The CBDT has cited that such withdrawal is on account of their interpretation by some taxpayers, seeking to claim relief, which was not in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Income Tax Act (Act) or the intention behind these circulars. Circular No. 23 was issued by the CBDT to provide clarifications regarding taxability of foreign companies and non-residents, engaged in specified business activities.
IFRS — issued by International Accounting Standards Board — is acknowledged by 113 countries. This is ICAI’s first list and more companies would be added on its next list, sources said. The first list comprises 439 companies. It includes BSE-Sensex companies, NSE-Nifty companies, companies that have raised debt of over $50 million abroad, financial sector companies, publicly accountable companies (with total borrowings of over Rs 1,000 crore), Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies that have implemented IFRS at the parent company and companies outside these categories with capital of over $50 million abroad.
As the search warrant was issued in the joint names of the assessee and her spouse, it means that the officer had reason to believe that the undisclosed assets and income were held jointly. If so, it is not open for the AO to assess the assessee individually on the basis of the assets and documents seized during the course of search in pursuance to the said warrant but the assessment ought to have been only in the capacity of AOP or BOI.
banks have been advised that they need not obtain prior approval of the RBI for engaging in insurance agency business or referral arrangement without any risk participation, subject to the conditions stipulated in Annex 4 of the Master Circular. Banks have also been permitted, vide paragraph 17 of the above circular, to offer purely referral services on a non-risk participation basis to their customers, for financial products subject to certain conditions.
Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Urban Co-operative Banks.
Stamp duty collection as per Article 51A of the schedule I of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 to collect the stamp duty from the brokers on transactions of shares and securities conducted in Maharashtra was stayed earlier. Many brokers conduct the business of share and securities transaction in Maharashtra.
