(a) in Chapter 52, – (i) for tariff items 520501 and 520502 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the entries shall be substituted
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 93A read with section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, namely:-
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act) requires a Non-banking Financial Company (NBFC) undertaking inter-alia, the business of acquisition of shares, stock, bonds, debentures or other marketable securities to obtain a Certificate of Registration as a NBFC. Such entities are regarded as Investment Companies by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and regulated as such.
A section of the media has reported communication between the Income Tax department and the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding records of telephonic conversations between a person by the name of Nira Radia and others. It is also reported, citing sources in the CBI, that in addition to Radia, telephone lines of several other influential business-men, politicians and advertising professionals were tapped.
The Custom Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal said in a recent ruling that the wording of the Act is such that exporters of services such as software and business process outsourcing companies cannot claim credit for taxes paid on inputs used by them.
A review Committee on Police Reforms, constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, made a recommendation for ‘Free Registration of Crime’. The Recommendation was sent to all States/UTs for implementation as ‘Police’ is a State subject. There is no proposal with Government of India for e-registration of FIRs through Public Kiosks.
Insurance regulator IRDA has asked life insurers to disclose the commission paid to agents for unit-linked products amid a debate over huge pay-outs given to them vis-a-vis mutual funds.
All India Conference of Regional Directors of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Registrars of Companies and Official Liquidators Begin. Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Corporate Affairs, has said that the focus of his Ministry as well as the field offices should be on enlightened regulation and the field officers assume the responsibility of a dual role of being a regulator as well as an educator. Addressing the two-day All India Conference of Regional Directors,
Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that 90% of recovery of freight, insurance and packing receipts amounting to Rs.49,14,076/, sales tax set off/refund amounting to Rs.38,33,148/and service income of Rs. 2,89,17,545/are not to be excluded from profits of business
on or after the 1st day of April, 2010, where the specified business is in the nature of developing and building a housing project under a scheme for slum redevelopment or rehabilitation framed by the Central Government or a State Government, as the case may be, and which is notified by the Board in this behalf in accordance with guidelines as may be prescribed; and”;’
