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Summer is nearing, and workplaces everywhere are awaiting the arrival of this year's interns to help out on extra projects and shoulder the seasonal load. But among certain companies, they're likely doing more than getting coffee and making copies. Or at least, they're being paid that way. According to a new  report  by the jobs site Glassdoor, the 25 best-paying companies for internships each pay their median summer worker more than $4,500 a month. That amount, if it was paid over the course of a full year, would be north of $54,000, exceeding the median annual pay for a U.S. worker, according to Glassdoor's own  local pay reports  ($51,350), and the annual figure calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest weekly earnings  data  for full-time wage and salary workers ($44,460). Topping the list was Facebook, where the median pay for interns is $8,000 a month, according to the reports from the ne...

Mandatory Quoting of Aadhaar For PAN Applications & Filing Return of Income Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Finance Act, 2017 provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar / Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, for filing of return of income and for making an application for allotment of Permanent Account Number with effect from 1st July, 2017. As per press release of Income Tax Department on 5th April 2017, it is clarified that such mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or Enrolment ID shall apply only to a person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number. As per the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, only a resident individual is entitled to obtain Aadhaar. Resident as per the said Act means an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all to one hundred and eighty-two days or more in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment...

It looks like Google is preparing to go head to head with services like Greenhouse, Jobvite, and others. The online search giant will launch Google Hire, a service that allows companies to post job listings as well as accept and manage applications. Google Hire hasn’t been officially announced yet, but the website is already live. The sign in page is visible to everyone, while everything else is hidden at the moment. As of now, there’s no word on exactly when the service will be launched. However, based on the fact that the website is already up, we probably won’t have to wait for much longer. According to Axios, quite a few technology companies are already working with Google and testing out the new platform. These include Medisas, Poynt, DramaFever, SingleHop, and CoreOS. The company will try to expand its enterprise business with the help of Google Hire. The project is part of Google’s enterprise and cloud division led by Diane Green, who is the founder Bepop, a company a...

 The truth is there's no such thing as an objectively "best" smartphone. There's a fastest smartphone, and a phone with the best screen, and maybe a phone with  the best camera  . But, so long as it hits a baseline of  good  enough performance, the best total package is the one that works best for you. I say this because over the past year I have come to appreciate Apple's iPhone SE much more than I anticipated. I am someone who cycles through phones like it's my job (because it is), and I only bought Apple's small-screen handset on a lark last April, after shattering the screen on my old Moto X. Nothing about the iPhone SE's  spec sheet  is particularly impressive. It runs on Apple's A9 chip, which is more than a year old. Its screen isn't anything special by modern standards. There's no 3D Touch. Its back camera is easily outclassed by today's flagships, and its front camera is entirely average. Most notably, its whole design is ...

Slowly, India is becoming more like the European and American countries in terms of telecom segment. Various telecom operators in countries such as the US and Europe are focusing heavily on providing content to the users. While in the US, there are many players such as the AT&T, Verizon, etc. aiming for the top spot, but thankfully, in India, we have only a few players who are into the content game. Airtel and Jio are the aggressive content providers in the country with other players such as Vodafone and Idea just entering the space. Jio especially is embarking its name not only as a telecom operator but also as a digital content provider with services such as JioMusic, JioCinema, JioTv, etc. With the JioTv application, Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) intends to take on the cable TV and DTH operators. To a good extent, Jio has managed to achieve that already. Currently, the JioTv app has 432 channels to stream live TV across 15 regional languages. JioTv (earlier kno...

CBDT notified the ITR or Income Tax Return Forms AY 2017-18 (FY 2016-17). There are few major changes in these forms. Let us see in detail these changes and understand which form you can use. There is no change in the manner of filing of ITR Forms as compared to last year. All these ITR Forms are to be filed electronically. However, where return is furnished in ITR- 1 (Sahaj) or ITR-4 (Sugam), the following persons have an option to file return in paper form- # An individual of the age of 80 years or more at any time during the previous year; or # An individual or HUF whose income does not exceed five lakh rupees and who has not claimed any refund in the return of income. Income Tax Slabs for FY 2016-17 (AY 2017-18) Before understanding the Income Tax Return Forms AY 2017-18 (FY 2016-17), let us first understand the taxation for FY 2016-17 or AY 2017-18. Below is the chart about Capital Gain Tax for FY 2016-17 (AY 2017-18) Now you might have got the clarity ab...

The income tax department on Wednesday clarified that quoting of Aadhaar in filing of returns for assessment year 2017-18 has been made mandatory for only those who are eligible to obtain the unique ID number. The government, as per the Finance Act 2017, has made it mandatory for taxpayers to quote Aadhaar or enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form for filing of income tax returns (ITR). Also, Aadhaar has been made mandatory for applying for permanent account number with effect from July 1, 2017.  "It is clarified that such mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or enrolment ID shall apply only to a person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number... Accordingly, the requirement to quote Aadhaar as per section 139AA of the Income-Tax Act shall not apply to an individual who is not a resident as per the Aadhaar Act, 2016," an official statement said. Resident as per the said Act means an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all...