Archive for November, 2009

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued an Instruction No. 41 - F.No.C.6/9/2009-SEZ- Dated November, 2009 to all Development Commissioners clarifying that Net Foreign Exchange Earning (NFE) for SEZ units is to be calculated in rupee terms only.In case a unit claims that the NFE is negative due to foreign exchange fluctuations, the Approval Committee may consider the same, on case to case basis, provided the NFE computations are certified by the Authorised Banker.. Full Article

The G-20 is a group of developing countries which came together on 20 August 2003. The G-20 has been a driving force and works towards ambitious reforms of agriculture in developed countries with some flexibility for developing countries, thus working towards protection of interests of poor farmers. Full Article

Crude prices jumped to $78 per barrel and then tilted back. Crude prices have surged more than 60% since March. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently boosted their demand outlook for next year, as the global economy gradually recovers from the recession. In this article we will figure out the trend and the original invisible facts of where the crude prices will climb in the coming days.The below chart sh.. Full Article

Gold is now coming to an end for coming into the grasp of retail Indians during marriage or festive season. As we all know that gold is floating at 17000 levels is very hard bet for buying at these levels. In the coming days we will find gold rising more high and one might find gold around 22000 in the next 5 years even being conservative. Full Article

Gold is now a dream for the Indian marriage occasion. Gold prices have moved up from Rs 11,785 per 10g to Rs 18000 in a year giving 53% annualized return. The recent news that RBI purchased 200 tones of IMF gold for $6.7 billion spooked the prices to 18000 levels. IMF gold sales was in order as per the agreements between the Asian countries. Their are some more reasons for this yellow color metal to shine. Full Article

Finally Chinese goods are replaced from the shelves of US primarily followed with other economies. Chinese Exports fell 20.5% to US$957.36 billion. One of the prime reasons for such a decline is the falling dollar. More the dollar will fall the more costly the export will become. Trade value between China and the country's three major trade partners, the EU, the U.S. and Japan, was US$292.42 billion, US$239.36 billion, and US$182.34 billion in the first ten months, down .. Full Article

This article summarizes a recent ruling of the Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the case of Panatone Finvest Ltd.(Taxpayer) [2009-TIOL-717-ITAT-MUM]. The Taxpayer incurred interest expenditure on the funds borrowed for investing in shares of a company, with a view to acquire controlling interest. The ITAT held that the interest expenditure incurred is not allowable under Section 57(iii) (Section) of the Indian Tax Law (ITL), since it is not incurred ‘wh.. Full Article

The Income Tax department in Gujarat executed 422 warrants in 2008-09 compared to 158 in the previous year and has managed to seize assets worth Rs 45.45 crore, which is up significantly from last fiscal's Rs 10.89 crore. The figures were given out by the Union minister of state for finance S S Palanimanickam in reply to the questions raised by Parimal Nathwani, MP from Jharkhand and Group President of Reliance . Full Article