Notifications issued By RBI, CBEC, IRDA, CBDT, RBI and DGFT

it has been decided by Hqrs Office that for the Contribution Period Ending March 2012 also employers are not required to submit the hard or soft copies of Return of Contributions. The copy of the letter no 67/Dir/Misc/SPOC-REV dated 8/11/2011 is also being attached for necessary action. Full Article

A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 129 The current NOOPL of the banks as applicable to the positions involving Rupee as one of the currencies shall not include the positions undertaken in the Currency Futures/Options segment in the exchanges. The positions in the exchanges (both Futures and Options) cannot be netted/offset by undertaking positions in the OTC market and vice-versa. The positions initiated in the exchanges shall be liquidated/closed in the exchanges only. Full Article

General Circular No.09/2012 On requests received from various Corporates & Professionals and difficulties experienced by the stakeholders in filing Form No.8 and Form No.10 (for modification of charges under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFESI), it has now been decided to accept filing of the followings Forms:- Full Article

Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, has mandated every company to file eForm 5INV containing the information of unclaimed and unpaid amounts as referred to in sub­section (2) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956. Full Article

Notification No. 27/2012-Customs (ADD) Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/14/2011-DGAD, dated the 2nd May, 2012, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 2nd May, 2012, had initiated review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles .. Full Article

The rapid expansion of such NBFCs has led to their increased dependence on public funds, including bank finance. To supplement the prudential measures mentioned above, it is proposed that: banks should reduce their regulatory exposure ceiling in a single NBFC, having gold loans to the extent of 50 per cent or more of its total financial assets, from the existing 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent of bank’s capital funds. However, exposure ceiling may go up by 5 per cent, .. Full Article

Circular No 966/09/ 2012-CX As clearly stated in para 3 of Boards’ above circular dated 2.4.2012, it is once again reiterated that in terms of the Rule 2(k) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, while CENVAT Credit is available in respect of parts of Boiler, the same is not admissible in respect of the structural components used for laying of foundation or making of structures for support of capital goods/ Boiler. The above clarification is in conformity with the views .. Full Article

Policy Circular No. 65 (RE-2010)/2009-14 It is clarified that Capital Goods sourced from SEZ are treated as ‘imported goods’. Hence, EPCG Scheme-under Para 5.2A is available for import of spares for such imported Capital Goods (i.e. sourced from SEZ) with reduced EO. Besides this, EPCG Authorization for “Spares” is also allowed under Para 5.2 {as clarified in Policy Circular No. 12 dated 17.01.2011 (Point No. 2)}. Full Article