In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Schedule –1 of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items.
Section 80-IB (10) of the Act is aimed at promoting construction of housing projects, so as to address the problem of shortage of dwelling units. The predominant objective of this incentive provision, therefore, is to encourage better availability of the dwelling units for low and middle class segment of the society.
Section 10AA was inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”) by the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (“the SEZ Act”) with effect from 10-2-2006. The section was enacted specially with respect to provide tax exemption to the newly established units in the Special Economic Zone (“the SEZ”).
The Finance Act, 2008 had amended the definition of charitable purpose contained in section 2(15), by adding a proviso to the effect that advancement of an object of general public utility would not be a charitable purpose, if it involved the carrying on of any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business, or any activity of rendering any service in relation to any trade, commerce or business, for a cess or fee or any other consideration, irrespective of the nature of use or application, or retention, of the income from such activity.
Notification No. 42/2010 – Customs (N.T.), DATED THE 26th May, 2010 Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 1st June, 2010 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009 provided for the taxation of LLPs in the Income-tax Act on the same lines as applicable to partnership firms. Presently LLP is subject to tax @ 30%. There will be no change in this tax rate.. Section 47 – Transactions not regarded as transfer. Section 56 and section 57 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 allow conversion of a private company or an unlisted public company (hereafter referred as company) into an LLP.
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 dated December 7, 2000,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 02 dated July 27, 2001 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 49 dated June 4, 2002 in terms of which it was advised that remittance in any form towards participation in lottery schemes are prohibited under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of Export and Import Policy, 2002-07(RE2003) and Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) (RE2003); Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) (RE2004) and Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) (RE2005):
Consumers will have to pay at least Rs 5,000 more to buy a car and up to Rs 2,000 for purchasing a two-wheeler in Delhi as the state government is raising road tax on vehicles. Automakers say this would increase the cost of ownership of their vehicles which could have an adverse impact on sales volume.
Notification No. 40/2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Direct Taxes, number S.O. 732(E), dated the 31st July, 2001, namely:-
