Inheritance Tax

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Inheritance tax no good, instead change culture of saving too much for children, says Rajan

His views come amidst some voices seeking an inheritance tax in the forthcoming Budget

Giving it away: Why India's rich may not rush to follow Premji

Azim Premji has signed Buffett's Giving Pledge, but there may be no rush from other Indian billionaires to join him

Union Budget 2013: Inheritance tax may make a comeback

The old estate duty was payable by the executors of the estate of a deceased under the Estate Duty Act, 1953.

Budget 2013: Super-rich? Rejoice, FM won't bother taxing you more

It is more than likely that the talk about taxing the super-rich is just talk: it will lower expectations of tax relief and allow the FM to raise resources quietly

Inheritance tax: Jayant Sinha is bang on, but that's only half work done

Having had a long stint in the US it was but natural for the newly inducted Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha to enjoy the top of the mind recall of this seemingly somber tax

Behind Japan's and EU's crisis is capitalism's failure to ensure free markets in labour

Japan's latest stimulus will not work - just as its earlier ones didn't. Nor will Europe's austerity. Capitalism's repeated crisis is the result of undermining markets for labour, and mollycoddling capital

Why the draft DTC is underwhelming; it's best to wait for a new one under next govt

The draft direct taxes code has come just when elections are due. It's time is suspect, and its contents are not the best possible. Best to let the next government take a better call

Budget 2013: Why Inheritance tax means more money down the drain

There is some talk of the reintroduction of inheritance tax in budget 2013. It sounds good in theory, but it won't achieve much in practice. Here's why.