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Income Tax raids on electricity department offices

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The income-tax department has commenced a series of raids on divisions of the state’s electricity department unofficially citing irregularities in tax deduction at source (TDS), while the excise and customs department has sought details on sale of power to consumers. Officials in the electricity department told TOI that they received notices from the IT department […]

Bona fide reason to believe that there is escapement of income is sufficient for issue of notice under section 148

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19. As per our considered view, at the time of issue of notice, it is sufficient that prima-facie reasons and material should be with Assessing Officer that there is escapement of some income. At the time of issue of notice the Assessing Officer is not required to conclusively establish that there is escapement of income, mere bona-fide reason to believe that there is escapement of income is sufficient for issue of notice

Imposition of penalty on basis of findings given in assessment proceedings

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7. We have carefully considered the rival submissions and have also perused the materials available on record. The decisions cited at the time of hearing of appeal were duly considered. It is apparent from the record that the assessee company had debited a sum of Rs.2,37,370/ – under the head `travelling expenses’ and claimed the above expenditure as a business expenditure.

ICAI to set up ratings system for corporate governance

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is planning to set up a rating system for corporate governance for listed and unlisted entities. It is aiming to bring in internationally best practices and new code of conduct. The apex statutory body of CAs, established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, is in the process […]

Notification on Service Tax Exemption Granted to Special Economic Zones

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The Central Government has issued a Notification („subject Notification?) granting exemption from service tax in respect of the taxable services which are provided in relation to the authorized operations in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and are received by a developer or a unit of an SEZ. This Notification supercedes the earlier exemption granted in […]

Online Updation of Address for Chartered Accountnats

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Dear Members, As You may be aware that ICAI ( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) general election will be held in DEC 2009.You can vote only in the city of your professional address as per ICAI Database. Pls check your address by clicking the link given below:- http://220.227. 161.82/locm.asp Click on http://www.icai. org/addupdate to […]

When an expenditure payable is waived subsequently, resulting in refund or benefit to the assessee, it is taxable as income

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The accent of the statute is ‘an allowance or deduction has been made in the assessment for any year in respect of loss, expenditure or trading liability’. The condition for applying Section 41(1) is the allowance of deduction earlier and subjecting it to tax later on its waiver. Explanation 1 to Section 41(1) covers even unilateral transfer of liability by write off in the books of account by the taxpayer.

Accounting firm PWC overhauls Indian operations

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The global auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is overhauling its India operations, two months after starting an investigation into fraud at one of its clients here. The auditor, which has nine offices and thousands of clients in India, said Thursday that it would make a number of sweeping changes to “re-emphasize quality.”

ICAI to form Review Reporting Board to inspect audit reports

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the body that regulates the profession of chartered accountancy in the country, plans to set up a board to randomly scan the audit reports of banks, financial institutions and state-owned enterprises to avoid Satyam-like episode. ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal said the new board, to be called […]

Public Notice No. 160/2008, Dated: 06.03.2009

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For the advance authorization (erstwhile licences), where raw sugar has been imported between 21.09.04 and 15.4.08, but the export obligation is yet to be fulfilled, the export obligation period stands automatically extended upto 31.12.2009 without payment of composition fee. Against these advance Authorisations/licences, no further E.O. extension shall be allowed beyond 31.12.2009.

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