commissions

"Keeping in view the need for transparency in the interest of the customers... it has since been decided that Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) should disclose to the customers, details of all the commissions or other fees received, if any, from various mutual fund or insurance companies for marketing or referring their products," RBI said in a notification. Full Article

banks have been advised that they need not obtain prior approval of the RBI for engaging in insurance agency business or referral arrangement without any risk participation, subject to the conditions stipulated in Annex 4 of the Master Circular. Banks have also been permitted, vide paragraph 17 of the above circular, to offer purely referral services on a non-risk participation basis to their customers, for financial products subject to certain conditions. Full Article

Payments termed as ‘commission’ made to a Managing Director/ Directors, whether whole-time or independent, would not be ‘commission’ as envisaged under the Service Tax category of Business Auxiliary Services. Hence, payments of commission made to the Managing Director/ Directors would not be subject to Service Tax. Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW The Income-tax Act exempts the gratuity amount to the extent of limit prescribed under the said Act; there is no distinction between the gratuity paid under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 or otherwise CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, In The case of: North West Karnataka Road Transport [...] Full Article