Paragraph 83 of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC) 1, Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Services Engagements, states as follows: “83. The needs of the firm for retention ………………. ……………… In the specific case of audit engagements, the retention period ordinarily is no shorter than […]
The existing fee of Rs.3,500 for registration for the Common Proficiency Test(CPT) has been increased to Rs.6,000. The increased fee is payable by the students registering for the CPT on or afterSeptember 1, 2009.
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The scheme aims at establishing a large number of micro enterprises in the rural areas. The list of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households identified through BPL census duly approved by Gram Sabha will form the basis for identification of families for assistance under SGSY.
The assessee, having been assessed to a loss of Rs. 9 crores, filed an appeal before the Tribunal. S. 253 (6) provides that if the assessed ‘total income’ is “less” than Rs. 1 lakh, a fee of Rs. 500 for filing the appeal is payable while if the income is “more”, a higher fee is payable subject to a maximum of Rs. 10,000. The Tribunal took the view that if the loss was more than Rs.1 lakh
The Supreme Court has said the CENVAT Credit Rules were not properly drafted causing huge rise in litigations and conflicting decisions by various benches of Custom Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT). The apex court said that repeated amendments in the CENVAT Credit Rules has given a further fillip in rising number of litigations in the country.
The downstream investments of these banks will also be counted as FDI, barring it from investing in sectors that have caps, such as banking itself. Foreign capital forms a substantial portion in the capital structure of both ICICI Bank and HDFC bank.
Use of green-technology will become mandatory in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)—the tax and duty free industrial enclaves—with the commerce ministry drawing up guidelines for use of equipment using renewable energy sources like solar power in the zones. Senior officials of the commerce ministry, ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) and industry representatives from north met in Delhi on Monday to […]
A government employee is not entitled to get House Rent Allowance(HRA) if he or she is residing with the spouse who has been alloted a government accommodation, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday. The Court’s decision came on a petition filed by a government employee challenging the Centre’s order directing her to refund HRA given to her for nine […]
Get ready for changes in ATM usage. Starting in October, using another bank’s ATM more than 5 times a month will cost you.