Archive for May, 2009

Uttam Prakash Agarwal, president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has been in focus lately, handling queries on the role of auditors in the Satyam Computer fiasco. Agarwal, who is also chairing the six-member high-level committee set up by ICAI to look into the Satyam scandal, talked to Vivek Seal of DNA on [...] Full Article

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will soon update the accounting norms for oil and gas industry to keep pace with the technological developments in the sector. ”We issued guidelines for oil and gas industry in 2003. But since then a lot of technological improvement has taken place. Therefore, we are revising some norms,” ICAI [...] Full Article

The Central Government has notified from on 20th May, 2009, the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 relating to anti-competitive agreements (section 3) and abuse of dominant position (section 4) alongwith other related and miscellaneous provisions. This will enable the Competition Commission of India to enforce these provisions of the Competition Act, 2002. The Central Government has also notified the [...] Full Article

NEW DELHI: The I-T authorities have slapped a tax liability of Rs 300-400 crore on realty leader DLF over what they called understatement of income and fund diversion by the company. The liability was raised after a special audit by the Income Tax department in the accounts of DLF for the year 2005-06.  With the kind of [...] Full Article

ADVANCE RULING  DETAILS Decided by: THE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS (INCOME TAX) NEW DELHI, Advance Ruling Asked by: Worley Parsons Services Pty. Ltd., In re,  Advance Ruling  No. : A.A.R. NO. 748 OF 2009, Decided on: April 23, 2009.  RELEVENT PARAGRAPH 3. The applicant contends that the services under various contracts except contract no. 5 cannot be brought within the sweep [...] Full Article

SUMMARY OF ADVANCE RULINGS The proposed partnership firm to be formed by the Canadian company can be assessed as a firm under the Income-tax Act, 1961 provided the requirements of section 184 are complied with; the said firm shall be liable to tax @30 per cent plus applicable surcharge and cess in accordance with paragraph [...] Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Though the Courts have held that the provisions of exemption applicable to the co-operative societies must be construed liberally; but, that does not mean that the interpretation could overstep the clear and specific meaning provided in the language of the statute; in respect of assessee falling under clause (b) of section [...] Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Where the individual is resident in the previous year, but was not a resident in India in 9 out of 10 previous years preceding the year or was in India for a total period of 730 days or more in seven previous years then his residential status will be that of [...] Full Article