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”;’
For students appearing in May 2010 and November 2010 examinations, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, as applicable for assessment year 2010-11 are relevant. Therefore, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009 which are not applicable for A.Y.2010-11 would not be relevant for students appearing for May 2010 and November 2010 examinations.
Accordingly, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009 in sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD, 44AE and 44AF of the Income-tax Act, 1961 would not be applicable for the students appearing for the above-mentioned papers in May 2010 and November 2010 examinations, since these amendments are effective only from A.Y.2011-12. Further, the amendment relating to taxation of investment income of non-life insurance business [Rule 5 of the First Schedule to the Income-tax Act] would also not be applicable, since it is effective only from A.Y.2011-12.
I have already informed the House that the Government is firmly committed to the goal of comprehensive tax reform through the introduction of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) as well as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). I am happy to inform the Hon’ble Members that, in the case of DTC, the process of consultation with the stakeholders for revising the first draft is almost over.
