For people buying property outside their own countries, the high costs of buying and selling residential property abroad (the transaction cost) are a significant negative factor. The Global Property Guide (http://www.globalpropertyguide.com) believes that in some OECD countries, such as South Korea, Belgium, Italy, these transaction costs are unnecessarily high.

As a taxpayer, you are always exploring options to reduce your taxable income so that you can reduce your tax liability. Section 80C of the Indian Income Tax Act provides several avenues for deductions from your taxable income. Financial planning can help you take maximum advantage of these deductions. As per section 80C, you are entitled to deductions for the whole of amounts paid or deposited in the current financial year in the following schemes, subject to a limit of Rs.1,00,000.

The Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) is one possible business structure that can be used by foreign investors to register and license a business in China. The WFOE is a limited liability company (liability is limited to the amount of the registered capital) that is 100% owned by foreign investors.

It is said that the mass (of earth) is calculated to be 5.96 x 1024 kg (March 4). It corresponds to a measly weight of 6.10 tons! The correct weight would be: 5.96 x 1024 kgs.

There are many places in the world that can claim to be a golfer's paradise, and the DR (DR) is one of them. One difference between most places and the DR is perhaps that golf can be played here 365 days a year and not just for a few months, although some months are better than other when it comes to the weather and the amount of money you have to spend.