflation at 6.5 per cent for 2022-23 and 5.3 per cent…
The Union Budget 2023 has left individuals confused with the choice of the tax regime. Both old and new tax regimes require a proper assessment before choosing one. The calculation of tax payable by various income groups under the new tax regime and old tax regime is shown at the bottom of this post so…
There are many changes in income-tax rules. This post analyses tax consequences on 15 key points on which tax policies are changed. Let us see how these changes impact you. A standard deduction of Rs 50,000 to salaried individuals, and a deduction from family pension up to Rs.15000, is currently allowed only under the old…