Archive for January, 2010

This year again we will see this same picture on 26th of February 2010.Lots of hope and fate in that briefcase. Along with this US budget is also about get on the table within a next week followed with many countries budget. But we are already witnessing massive tremors of its upcoming budget earth quake. The tremors are so hard that the world equity markets have been rattled and saw a coming of like a house collapsed under earth quake. Full Article

The Planning Commission today said that the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) is likely to miss the deadline of April 1, but it could be introduced in the next fiscal only. "Well, we were hoping that it (GST) will come from April 1, but it does not appear that it will be so," Planning Commission Member B K Chaturvedi told PTI. Full Article

The increasing attractiveness of the European and Asian capital markets has prompted emerging economies like-Brazil , China, India, and Russia to converge their existing accounting standards to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Over 100 countries have now adopted or permitted IFRS or have based their local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) on the principles of IFRS. Full Article

The External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy is regularly reviewed by the Government in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to keep it in tune with the evolving macroeconomic situation, changing market conditions, sectoral requirements, the external sector and lessons of experience. Consequent upon such a review and in order to develop the telecom sector in the country, the Government had earlier permitted eligible borrowers in the telecommunication sector to.. Full Article

Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to extend the time limit for filing ITR-V form relating to income-tax returns filed electronically (without digital signature) on or after 1st April 2009, up to 31st March 2010 or within a period of 120 days from the date of uploading of the electronic return data, whichever is later. The ITR-V form should continue to be sent by ordinary post to Post Bag No.1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru – 560100 (Karnataka). Full Article

Delhi High Court in the case of Messe Dusseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. (Taxpayer) [2010-TIOL- 74-HC-DEL-IT] dismissing a writ petition, held that in cases where a taxpayer has not been provided an opportunity of being heard by the Transfer Pricing Officer, the taxpayer is entitled to raise all objections and furnish necessary evidence to the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP). The DRP has to pass speaking order after taking into consideration the objections filed and evidences fur.. Full Article

The Court held that the role of court in proceedings under section 394 of the Companies Act is merely supervisory in nature and the order passed is based on the consent and voluntary act of the parties involved. Accordingly, even in the absence of specific entry for such orders in the stamp duty schedule, the court orders are covered within the ambit of the definition of 'conveyance', which has a wide meaning and is not confined to specific instruments mentioned in the s.. Full Article

On or about 12th January 2010, an officer in the Income Tax department, Mumbai, noticed that refunds had been issued from his jurisdiction without his knowledge or approval of his higher authorities. He immediately brought the matter to the notice of his superior officers. 2. On internal inquiry by the Income Tax department, it was found that User Ids and Passwords of certain officers had been fraudulently used to generate refunds in some cases. Upon detection of the fra.. Full Article