DTA

Singapore’s agreement with Spain for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) will come into force on 1 February 2012. The agreement is Singapore’s 68th DTA and will encourage and facilitate cross-border trade and investment between Singapore and Spain, by providing greater clarity on taxing rights and minimising the scope of double taxation between the two [...] Full Article

The Karnataka High Court, in its recent ruling, in the case of CIT v. Expert Outsource Pvt. Ltd. held that deduction under section 10A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is available to the assessee on conversion of existing Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) unit into a Software Technology Park (STP) unit. Full Article

Instruction No. 67, dated 28-10-2010. The undersigned is directed to say that in order to implement the Custom Notification No. 91/2010, dated 6-9-2010, it has been decided that operation of Rule 47(3) of SEZ Rules, 2006 is kept in abeyance w.e.f. 6-9-2010 till further orders. Full Article

The government of Switzerland would be ready to reveal the names and bank account details of Indians who have stashed away billions of dollars of black money in Swiss banks once the Indian Parliament ratifies the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Ag Full Article

In such cases 100% of the goods are cleared from the EOU to depot from where the sale is effected through consignment agents. CBEC has earlier issued Circular No 268/85-CX.8 dated 29. 09.1994, clarifying that valuation of goods in such situations will have to be done in accordance with the Rule 8 of the Customs Valuation Rule (Determination of Price of Imported Goods), 1988 as it existed then. Full Article

Even as Larsen and Toubro withdrew its proposal for an IT/ITeS Special Economic Zone (SEZ) citing uncertainty in tax treatment towards SEZs in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), the Commerce Ministry has said the Finance Ministry is yet to consult it on the continuity of fiscal sops in the DTC to these tax-free zones. Full Article

Notification No. 60 /2010-Customs Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), no. 25/2010-Customs, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 138(E) dated the 27th February, 2010, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission. Full Article

Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and bulk drugs falling under Chapter 29 of Central Excise Tariff Act. It avails credit on inputs, packing materials, etc. The unit was converted into 100% EOU and its entire stock of inputs was transferred to EOU without reversing the credit availed thereon. Full Article