In the year ahead, we have a tough task before us. We have to achieve a budget collection target of Rs.4.30 lakh crore. The FM in his speech yesterday had implied and hoped that the direct tax collection will exceed its Budget Estimates. However, I shall be direct and urge all of you to take all necessary steps for not only realizing, but exceeding the B.E. Exceeding our collection targets will be a form of thanksgiving to the FM for the benevolence and encouragement shown towards this Department. “
Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee announced the operationalisation of the income tax welfare fund which was pending since 1998. The fund has a corpus of Rs.100 crore and will be available for welfare activities of the employees of the income tax department. The finance Minister made this announcement while addressing the Annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Director Generals of Income Tax, here today.
The assessee, a Mauritian tax resident, owned a jack-up rig used for drilling of mineral oil. The rig was given on charter basis to an Indian company which in turn leased it to ONGC for operations in Indian territorial waters. On 24.4.1997, the assessee entered into an agreement with Foramer SA, France, to sell the jack-up rig. On 15.9.1997,
In continuation of announcement dated February 23, 2010, we wish to bring to the notice of IPCC/ ATC examinees who have appeared in May, 2010 examination but not yet registered for 35 hours Orientation Programme and 100 hours Information Technology Training (ITT) and unable to complete both the requirements latest by 10th July, 2010
The assessee-trust was a public charitable trust engaged in education of women. In the earlier years, the assessee was granted exemption u/ss 11, 10(22) & 10(23C)(vi). The assessee’s application for renewal of exemption u/s 10(23C)(vi) was rejected on the ground that (i) the objects permitted the non-educational object of constructing an ashram
Mr Palanimanickam noted that the Department’s efficiency had to be benchmarked by the satisfaction level of the users. He highlighted that a major source of dissatisfaction of income-tax assessees is with respect to refund of taxes. “The time taken to grant refunds is very high when compared to international standards,” the Minister said, adding that the department should set up a task force to revamp the system of tax refunds.
If a petition under section 397/398 of the Companies Act, 1956 is based on a Share Purchase Agreements and its validity, then, despite the pendency of a civil dispute or arbitration proceeding simultaneously, the proceeding under section 397/398 becomes so complicated and dealing with issue is really challenging. I would like to present a case study with typical facts. The analysis and my opinion on the issue follow the presentation of facts.
The Finance Ministry is likely to recommend freezing and closure of bank accounts found suspicious during the ongoing exercise by banks to collect information under the ‘Know Your Customer'(KYC) norms. Banks in both the national and private sector are at present undertaking a one-time exercise to ensure hundred per cent compliance of the KYC procedures from all– new and old–customers.
Amid strong public reaction to the judgement in the Union Carbide case, the government is understood to be looking at legal position to check if Carbide India’s non executive Chairman Keshub Mahindra could be barred from taking directorship in any company.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said banks should obtain senior management approval to continue business relationship with an existing customer who has subsequently become a politically exposed person and that banks should conduct customer due diligence (CDD) on politically exposed people (PEP).
