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The Finance Ministry has specified July 1 as the date from which service tax levy would be applicable on the eight new services brought under the tax net in Budget 2010-11. The eight new services include services of promoting, marketing or organising of games of chance, including lottery, health services undertaken by hospitals for employees of business organisation and health services provided under health insurance schemes offered by insurance schemes, services provide.. Full Article

Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 dated December 7, 2000,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 02 dated July 27, 2001 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 49 dated June 4, 2002 in terms of which it was advised that remittance in any form towards participation in lottery schemes are prohibited under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Full Article

It is proposed to insert clause (zzzzn)in Section 65(105) of the Finance Act,1994(as amended from time to time)[hereinafter referred to as “the Act”] so as to define taxable service as “any service provided or to be provided to any person, by any other person, for promotion, marketing, organizing or in any other manner assisting in organising games of chance, including lottery, Bingo or Lotto, in whatever form or by whatever name called , whether or not conducted t.. Full Article

The government is likely to subject all investments in sectors closed to foreign investments to greater scrutiny through a new oversight body to ensure that foreign capital does not slip into these sectors undetected. There have been allegations that under the new foreign direct investment policy overseas investments could be routed into the sectors closed to such investments. The prohibited sectors include multi-brand retail, gambling, betting, lottery, atomic energy a.. Full Article

Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukharjee has introduced the Finance Bill, 2010 in the Lok Sabha on the 26th of February, 2010. Clause 75 and 76 of the said bill covers the legislative changes relating to Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 (i.e. Service Tax). While some fresh exemptions from service tax have been granted, some existing exemptions have either been withdrawn or modified. All these changes have been notified under notification nos. 2/201 0–ST to 17/201.. Full Article

1) Whether capitalization of interest payable attracts TDS U/S 194A? A) Yes, Capitalization of interest payable attracts the provisions of TDS. TDS is to be made on interest payment regardless of the fact whether borrower uses funds for acquiring fixed assets, capital assets or stock-in-trade or for making payments of trading debts. Full Article

Finance minister made many changes in rules and section related to TDS in his Final budget presented in July 2009 which resulted in change in TDS rates which created confusion on applicability of surcharge and cess on TDS. It also created confusion about the date of applicability of 20% rate of TDS when PAN not given. In his Budget finance minister made most of the provisions applicable from 1st October 2009. We are presenting below the TDS rates from 01st October 2009 t.. Full Article

As we all aware there were two budgets presented in year 2009. One was interim Budget presented by Finance Minister in Februar 2009 and other one was Final budget Presented by Finance Minister in parliament in July 2009. Normally Final Budget get presendted in parliament in February and Govenment made changes applicable from April. Since budget presented in February was interim budget so in that budget government not made any changes in provisions related to TDS. Full Article