The first question pertains to disallowance of assessee’s claim of deduction on salary paid to doctors, staff and depreciation for car, furniture, etc. in the determination of professional income of the assessee. The assessee’s grievance is that the Tribunal rejected the claim for the reason that the claim was made for the first time before the Tribunal and the assessee never raised the issue in assessment before the officer or in first appeal before the first appellate authority.
Supreme Court inter alia on prerequisites for conversion of a private company into a public company – It is not the records of the Registrar of Companies which determines the status of a company but the definition of a “private company” or “public company” as defined in section 3(1)(iii) and 3(1)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956; having regard to the definition
ELECTION – 2009 : PERMISSION TO VOTE BY POST Last date for request of application complete in all respect is 1st October, 2009. Application is to be made in prescribed form of “Application for permission to vote by post”. The said form is enclosed herewith for ready reference. Those members who are eligible to apply […]
Cost accounting body The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) will soon be known as “Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI)” with the government agreeing for a change of name of the body. “The request for the name change to Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India has […]
A comparison between Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 vis-à-vis the SEBI (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000 The Securities and Exchange Board of India is turning a stricter eye on company promoters who have been issued preferential warrants, saying that they will have to forfeit the upfront payment […]
1. Question: What is property? Answer: Property implies a bundle of rights over a thing. The scope of such rights is variable and can extend to excluding everyone else from interfering with his enjoyment of that thing.
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Corporate Affairs, has expressed confidence that under the present scenario, the Cost and Management Accounting professionals can play a major role in government initiative to control the inflation and make essential goods and services available to the public at a reasonable price. Addressing the Council of Institute of Cost and […]
The Income Tax (I-T) department has raided 12 Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) premises, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. The raided premises include residences of two HDIL directors. HDIL’s shares dropped 3.85% on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday to Rs308.65. The benchmark 30-stock Sensex rose 0.21% to close at 16,216.86 points. HDIL is listed on both the BSE and the National […]
SEBI appointed committee recommended limiting the period for participation by QIBs in the IPO to 2 or 3 days
In A judgment that could have a bearing on the tax outgo of many stock brokers, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled that depreciation cannot be claimed on stock exchange membership cards, while calculating tax liabilities. The I-T Department’s contention was that a membership card is not capable of diminishing in value due to its use, wear and tear and obsolescence.
