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It’s very exciting as a founder when you start a company, you are full of energy and excited about the possibility of the future. Before you get to doing the fun stuff make sure you’ve got the foundation down. A lot of startups I’ve seen neglect some very basic things that will eventually cause the […]

The draft model law on goods and service tax (GST) has proposed bringing all online buying within the purview of the proposed levy. The move will end uncertainty over tax on purchases from e-commerce sites. Introduction of GST will provide clarity on where the tax is levied, as the entire burden moves from the point […]

A chief financial officer often comes with a significant price tag. Is the role worth having in your business? Learn more about virtual cfo , finance and accounting outsourcing , payroll services at Aristotle Consultancy.

In order to promote awareness and adoption of intellectual property rights of startups and protect and commercialise them, Indian Patent Office has issued some guidelines. This will guide the startups regarding the procedure to be adopted for filing/processing their applications for patents, designs, trademarks and fees to be paid to the facilitators thereof. The step […]

As if the slashing of their valuations was not worrying enough, the income tax department, it appears, is planning to tax startups who have witnessed a slash in valuations. Section 56 of the Income Tax Act confers the tax department the power to tax the excess consideration (more than the fair value) against issue of […]