#Capital Gains Tax planning

[fairmoves]

What Are the Benefits of GST Filing Services in Chennai?

Filing GST returns is crucial for any business, but many business owners find it complicated. That's why it's better to avail GST filing services in Chennai than struggle alone. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) can be tricky to navigate, and staying compliant can be a challenge. In this article, we'll explore how GST filing works, its benefits, and why professional services in Chennai are a great choice.

How Does GST Filing Work?

GST filing involves submitting tax returns to the government, declaring your taxable income, and paying the taxes owed. Here's a brief overview of the process:

Collect Sales and Purchase Details: Gather invoices and receipts that show the tax paid on purchases and the tax collected on sales.

Claim Input Tax Credit (ITC): You can claim ITC to reduce your tax liability.

File GST Returns: Depending on your business type, file the appropriate returns.

Make Payment: Pay any taxes owed after applying ITC.

Submit: Submit the returns to the GST portal on time to avoid penalties.

Though it sounds simple, the filing process can become complex, especially when dealing with large volumes of transactions. That's where GST filing resources can help.

Advantages of Using GST Services

1. Expertise and Knowledge

GST laws can change, and experts are always up to date. A GST Audit advisor in Chennai, like Fairmoves, ensures your business remains compliant with the latest regulations.

2. Saves Time

GST filing can be time-consuming, especially if your business deals with many transactions. By outsourcing, you can focus on growing your business while experts handle the filing.

3. Avoid Penalties

Late or incorrect filings can result in penalties. These services help ensure your returns are filed accurately and on time, reducing the risk of fines.

4. Accuracy

GST professionals are trained to file returns without errors, ensuring accuracy and avoiding discrepancies.

5. Better Record-Keeping

Using professional services can help you maintain organized GST records, making the filing process more easy, and ensuring that you don't lose out on any important paperwork.

6. Financial Planning

GST experts provide details about your existing tax liabilities and can help with tax planning, potentially saving you a lot of money in the long run, that you could use in running in your business.

7. Seamless Online Filing

GST filing is done electronically, and professionals ensure the process is seamless, helping you track and manage your returns with ease.

8. Audit Support

In the case of audits, GST professionals ensure you have all the documentation in order and represent you if needed.

9. Peace of Mind

By outsourcing your GST filing, you can rest assured that your taxes are being handled correctly and on time, reducing stress and letting you focus on your business.

Conclusion

GST filing is an important part of running a successful business. It's important to avoid penalties and make sure that you file accurate and timely returns. If you can't do it by yourself, outsourcing this major task can allow you to focus on growing your business while professionals can take care of GST compliance on your behalf.

[well-educatedmillennial]

Capital Gains: What Every Investor Should Know

In my latest article, I break down how to approach capital gains, manage taxes, and grow wealth over time. If you're interested in improving your investment strategy, check it out. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments section as well!

When we talk about building wealth, capital gains are one of the most fundamental concepts you need to understand. Whether you’re new to investing or looking to refine your strategy, knowing how capital gains work and how to maximize them is essential for growing your portfolio. This article breaks down what capital gains are, why they matter, and how to strategically approach them for long-term…

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40 Frequently Asked Questions About Fidelity Magellan Fund (FMAGX)

Investing in mutual funds can seem overwhelming, especially with so many options available. One fund that consistently piques interest is the Fidelity Magellan Fund (FMAGX). Known for its strong performance and experienced management team, FMAGX often draws the attention of both new and seasoned investors. In this blog post, we will address 50 frequently asked questions about FMAGX to help you…

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Top Essential Terms In Taxation

Taxation is an integral part of our financial lives, influencing everything from business decisions to personal finances. However, navigating the complex world of taxes can be daunting without a solid understanding of key terminology. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll demystify taxation by exploring the top essential terms you need to know. 1. Tax: A compulsory financial charge imposed by the…

[rogerboghani1]

Navigating Financial Success: The Role of Accounting Services, Tax Planning, and Public Accountants in Business Growth

Introduction:

In today's fast-paced business environment, entrepreneurs and business owners encounter a plethora of challenges and opportunities. Among the critical components contributing to the success of any enterprise are accounting services, tax planning, and the expertise of public accountants. This article delves into the significance of these elements concerning business growth strategies, emphasizing the complexities of Capital Gains Tax and the pivotal role these financial services play in fostering long-term success.

