Essentially, the difference is quite simple. In a growth plan, the fund does not payout anything to the investors by way of regular payouts. All the profits of the fund are reinvested in the fund and therefore your wealth compounds. On the other hand, the dividend plan pays dividends out of profits earned and income generated.

Confirming that these minority shareholders have rejected Bharti Group's discriminatory resolution plan, Arvind Gupta says they consider their shares in BTL as a \"crown jewel\" and are not willing to divest them at \"oppressive consideration\" price of Rs 163.25.

Both growth and dividend options of equity schemes benefited from zero taxation earlier if held for more than 12 months. The recent DDT now makes the growth option preferable as investors can continue to claim exemption on capital gains up to Rs 1 lakh from all sources. Under the dividend option, any dividend paid by the scheme will attract 10% tax, irrespective of the amount.

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The acquisition of the cloud-based application delivery and test automation solutions provider for $200 million in 2015 had triggered a major crisis in Infosys, with its cofounder NR Narayana Murthy going public over the lack of transparency in the deal, which was concluded by Vishal Sikka.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Union Budget 2018 introduced some major changes in the tax structure which will become effective from today.

The timing of the bank freeze has raised concerns around tax terrorism.

The dispute pertains to Cognizant's share buyback under the scheme of 'arrangement and compromise' nearly two years ago.

Budget 2018 was presented in the midst of widespread speculation that being the last full Budget before elections in 2019, it could end up being populist, hurting the economy and largely at the expense of the taxpayers.

This article critically analyses some major hits and misses of budget 2018

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Mutual funds investments have seen a huge rise in inflows. Domestic funds had invested a staggering over Rs 1 lakh crore in the stock market last year, much higher than over Rs 48,000 crore infused in 2016 and more than Rs 70,000 crore in during 2015.

The move is likely to hit investor sentiment as domestic mutual funds had pumped in a staggering over Rs 1 lakh crore in the stock market last year, much higher than over Rs 48,000 crore infused in 2016 and more than Rs 70,000 crore in during 2015.

After the rollout of GST, significant powers now vest with the GST Council to notify this tax. Keeping that in mind, the upcoming budget is unlikely to foresee any significant amendment in indirect taxes, barring customs duty related proposals.

Corporate bodies have started putting forward their expectations, the foremost being rationalisation of tax rates and withdrawal of surcharge and cess on Income Tax. The proposal of the Finance Minister, in the Budget of 2015-16, to reduce the tax rate from 30% to 25% in four years and reduction in the US tax rates are the reasons why the corporates are hoping for tax rate cut.

According to reports on budget expectations, the government is considering to increase the tenure of short term capital gains (STCG) by over 2 years in the Union Budget that will be presented on 1st February 2018.

he budget that will be presented on 1st February 2018 will be the last full budget before the 2019 general elections.