The controversy surrounding the regulation of unit-linked insurance policies (Ulips) has failed to deter investors from holding on to their products or even getting new ones. At least the service tax collections from the product during April-May this fiscal bears testimony to the Ulip’s undeniable popularity. Service tax collections during the April-May is almost double the amount realised during the same period last year.
As corporate India comes to terms with the complex new system of accounting standards, which it will have to adopt beginning April 1, it is vexed with two related issues that it has no control over — taxation and the companies law.
Letter D.O.F.No.334/03/2010-TRU Vide Finance Act, 2010, eight new services were added to the list of taxable services while the scopes of nine existing services were modified. As these changes become effective from 01.07.2010, activities that are covered under taxable service categories due to above additions or modifications, would start attract service tax from this date.
Every year 1st of July is celebrated as the Foundation Day of ICAI as it was on this day in 1949 that the Parliament passed the Chartered Accountants Bill. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and the Guest of Honour at the celebration, Shri K. Rehman Khan said that the Chartered Accountancy profession has played a very important role in the economic growth of India during last 60 years. He expressed the view that the profession should not be restricted to audit the accounts of only the corporates or the business but should also be allowed to audit the public finance or the Government spending.
The Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khurshid, has called for higher representation of women in the chartered accountancy profession, similar to the 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament. “If there can be 33 per cent representation for women in Parliament, then why not something like that in the chartered accountancy profession too?,” Mr Khurshid said at the Chartered Accountants’ Day celebrations organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) held here.
Exporters are demanding refund of taxes on diesel as they fear that subjecting the fuel to global rates would create problems for a power-starved industry, which depends on it for daily operations. Any decision to decontrol diesel prices, even in a phased manner, would affect exporters as they are dependent on diesel due to erratic electricity supply, apex exporters’ body FIEO said.
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) as a pre-deposit on a service tax dispute, pending final settlement.Of the amount, Rs 64 crore (Rs 640 million) is towards service tax arrears and the rest is penalty for non-payment. The amount in dispute, of alleged service tax arrears, is Rs 128 crore (Rs 1.28 billion). It is a tax demand based on the operations of the earlier Air Sahara, before its takeover by Jet.
The income-tax department has narrowed down its probe into the Indian Premier League to three franchisees Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab after initial findings. The department has also written to tax authorities in Mauritius, Bahamas, Cayman and British Virgin Islands seeking details of companies registered there that have invested in these […]
The Centre is likely to offer a sweetener to goods that go out of the exempted list for excise once the goods and services tax (GST) kicks in next year.While identifying the list of products that will go out of the 350item list, the Union finance ministry is looking at levying a lower rate of tax under the new regime.
Floating rate home loan borrowers, stuck on higher interest rates, can expect some relief from today (July 1).The introduction of base rate will ensure that if they are linked to it, they will see automatic rise and fall in their existing rates.