1. Understanding Accounting Services:

Accounting services serve as the foundation of a well-operating business. Whether a startup or an established corporation, maintaining precise financial records is vital for making informed decisions. Professional accountants ensure compliance with regulatory standards and offer insights into financial health, empowering businesses to strategize effectively.

2. Tax Planning for Sustainable Growth:

Tax planning stands as a critical facet of financial management directly influencing a company's bottom line. Effective tax planning surpasses mere compliance; it involves strategically minimizing tax liabilities while maximizing returns. Through proactive tax planning, businesses can allocate resources more efficiently, creating an environment conducive to growth.

3. The Role of Public Accountants:

Public accountants play a pivotal role in providing external financial expertise. Their objectivity and extensive industry knowledge make them invaluable partners in navigating intricate financial landscapes. From auditing and assurance to advisory services, public accountants contribute to the overall financial health and transparency of a business.

4. Demystifying Capital Gains Tax:

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) holds significant importance for businesses and individuals involved in investment activities. Grasping the implications of CGT is crucial for making informed investment decisions and optimizing financial gains. Professional advice on capital gains tax aids businesses in structuring transactions efficiently, thereby contributing to overall financial success.

5. Integrated Business Growth Strategies:

Effective business growth strategies necessitate a comprehensive approach that integrates accounting services, tax planning, and the expertise of public accountants. By aligning financial management with growth objectives, businesses can pinpoint expansion opportunities, manage risks, and bolster overall sustainability.

Conclusion:

In the ever-evolving business landscape, the synergy between accounting services, tax planning, and the expertise of public accountants plays a pivotal role in achieving sustained growth. Businesses prioritizing financial acumen, adhering to tax regulations, and leveraging professional expertise are better equipped to navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities. By incorporating these elements into their core strategies, businesses can ensure financial stability while fostering an environment conducive to long-term success and prosperity.

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How To Buy Capital Gain Bonds Online in 5 Easy Steps

Capital gain bonds present a lucrative avenue for minimizing tax liabilities following the profitable sale of a capital asset. These bonds, governed by Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, offer a tax exemption opportunity that shouldn’t be overlooked. This guide will outline the simple and efficient process of acquiring capital gain bonds online in just five steps.

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Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a fiscal obligation that you might face when you dispose of an asset that has increased in value. The tax is payable on the profit, rather than the total amount you receive. It is, however, essential to understand that several methods can help you minimise or potentially avoid this form of taxation. This article meticulously outlines seven key steps that can assist you in reducing the impact of Capital Gains Tax in the UK.

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A few weeks before the presidential election, the New York Times published an article about the influence of big donors over the Kamala Harris campaign based on not-so-humble bragging from the heights of corporate America. Now it reads much more like a confession. While Harris refused to distance herself from Joe Biden over the carnage in Gaza, she had no problem signaling her intention to scrap parts of his economic agenda that benefited working-class Americans but went down badly with the very rich. The Times described “a steady stream of meetings and calls in which corporate executives and donors offer their thoughts on tax policy, financial regulation and other issues,” which had resulted in “a Democratic campaign that is far more open to corporate input than the one President Biden had led for much of the election cycle.” According to one business executive, the Harris campaign was “definitely giving large corporations a seat at the table and giving them a voice,” in a way that marked “a significant difference from the Biden administration.” The donors weighed in behind the scenes when Harris promised to ban “price gouging” for groceries and secured an immediate rollback on the pledge: “In the days after, Ms. Harris’s team clarified that the plan would apply only during emergencies and would mirror laws already in place in many states — a narrower concept that would not immediately address rising grocery prices.” Harris might have been left with little to say about one of the most pressing economic problems in the United States, but at least her corporate backers were happy.

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As well as making “remarks that indicate a less zealous approach to antitrust enforcement,” which went down very well on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, Harris explicitly rejected Biden’s plan to raise the capital gains tax to 39.6 percent. Billionaire Mark Cuban boasted that he had inundated the Harris campaign with “a never-ending stream of texts and calls and emails,” urging them to support various economic policies that would benefit his class: “The list is endless, and in all those areas I’ve seen something pop into her speech at some level.”

