Redrafting the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is proving to be an uphill task for the finance ministry, bombarded with comments from various stakeholders. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has received about 10,000 suggestions on the code, which seeks to replace the Income Tax Act of 1961.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the appointment of Merchant Bankers and other intermediaries to disinvestment transactions involving offer for sale or fresh issue by the company in conjunction with offer for sale be advanced to an earlier stage in the process of disinvestment.
Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah on Tuesday convened a meeting of all the Information Commissioners to discuss the Delhi High Court’s stand that the Central Information Commission had no powers to frame rules for its regulation.
The assessee, a time-share company having resorts at tourist places granted membership for a period of 33/25 years on payment of certain amount. During the currency of the membership, the member had the right to holiday for one week in a year at the place of his choice from amongst the resorts of the assessee. The membership fee was received either in lump sum or in installments to the prospective member.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the govt is working towards creating an atmosphere where trade and industry come forward to reserve jobs for the socially underprivileged – a practice in vogue in the public sector.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said inflation would come down to 5-6 percent by December and projected an 8.5 percent economic growth for this fiscal.
Government of India has initiated collaborative process of formulation of Open Standards for e-Governance in India with the objective of enabling seamless interoperability of various e-governance solutions developed by multiple agencies, and to promote technology choice and avoid vendor lock-in,
Rule 36 of Punjab VAT rules which deals with the filing of VAT returns has been amended w.e.f 18/05/2010 vide notification No. G.S.R. /P.A.8/2005/S.70/Amd.( )/2010. s. The second and third Proviso to Rule 36 (1) have been amended to provide that the monthly VAT returns are now required to be filed by only those dealers whose annual tax liability was Rs 2 Lakh or more in the previous Year
