Economic Times Top Stories

• CFO’s signature is a public promise, resigning doesn’t end accountability: Ananth Narayan
• Vivek Chaturvedi Appointed New Chairman of CBIC
• Tata Technologies appoints Uttam Gujrati as new CFO; Savitha Balachandran resigns
• India’s Q2 GDP growth quickens to 8.2% on manufacturing, services strength
• Formalisation Could Define India’s Next Decade
• CFOs test AI in pilots but say tools not yet ready for Indian tax complexity
• NFRA chief flags serious governance gaps, slams weak audit committee disclosures and seeks stronger self-regulation from India Inc
• India may need to rethink FPI withholding-tax rules for better global alignment, says former Sebi WTM
• Exclusive: MCA plans to exempt firms up to Rs 1 crore turnover from statutory audit
• New I-T Bill enables deep digital access; BCAS President flags privacy, competence risks

Economic Times

• Vivek Chaturvedi appointed new chairman of CBIC
• Tata Technologies appoints Uttam Gujrati as new CFO; Savitha Balachandran resigns
• Adani to invest $5 billion in Google data centers, CFO says
• RBI replaces 9.5k circulars with 244 master directions
• Sebi wants regulated entities, agents to display name, registration number on social media
• Investments by mutual funds, SIFs in REITs to be treated as equity, effective Jan 1: Sebi
• Aggressive hybrid mutual funds register sharp uptick in assets to Rs 2.5 lakh cr in Oct
• Adani Group plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr via debt in FY27
• CEA flags concentration of large, well-rated companies in bond market for raising funds
• Low deflator lifts Q2 growth; effect seen fading next year

CA Club India

• GST Cut Boosts Economic Momentum: E-Way Bills Jump 14.4%, PMI Hits Multi-Month High
• Supreme Court Rules PAN Not Mandatory for DTAA Benefits: TDS Capped at 10% for Foreign Payments
• Former GST Assistant Commissioner Gets 5 Years Jail in Rs 10 Crore Bribe Case
• CBDT Issues New Procedure for MAP Cases With Pending Appeals Before CIT(A)
• Chennai CCB Arrests Key Accused in Rs 1.74 Crore GST Fraud After Two Years on the Run
• CBI Recovers Over Rs 1 Crore in Raids Linked to ITAT Jaipur Appeal-Fixing Syndicate
• CBDT Notifies Tax Exemptions for Odisha PCB, Haryana Technical Education Board and Odisha RERA Under Section 10
• CBDT launches 2nd NUDGE initiative to strengthen voluntary compliance in respect of Foreign Assets
• DGGI Interrogates Mumbai-based CA Inside Bhubaneswar Jail in Rs 325 Crore GST Fraud Probe
• Centre Plans Auto-Populated GSTR-3B to Curb Fake ITC by 2026

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