7 November 2024

[mostlysignssomeportents]

How America's oligarchs lull us with the be-your-own-boss fairy tale

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/narrative-capitalism/#sell-job

Capitalism is a vibes-based system. Sure, we all know about Keynes's "Animal Spirits" that see "bulls" and "bears" vying to set the market's future, but beyond that, there's just a hell of a lot of narrative.

Writing for The American Prospect, Adam M Lowenstein reviews two books that tell the histories of the stories that are used to sell American capitalism to the American people – the stories that turn workers into "temporarily embarrassed millionaires":

https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-02-16-stories-corporations-tell-williams-waterhouse-review/

The first of these books is Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation, by Kyle Edward Williams, a kind of pre-history of "woke capitalism":

https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393867237

Taming is a history of the low-water marks for Big Business's reputation in America, and how each was overcome through PR campaigns that declared a turning point in which business leaders would pursue the common good, even at the expense of their shareholders' interests.

The story starts in the 1950s, when DuPont and other massive firms had gained a well-deserved reputation as rapacious profit-generation machines that "alienated workers and pushed around small businessmen, investors, and consumers." This prompted DuPont's PR chief, Harold Brayman, to write a memo called "The Attack on Bigness," where he set out a plan to sell America on a new cuddly image for corporate giants.

For Brayman, the problem was that corporate execs were too shy about telling their social inferiors about all the good that businesses did for them: "The businessman is normally reluctant to talk out loud. He frequently shuns the spotlight and is content with plugging his wares, not himself."

This was the starting gun for a charm offensive by American big business that included IBM president Thomas Watson Jr ("I think there is a world market for about five computers") going on a speaking tour organized by McKinsey & Co, where he told audiences that his company's billion dollar annual profits had convinced it to assume "responsibilities for the broader public welfare."

This set the template for a nationwide mania of "business statesmanship" that Fortune celebrated with an editorial announcing "a great transformation, of which the world as a whole is as yet unaware" that put the "profit motive…on its last leg."

Fortune then spent the next seventy years recycling this announcement, every time the tide went out on business's popularity. In 2019, Fortune platformed IBM president Ginni Rometty for an announcement that the company was orienting its priorities to the public good: "It’s a question of whether society trusts you or not. We need society to accept what it is that we do."

The occasion for Rometty's quote was a special package on the Trump tax-cuts, a trillion-dollar gift to American big business, which lobbyists for the Business Roundtable celebrated with an announcement that American capitalism would now serve "stakeholders" (not just shareholders). Fortune celebrated this "change" as "fundamental and profound."

Fast forward five years and corporate leaders are still telling stories, this time about "stakeholder capitalism" and "ESG" – the dread "woke capitalism" that has right-wing swivel-eyed loons running around, hair afire, declaring the end of capitalism.

For Williams and Lowenstein (and me), all this ESG, DEI, and responsible capitalism is just window dressing, a distraction to keep the pitchforks and torches in people's closets, and to keep the guillotines in their packaging. The right-wing is doing a mirror-world version of liberals who freak out when OpenAI claims to have built a machine that will pauperize every worker – assuming that a PR pitch is the gospel truth, and then repeating it in criticism. Criti-hype, in other words:

https://sts-news.medium.com/youre-doing-it-wrong-notes-on-criticism-and-technology-hype-18b08b4307e5

Think of ESG: the right is freaking out that ESG is harming shareholders by leaving hydrocarbons in the ground to appease climate-addled greenies. The reality is that ESG is barely disguised greenwashing, and it's fully compatible with burning every critter that died in the Mesozoic, Cenozoic, and lo, even the Paleozoic:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/15/sanctions-financing/#profiteers

The reason this tactic is so successful is that Americans have also been sold another narrative: that American problems are solved by American individuals as entrepreneurs and businesspeople, not as polities or as members of a union (let alone the working class!).

