Archive for March, 2008

INCOME TAX NOTIFICATION NO-45/2008, DT: March 24, 2008 Method for determining amount of expenditure in relation to income not includible in total income. 8D(1) Where the Assessing Officer, having regard to the accounts of the assessee of a previous year, is not satisfied with-(a) the correctness of the claim of expenditure made by the assessee; or (b) the claim made by the assessee that no expenditure has been incurred, in relation to income which does not form part of t.. Full Article

NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 752(E), DATED 28-3-2008 In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, (a) in rule 12, - (i) in sub-rule (1), for the words, figures and letters on the 1st day of April, 2007 or any subsequent assessment year, the words, figures and letters on the 1st day of April, 2008 shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-rule (5), for the words, figures and letters on the 1st day of April, 2006, the words, figures and letters on the 1st day of April, 2007 shall be substituted; (.. Full Article

Deduction on account of loss of Rs.60 lacs as result of dacoity which took place on 7th January 1999. It was explained that the aforesaid amount in cash formed part of the business receipts and that while it was being taken to the bank for being deposited was lost due to dacoity. Since the conditions [...] Full Article

Tribunal has rejected the appeals filed by the appellants and held that the appellants had not satisfied the conditions for availing the benefit of the Notification No.8/96-CE dated 23rd July 1996 on the ground that the copper waste and scrap used by the appellants had been imported and had not been generated in the factory of production. Full Article

In order to provide more opportunities to eligible audit firms, the existing cycle of four years of continuous statutory central audit in PSBs with compulsory rest of two years will be reduced with prospective effect to a cycle of three years of continuous statutory central audit with compulsory rest of two years. This will be effective from 2006-07 in respect of SCAs appointed in 2006-07 and onwards. The existing continuing auditors will be allowed to complete their fou.. Full Article

Information relating to allocation of auditors/audit firms to various public sector banks for the year 2007-08 is hosted on the web-site of RBI. While forwarding names of audit firms, banks are advised that not more than three branches may be allotted per audit firm and that they should endeavor to give assignments to all the auditors to the extent possible. It may be noted that it may not be necessary that all the audit firms whose names are forwarded/ recommended by RB.. Full Article

In what could be a significant deterrent to corporate frauds, the concept of rotation of partners received a green signal from the apex body for chartered accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), and mandates change of partners after seven consecutive years with a listed company. The step, cleared by ICAI, will be operational from April 2009 and is expected to significantly reduce complexity between individual partners in audit firms and their ass.. Full Article

There is no change in the peak rate of the custom duty in the current budget. Exemption from 4% additional duty of customs has been withdrawn :- The exemption from 4% additional duty of custom leviable under section 3(5) of the Custom Tariff Act has been withdrawn from Power generation projects, (Other than mega power projects) transmission, sub-transmission and distribution projects, and goods for high voltage transmission projects. Full Article