Following an Orissa High Court order, the CBI has started investigation into the role of banks in multi-crore foreign exchange losses suffered by customers, who bought derivative products sold by the banks. Sources said while CBI has already questioned the officials of a top public sector bank, it might call officials from other banks too for questioning.
For the sixth year in a row, the EPFO subscribers are likely to get 8.5 per cent interest on their provident fund (PF) deposits for 2010-11. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) with a subscriber base of over 4.7 crore has been maintaining the return of 8.5 per cent on deposits since 2005-06.
Wipro, the information technology to soaps conglomerate, says it is unlikely, at least for now, to file a formal complaint against the employee who recently siphoned off around $4 million (around Rs 18 crore) from the company’s bank account by accessing a colleague’s password.
Introduction of the concept of advance pricing arrangements (APAs) in the tax statute is regularly been in the Budget wish-list of multinational enterprises since 2001, when the transfer pricing legislation was enacted, APAs are essentially an advance ruling by which tax authorities agree upfront to the pricing of goods and services between the related parties. This ruling becomes binding on the tax authorities and the taxpayer.
