The fair market value of the shares= (i) as may be determined in accordance with such method as may be prescribed, or (ii) as may be substantiated by the company to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer, based on the value, on the date of issue of shares

If all speculative transactions will be claimed as hedging transactions, very purpose behind the provisions of section 73 not permitting set off of speculative loss against business income will become redundant.

32. Whether gross expenses or net expenses (i.e. net of recovery) are to be considered for the purposes of FBT? For example, part of the expenses on various items like travel, may be recovered from the employees. Therefore, whether FBT would be levied on the gross travel expenditure or on the ‘net’ travel expenditure’? Where [...]

Government Notifies Delisting Rules The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act enacted in 2005, incorporated section 21(A) in the Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) to allow delisting of securities necessitating the creation of a delisting Framework. In order to provide statutory backing for the delisting framework, Rules dealing primarily with the substantive aspects and Regulations dealing primarily [...]

Companies cannot relist themselves on the bourses for up to ten years after their delisting, instead of two years as was the case earlier. The re-listing of a company can be done only after ten years, if its delisting is compulsory or initiated by the bourses, while in cases of voluntary delisting, the companies can list [...]

Dear Member, We are happy to share with you that ICAI have launched newly revamped Professional Development Portal, www.pdicai.org of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. This site has been designed to provide members with all the information that they need to enrich their own practice and provide value added services to their clients. ICAI have also introduced [...]

CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER Market Regulation Department Email: mdrao@sebi.gov.in MRD/DoP/ Cir-05/2009 , Dated : May 20, 2009  To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers /Executive Directors / Officiating Executive Directors of all the Stock Exchanges, Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents Dear Sir/ Madam,  Sub: PAN requirement for transfer of shares in physical form  1. [...]

Notification of SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009 SEBI has notified the SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, on May 19, 2009, with a view to strengthening its activities for investor protection.  The salient features of these regulations are as follows:  The Fund shall be used for the protection of investors and promotion [...]

Market regulator SEBI on Friday said it is not obliged to obtain information from stock exchanges for sharing it with the public under the Right to Information Act. ”SEBI Act gives powers to SEBI to obtain information for certain purposes and not for obtaining such information from the exchange for the sole purpose of providing the same to the appellant,” [...]

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Interference of the High Court in findings of fact would be justified only if it appears to it that the conclusions arrived at by the ITAT are palpably perverse. CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: HIGH COURT OF DELHI, In The case of: CIT v. K. J. Business Centre , Appeal No. : [...]