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๐Ÿ“ข ๐—›๐——๐—™๐—– ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ผ

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 ๐Ÿ“ข ๐—›๐——๐—™๐—– ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น! ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ผ HDFC Bank, Indiaโ€™s largest private lender, is making headlines with its plan to sell up to โ‚น10,000 crore ($1.2 billion) in loans using a rarely seen debt instrument. This strategic move aims to manage the bank's exposure to certain sectors while tackling the challenge of raising deposits. Hereโ€™s a quick breakdown of whatโ€™s happening: ๐Ÿฆ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป? HDFC Bank is gearing up to issue Pass-Through Certificates (PTCs), backed by a pool of the bank's car loans. This approach, which hasn't been used by the bank in over a decade, is designed to spread risk and diversify income streams. ๐Ÿค ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผโ€™๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? The bank is in discussions with several local asset managers, including ICICI Prudential AMC, Nippon Life India Asset Management, SBI Funds Management, and Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, to subscribe to these securities. ๐Ÿ” ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„? With a Credit-Deposit (CD...

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—œ-๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€! ๐Ÿค–

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 ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—œ-๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€! ๐Ÿค– As a CA, I've witnessed the increasing sophistication of cybercrime, especially in the realm of income tax refunds. With digital transactions becoming the norm, fraudsters are using advanced tactics, including AI, to scam unsuspecting individuals. Digital transactions have become playground for cyber fraudsters. With AI enhancing their schemes, it's crucial to stay informed & vigilant. ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™€๐™ข๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™จ: Scammers send fake emails that appear to be from the Income Tax Department, creating a sense of urgency to trick you into clicking malicious links. ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ค๐™›๐™š๐™™ ๐™’๐™š๐™—๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ & ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™จ: Fake sites mimic official ones, stealing your sensitive information when you enter details. ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฅ-๐™๐™ฅ๐™จ: Beware of pop-ups that seem to be warnings from tax authorities...

๐Ÿ“Š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™„๐™๐™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ: ๐™†๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™&๐™Š ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™!๐Ÿ“‰

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  ๐Ÿ“Š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™„๐™๐™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ: ๐™†๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™&๐™Š ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™!๐Ÿ“‰ As a CA, one of the most intriguing aspects of my work during this ITR filing season has been observing a significant trend among F&O traders. Nearly every client involved in this segment had one thing in common: ๐™‡อŸ๐™คอŸ๐™จอŸ๐™จอŸ๐™šอŸ๐™จอŸ. ๐Ÿ“‰ Hereโ€™s a deeper look into the findings: ๐Ÿ” ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: The number of unique individual traders in the equity F&O segment surged from 7.1 lakhs in FY19 to a remarkable 45.2 lakhs in FY22. Active traders make up 88% of this group, with those aged 30-40 leading in participation (39%). ๐Ÿ“‰ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€: Despite the rise in participants, 89% of these traders faced losses, with an average loss of โ‚น1.1 lakh. Even among active traders, 90% incurred losses averaging โ‚น1.25 lakh. Remarkably, the losses for these traders were about 15 ...

๐Ÿšจ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ: ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ช๐™ง๐™œ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™€๐˜ฝ๐™„'๐™จ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ซ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ! ๐Ÿšจ

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๐Ÿšจ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ: ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ช๐™ง๐™œ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™€๐˜ฝ๐™„'๐™จ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ซ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ! ๐Ÿšจ Hereโ€™s what you need to know in under a minute: ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜: A shocking report from Hindenburg Research accuses the Adani Groupโ€”a major powerhouse in Indiaโ€™s economyโ€”of engaging in large-scale money-siphoning activities. ๐Ÿ“œ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€: These allegations are supported by whistleblower evidence, suggesting that SEBI and its Chairperson might have connections to offshore entities used by Adani for fund diversion, casting serious doubt on the integrity of Indiaโ€™s financial regulatory framework. โš ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—•๐—œโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The findings imply that SEBI may have either failed in its oversight duties or been complicit in this misconduct, shaking investor confidence in both t...

๐Ÿš€ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ก ๐™๐™–๐™ญ ๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก: ๐˜ผ ๐™‚๐™–๐™ข๐™š-๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™จ?

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  ๐Ÿš€ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ก ๐™๐™–๐™ญ ๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก: ๐˜ผ ๐™‚๐™–๐™ข๐™š-๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™จ? The recent announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to abolish the so-called โ€œAngel Taxโ€ has sparked excitement across the startup ecosystem. But before the celebrations begin, it's crucial to delve into what this decision truly entails, the benefits it brings, and any potential pitfalls. ๐Ÿ” ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… The term "Angel Tax" isn't actually mentioned in the Income Tax Act. It refers to the tax under Section 56(2)(viib) on funds received by startups above their Fair Market Value (FMV). Essentially, if a startup raises funds at a valuation higher than its FMV, the difference is considered taxable income. ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ? Imagine running a business valued at โ‚น10 crores. An investor, like Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, agrees to buy 20% equity for โ‚น5 crores, valuing your company at โ‚น25 crores. The gove...

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ: ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฃ! ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ”

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  ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ: ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฃ! ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ” As a Chartered Accountant, I've seen firsthand how crucial it is to protect personal information, especially in our increasingly digital world. Recently, an incident highlighted the importance of this message. Last week, while finalizing tax returns for a long-time client, I needed to verify some details which required an OTP. When I called my client, his assistant answered and, without hesitation, offered to share the OTP. Though she trusted me as her employer's CA, this moment made me realize the potential risks involved. I paused the conversation to emphasize an important security protocol: Never share your OTP with anyone, no matter the circumstances. OTPs protect sensitive transactions and personal information, and sharing them can lead to security breaches and fraud. ๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐Ÿ”’ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Never disclose your OTP, bank account d...