This is the subject of the second book Lowenstein reviews, One Day I’ll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America, by Benjamin Waterhouse:

https://wwnorton.com/books/one-day-ill-work-for-myself/

A keystone of American narrative capitalism is the idea that the USA is a nation of small businesspeople, Jeffersonian yeoman farmsteaders of the US economy. But even a cursory examination shows that the country is ruled – economically and politically – by very large firms.

Uber sells itself as a way to be your own boss ("No shifts. No boss. No limits.") – even though it's a system where the app is your boss, and thanks to that layer of misdirection, Uber gets to be the worst conceivable boss, while its workers have no recourse in labor law:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/12/algorithmic-wage-discrimination/#fishers-of-men

In labor fights, Uber represents itself as the champion of innumerable "small businesspeople" who drive its unlicensed taxis. In consumer protection fights, Amazon claims to be fighting for "small businesspeople" who sell on its platform. In privacy fights, Facebook claims to represent "small businesspeople" who buy its surveillance advertising.

But large firms are actively hostile to small firms, seeing them as small-fry to be rooked or destroyed (recall that when Amazon targeted small publishers for bankruptcy-level discounts, they called the program "The Gazelle Project" and Bezos told his executives to tackle these firms "the way a cheetah pursues a sickly gazelle").

Decades of this tale have produced "a profound shift from a shared belief that individuals might come together to solve problems, into a collective faith in individual effort." America's long love-affair with rugged individualism was weaponized in the 1970s by corporations seeking to shed their regulatory obligation to workers, customers, and the environment.

As with Big Tech today, the big business lobby held up mom-and-pop businesses as the true beneficiaries of deregulation, even as they knifed these firms. A telling anecdote comes from someone who worked for the Chamber of Commerce's magazine Nation's Business: when this editor pointed out that many of the magazine's subscribers were small businesspeople and asked if they could start including articles relevant to mom-and-pops, the editor in chief said, "Over my dead body."

The neoliberal era has been an unbroken string of platitudes celebrating the small business and policies that annihilate their chances against large firms. Ronald Reagan's dewy-eyed hymns to American entrepreneurship sounded nice, but what matters is that he attempted to abolish the Small Business Administration and refused to address the 20,000 attendee "White House Conference on Small Business."

In the years since, American has sacrificed its small businesses while pulling out all the stops – bailouts and tax cuts and elite bankruptcy – to keep its largest firms growing. New regulations like Dodd-Frank were neutered in the name of saving mom-and-pop shops, even though the provisions that were cut already exempted small businesses.

Today, millions of Americans are treading water in a fetid stew of LLC-poisoning, rise-and-grind, multi-level-marketing, dropshipping and gig-work, convinced that the only way to get a better life is to pull themselves up by their bootstraps:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/10/declaration-of-interdependence/

Narrative does a lot of work here. The American economy runs on bubbles, another form of narrative capitalism. Take AI, a subject I sincerely wish I could stop hearing about, not least because I'm certain that 99% of that thinking is being wasted on whatever residue remains after the bubble pops:

https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/

AI isn't going to do your job, but its narrative may convince your boss to fire you and replace you with a bot that can't do your job. Like what happened when Air Canada hired a chatbot to answer customer inquiries and it started making shit up about bereavement discounts that the company later claimed it didn't have to honor:

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-s-chatbot-gave-a-b-c-man-the-wrong-information-now-the-airline-has-to-pay-for-the-mistake-1.6769454

This story's been all over the news for the past couple of days, but so far as I've seen, no one has pointed out the seemingly obvious inference that this chatbot probably ripped off lots of people. The victim here was extraordinarily persistent, chasing a refund for 10 weeks and then going to the regulator. This guy is a six-sigma self-advocate – which implies a whole bell-curve's worth of comparatively normal people who just ate the shit-sandwich Air Canada fed them.

The reason AI is a winning proposition for Air Canada isn't that it can do a customer service rep's job – it can't. But the AI is a layer of indirection – like the app that is the true boss of Uber drivers – that lets Air Canada demoralize the customers it steals from into walking away from their losses.

