Archive for May, 2009

RELAXATION IN CUT-OFF DATE The actual cut-off date for acceptance of Registration Applications relating to Executive Programme for appearing in one module in December, 2009 Session of Examinations is 31st May, 2009. However, in view of the fact that the said date is falling on an official holiday (Sunday), the next working day i.e. 1st June, [...] Full Article

Income Tax Department has introduced a scheme for centralized processing of annual income-tax returns which envisages no interface with the tax payer and processing of returns to be done in an automated jurisdiction-less manner. Implementation of such scheme requires having a robust system for information relating to payment of TDS and TCS so that the credit for TDS and TCS can be granted accurately and the risk of financial fraud is minimized. Full Article

Notification No. G.S.R. 349(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 46 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in consultation with the Reserve Bank, the Central Government, having considered it necessary in the public interest, hereby makes the following further [...] Full Article

The Satyam fraud case is top priority of the government, and the investigating agency, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), has been asked to put the prosecution on fast track, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs (independent charge) Salman Khurshid said here Friday. “The case is required to be put on the fast track so [...] Full Article

While considering an appeal filed by a student of the Chartered Accountants Examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission recently ordered for supply of certified copies of the answer sheets of a student concerned which was also later confirmed by the Learned Single Judge of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in [...] Full Article

Income-tax (Appellate Tribunal) Amendment Rules, 2009 – Amendment in rule 34 NOTIFICATION F.NO. 71-AD (AT) 2009, DATED 1-5-2009. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 255 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Appellate Tribunal hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963, namely: - 1. Short [...] Full Article

In a twist to the Satyam fraud case, a global IT research firm has revealed details which may point to a collusion between Price Waterhouse Coopers and Satyam Computers. The report, by Gartner, indicates that PwC was in a strategic partnership with Satyam till last year, even as its Indian arm was auditing the firm headed [...] Full Article

Corporatisation of agriculture and vast income potential of commercial crops have attracted the attention of accounting regulator ICAI, which for the first time is evolving accounting norms for the sector. “So far, there are no rules and standards for the agriculture sector. How do you value tea and coffee crops or other commercial crops? We [...] Full Article