AAYAKAR Seva Kendra (ASK) is a one stop computerized shop for the taxpayers to obtain services promised by the Department in its Citizens’ Charter in a time bound manner. In order to achieve these objectives, Sevottam provides for a front office to be backed by re-engineered processes and a new outlook of the personnel so that grievances of taxpayers are not only redressed quickly but also eventually prevented.
The ministry of corporate affairs is planning to introduce extensible business reporting language (XBRL) for its MCA 21 portal, which is the database for 9 lakh companies in India. This means that the companies will also have to file their documents in the XBRL format, which would inturn increase their compliance cost. At present, XBRL is being followed in many countries including the US, where after a period of voluntary compliance with XBRL, they are now moving towards mandatory XBRL filings for the domestic companies.
Notification No. 93/2009 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of Explanation 2 to section 90A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies the following as specified territory and specified association respectively for the purpose of the said section, namely :-
No. 54-EL(1)/18/ 2009: In exercise of the powers vested under clause (2) of Para 6 of Schedule 6 to the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 read with Regulation 134 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the undersigned after satisfying himself, as the Returning Officer of the elections to the Twenty First Council and the Twentieth Regional Councils, that the polling held on 5th December, 2009 in polling booth No. C-097 in Aryan Public School, Sector-IV, Vaishali, Ghaziabad (UP) has been interrupted/ obstructed with sufficient cause, hereby declare that the polling held at the said polling booth on 5th December, 2009 was void and consequently order a fresh polling on 18th December, 2009.
The President of India to Give Away the ‘National Corporate Awards’ on the Concluding Day. The Indian corporate sector, which has been growing at a rapid pace in the current decade, has been making significant contribution to the economic development of the country. At the same time, India Inc. is also developing sensitivity to community and social concerns which are a part of the broader national agenda of inclusive and sustainable growth. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been constantly trying to reposition itself as not only the regulator but also the developer and facilitator of the Indian Corporate Sector.
A remedy by way of appeal from the orders of ITAT is provided both u/s.260A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and u/s.15 (w.e.f. 6-1- 2006) of the N.T.T. Act, 2005. Although appeals from the orders of ITAT are supposed to be filed only in the National Tax Tribunal from 6-1-2006, yet appeals are being filed in the High Court for good reasons. Hence, wherever reference is made to N.T.T, it may be taken/understood that the date of filing the appeal would have to be on or after 6-1-2006.
Taxmen will keep a close watch on corporate advance tax payments as the income-tax department turns the heat on them to shore up direct tax collections that have grown in low single digits in the first eight months of the current financial year. The third quarter advance tax payments are crucial as they largely form the basis of all significant changes in tax laws in the Budget, presented usually on the last working day of February every year.
A summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate, Government of India, under Section 37 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 could not be interdicted by the High Court on the ground that there was no application of mind and the documents sought for would amount to a roving enquiry by the Directorate, the Madras High Court has held.
The elections to the 21st Central Council and the 20th Regional Councils of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) ran into rough weather after a booth capturing incident. At least four unidentified men, including one toting a pistol, stormed an ICAI election booth atVaishali (near Ghaziabad) on Saturday, tampering the ballot box and stuffing ballot papers, sources said.
Further, it has been noticed that enforcement agencies like CBI, Police, Crime Branch etc. have been collecting copies of the various records/documents during the course of their investigation. The originals of such documents maintained either in physical or in electronic form or in both would be required by such enforcement agencies during trial of the case also. In view of the above, it is clarified that if a copy is taken by such enforcement agency either from physical or electronic record then the respective original is to be maintained till the trial or investigation proceedings have concluded.
