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Guiding instructions for availability of names:-The procedure for scrutinizing the availability of names of new companies has recently been re-examined carefully in this Department, having taken into account the difficulties experienced by some Registrars in the following the instruction given to them vide Department’s Letter No 10/(19)-RS/61, dated 15-03-1962. Full Article

Interest rates may remain soft even if the central bank were to withdraw its accommodating stance and tighten monetary policy, which will be reviewed on Friday. The good news for home loan borrowers is that retail loans are the only form of credit showing some decent growth and bankers are unlikely to jeopardise this demand by raising rates. Corporates, who in any case have not been big borrowers, may also not see an increase in rates as banks have said they are unlikely.. Full Article

Individuals as well as corporates may have fewer occasions to meet the taxmen in future. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is thinking of putting in place a system in which taxpayers do not meet the assessing officer or any tax official for routine assessments. In the system being envisaged by the country’s tax regime, the tax payer would not know who his assessing officer is. Assessments will be centralised at one place where a set of officers will supervise th.. Full Article

The government will allow companies to adjust the fringe benefit tax (FBT) paid by them against the advance tax due in the March quarter, reducing the hazard of claiming a refund and slightly improving profits at a time of rising costs, said an income-tax department official. “The Central Board of Direct Taxes has taken an in-principle decision to allow corporates to adjust FBT paid in the first quarter against their advance tax,” he said. Full Article

We take the pleasure in announcing that CDSL Ventures Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL), has designed an electronic voting system as an alternative to the paper-based postal ballot process, to facilitate voting on company resolutions. This system was inaugurated on November 17, 2009 by Hon’ble Minister Shri Salman Khurshid, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Full Article

The companies participating will have to register online on placement portal www.cmii.icai.org. · The participation fees should be remitted at ICAI head office New Delhi only. · Access to the candidate database shall be allowed only after the receipt of participation fee by CMII Secretariat. · The companies can access the database through the placement portal www.cmii.icai.org from 5th January 2010. Full Article

It is indeed heartening to note that the tax rates applicable to non-resident corporates are sought to be brought at par with the domestic companies, to be taxed at the rate of 25 per cent. However, correspondingly, the concept of the branch profit tax is proposed to be introduced (which appears to be somewhat akin [...] Full Article

Aimed at retail assesses, state-owned Corporation Bank will offer income tax returns filing facility through its 1000-plus strong ATM network spread across the country, a top company official said. “We are offering a service for filing of Income Tax (I-T) returns for Corporation Bank debit card holders through our network of 1,000 plus ATMs in [...] Full Article