Inter-company loans, known as ‘deemed dividends’, are used by companies to route dividend in the form of loans to companies which have common shareholders — both in the company giving the loan and the one borrowing it. It is done to avoid paying dividend tax, otherwise paid by the company before it is distributed among shareholders by the I-T rule.
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The market regulator Sebi today said Permanent Account Number (PAN) is mandatory for transfer of shares to the heir in case the deceased shareholder was the sole owner of shares. "It is hereby clarified that it shall be mandatory to furnish a copy of PAN (on) transmission of shares to the legal heir(s), where the deceased shareholder was the sole holder of shares," a Sebi circular said.
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Various kind of meetings are conducted in a Company as required under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 and other corporate regulations, and it is also not a difficult issue to deal with the various kinds of meetings too. A new Company may have to conduct a statutory meeting and every company may have conduct Board Meetings, Annual General Body Meeting and Extraordinary General Body Meeting. Besides these meetings as specifically referred to in the Companies Act, 195..
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Company Law is very complicated and interesting subject. If we look at all the corporate regulations or law, it is very clear that it focuses mainly on the interests of the shareholders. The liability of the members is limited in limited companies and as such the shareholders will be clueless often when their investment in the Company is not properly managed.
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The ITAT held that for the computation of MAT, profits disclosed as per the audited accounts should be adopted, provided the accounts are prepared in the prescribed format. If the accounts are not so prepared, the Tax Authority may substitute the amount declared as per the Profit and Loss Account (P&L) with the appropriate amount, regardless of the fact that the accounts are certified as complying with the prescribed format by auditors.
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Recently, the Delhi bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of DDIT v. M/s Saraswati Holding Corpn. Inc. (2009-TIOL-529-ITAT-DEL) ruled on the taxability of the income from the sale of shares in the hands of resident in Mauritius. The Tribunal held that the taxpayer holding tax residence certificate of Mauritius, was entitled to the exemption provided under Article 13(4) of the India-Mauritius tax treaty (the tax treaty). The Tribunal relie..
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An IPO is when a company which is presently not listed at any stock exchange makes either a fresh issue of shares or makes an offer for sale of its existing shares or both for the first time to the public. Through a public offering, the issuer makes an offer for new investors to enter its shareholding family.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 - Amendment in regulations 2,10,29,42,50, 96,98, Schedules VIII, XI and insertion of regulation 55A.
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