Economic Times Top Stories

• Budget 2026: Tax experts call for compliance simplification, customs overhaul and litigation relief
• NFRA recommends Ind AS 118, proposes April 2027 rollout; members differ on EBITDA, expense presentation
• Budget 2026 must push investment and exports, not freebies: Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg
• HDFC Bank CFO says 4% margin aspiration intact despite near-term pressure; cost of funds already falling
• Budget 2026: Phone machines likely to get rid of duty friction
• World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
• SC Tiger Global ruling strips TRC protection exposes Mauritius treaty exits and grandfathered investments to GAAR scrutiny
• SME credit squeeze
• Budget 2026 must back localisation, MSMEs, supply chain resilience: Suzuki Motorcycle India CFO
• Budget 2026: India must insure growth risks; balance fiscal consolidation with capital expenditure, say BFSI leaders

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• Indian manufacturing hits record high in Q3, production cost also rise: FICCI Survey
• UPL subsidiary Advanta Enterprises files draft IPO papers with Sebi
• Suzlon doubles down on core biz with Wind 2.0, plans expansion into other areas with Suzlon 2.0
• Potential huge in India itself, no global plans for now: Swiggy
• IMF raises India FY26 growth forecast to 7.3%, sees slower pace in next two years
• EU's dense web of non-tariff barriers often blunt impact of tariff cuts; FTA should fix this: GTRI
• India-EU Summit: Trade, defence and mobility deals on table
• Provide incentive in Budget for R&D, create specialised fin institution for long-term fund: MPC member Nagesh Kumar
• Rating agencies to zoom in on IPO funds' end-use
• Gensol case: ED attaches Anmol Singh Jaggi's houses in DLF Camellias, Magnolias

CA Club India

• Finance Bill Likely to Propose 5 Key GST Amendments to Boost Ease of Doing Business
• ICAI organises GES-CA 2026 to Transform Commerce Education into Future Leadership
• ICAI Reschedules CA Intermediate Paper 5 (Auditing and Ethics) to 31st January 2026
• Tax Department Issues PE Notices to Foreign Digital Firms, Litigation Likely
• Ahead of Budget 2026-27, MP Sasmit Patra Pushes for Simpler GST to Boost MSMEs
• New Income Tax Act 2025: Why Old Court Rulings May Not Apply After April 2026
• CBDT Clarifies: No Reopening of Past Tax Cases After Supreme Court's Tiger Global Verdict
• ICAI Further Postpones CA Intermediate Auditing and Ethics Paper Scheduled on 19 Jan 2026
• Finance Ministry Orders Dissolution of Old RRBs After State-Level Bank Mergers
• Customs Notifies Further Relief for Postal Exports Through Electronic Filing

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