Nevertheless, the narrative that AI Will Change Everything Forever is powerful – more powerful than AI itself, that's for sure. Take this Bloomberg headline: "Nearly all wealth gained by world's rich this year comes from AI":

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/nearly-all-wealth-gained-by-world-s-rich-this-year-comes-from-ai-124021600006_1.html

Dig in and you find even more narrative. The single largest beneficiary of AI stock gains last year was Mark Zuckerberg ($161B!). Zuck is American Narrative Capitalism's greatest practitioner: the guy who made billions peddling a series of lies, from "pivot to video" to "metaverse," leaping from one lie to the next just ahead of the mass stock-selloffs that wiped out lesser predators.

The Narrative Capitalism Cinematic Universe has a lot of side-plots like AI and entrepreneurship and woke capitalism, but its main narrative arc was articulated, ad nauseum, by Margaret Thatcher: "There is no alternative." This is the most important part of the story, the part that says it literally can't be otherwise. The only way to organize society is through markets, and the only way to organize markets is to leave them alone, no matter how much suffering they cause.

This is a baffling story, because it's so easily disproved. Zuck says the only way to have friends is to let him surveil you from asshole to appetite, even though he once ran Facebook as the privacy-forward alternative to MySpace, and promised never to spy on you:

https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1128876

Likewise, the business leaders – and their chorus of dutiful Renfields – who insist that monopoly is the natural and inevitable outcome of any market economy just handwave away the decades during which anti-monopoly enforcement actually kept most businesses from getting too big to fail and too big to jail.

I'm no champion of market efficiency – especially not as the best and final arbiter of social and economic questions – but when I hear my comrades repeating the Thatcherite claims that all forms of capitalism necessarily degrade into monopolistic quagmires, that there is no alternative, it sounds like more criti-hype.

This is a frequent point of departure during discussions of enshittification: some people dismiss the whole idea of enshittification as "just capitalism." But we had decades of digital services that either didn't degrade, or, when they did, were replaced by superior competitors with a minimum of switching costs for users who migrated from the decaying incumbent to greener pastures.

The reality is that while there are problems with all forms of capitalism, there are different kinds of capitalist problems, and some forms of capitalism are less harmful to working people and more capable of enacting and enforcing sound policy than others.

Enshittification is what happens when the constraints on the worst impulses of companies and their investors and managers are removed. When a company doesn't have competitors, when it can capture its regulators to trample our rights with impunity, when it can enlist those regulators to shut down would-be competitors who might free us from its "walled garden," and when it can fire any worker who refuses to enact harm upon the users they serve, then that company will enshittify:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/30/go-nuts-meine-kerle/#ich-bin-ein-bratapfel

A company can be made to treat you well, even if it is run by a wicked person who sees you as a mark to be fleeced – that mustache twirler just has to be constrained – by competition, regulation, self-help and labor. He may still hate you and wish you harm, but he won't be able to act on it.

As MLK said:

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, religion and education will have to do that, but it can restrain him from lynching me. And I think that's pretty important also. And so that while legislation may not change the hearts of men, it does change the habits of men. And we see this every day.

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india's hindutva middle class is having a meltdown because the new budget upped capital gains taxes and reduced income taxes. tbf they reduced corporate taxes as well so this isn't income redistribution or anything, but this is perceived as an attack by one of modi's strongest voter bases

The budget increased tax on long-term capital gains on all financial and non-financial assets to 12.5% from 10%. Assets held for over a year are considered long term.

Short-term capital gains will now be taxed at 20% instead of 15%.

The budget has also increased the securities transaction tax on derivatives trading.

This was widely expected, with the Economic Survey released a day earlier raising red flags about rising speculation and growing participation of retail investors in Indian equity markets.

[rogerboghani1]

Accounting services form the bedrock of a well-functioning business. Whether you're a startup or an established corporation, maintaining accurate financial records is essential for making informed decisions. Professional accountants not only ensure compliance with regulatory standards but also provide insights into financial health, enabling businesses to strategize effectively.

[azspot]

Republicans plan to give the richest Americans a fresh round of individual tax breaks, slash the corporate tax rate yet again, and cut taxes on capital gains and dividends, which would let their Wall Street friends keep even more of their winnings when they sell a stock or are showered with dividends. Then they’ll move to step two: draconian budget cuts for the programs Americans rely on.

Trump Is Already Planning Colossal Tax Giveaways to Corporations and Billionaires