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In a major crackdown, the Income Tax department is conducting nationwide searches on more than 70 premises of major real estate developers in the NCR including Paras and Amrapali group over alleged tax evasion. According to sources, more than 450 off Full Article

The Bombay High Court has disposed of Golden Tobacco Company's appeal against a judgment of the Company Law Board (CLB) on January 19, 2009, which stayed resolutions passed by the company's board. The court on Friday asked the CLB to pass a judgment on the matter by February 2. The Golden Tobacco board had sought to sell or jointly develop some of its land banks in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Guntur. Full Article

While RBI played down the issue, it emerged that Bank of Baroda (BoB) had an exposure of around $200 million (Rs 928 crore at Friday’s rates) to Dubai World, a senior bank executive said. “The amount is due for repayment only after 2011. It is paying interest and there are no overdues. So, we have absolutely no immediate concern,” a senior bank executive said. Full Article

Though the rulings of the Authority are binding only on the applicant and the service tax department; but since the issue has been settled in favour of service tax department; all the Builders and Real Estate Developers who are not paying service tax on construction of residential flats and units are going to be slapped the demands of service tax. Majority of the Builders are neither charging nor paying any service tax on construction and sale of residential flats. The c.. Full Article