Archive for March, 2010

Will we see a company audited by two audit firms at the same time? That looks a possibility from what the Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, Mr Salman Khurshid, said on 29.03.2009 while Addressing a meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mr Khurshid said, in the context of making the audit function effective, that there had emerged an idea of "dual audit so that there are two companies (firms) in a sense keeping a check on.. Full Article

A computer error in the office of the income tax department is causing anxiety to scores of taxpayers across the Mumbai city. Several salaried employees have received notices from the department demanding up to a few thousand rupees as penalty for deferment of tax payment. Officials admit it is a mistake and have set up a counter at the Bandra-Kurla Complex office to redress the issue. Full Article

THE new companies bill 2009 will take a special approach to second and third generation family members joining the family run companies after their studies, the union minister of state for corporate affairs, Salman Khurshid said here on Saturday. Full Article

S. 10(23C)(vi) provides that the income of any university or other educational institution existing solely for educational purposes and not for purposes of profit shall be exempt. The assessee was running a school solely for educational purposes and claimed exemption u/s 10 (23C) (vi). Full Article

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will launch the regional version of its just-launched investor education protection fund (IEPF) website in the next six months to educate investors about the stock markets, ministry secretary R Bandyopadhay said. Full Article

Even as the Union Cabinet on Thursday made it mandatory for public sector undertakings (PSUs) to follow corporate governance norms, senior executives of blue chip PSUs point out that it is the government itself that has been posing hurdles in the implementation of these rules. Full Article

An eye on compensation for revenue losses and tough posturing have marked positions taken by some states as they buckle down for another round of negotiations on the transition to a goods and services tax (GST). The fear of losing autonomy over levy of taxes has led to some states striking a tough stance against the GST architecture suggested by the 13th Finance Commission (TFC). Full Article

SEBI is again taking up for hearing the case relating to the role of audit firm PriceWaterhouse in the multi-core Satyam fraud. This follows the rejection by SEBI of the audit firm's application for a consent settlement earlier this month, a source said. Full Article