Pursuant to SEBI circular no. MIRSD/DR-1/Cir-16/09 dated November 06, 2009 prescribing the framework governing the market access through Authorised Persons of the stock brokers, SEBI has received representations from the stock exchanges and market participants seeking review of the certification requirements for Authorised Persons. Accordingly, it is decided to rationalize the certification requirements for the Authorised Persons in line with those applicable to the stock brokers and Sub-Brokers.
The Bombay Stock Exchange will start a separate platform for the small and medium-size (SME) enterprises by the year-end, a top bourse official said today. “We are awaiting Sebi approval. I am hopeful that in 3-6 months we will start the SME exchange,” BSE Deputy CEO Ashish Chauhan told PTI.
Foreign lender Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday said RBI is likely to hike its policy rates by up to one percentage point this year even as the headline inflation is likely to fall to 6-7 per cent on the back of a good monsoon. According to RBS managing director and head of markets Ramit Bhasin, the apex bank is likely to hike its overnight lending rates (repo) by 0.5 per cent to 6 per cent and the reverse repo, at which it accepts deposits from banks by 1 per cent to 5 per cent in 2010.
FM Wants New Tax Regime Which is Simple and Broad Based Leading to Lowering of Tax Rates, Better Tax Compliance and Reduced Litigation: Looking forward to Constructive Suggestions from Empowered Committee of State FMS on GST to set-up an Innovative & Cooperative Fiscal Federalism
Members are requested to wear the Royal Blue Colour Blazer /Navy Blue Colour Blazer respectively and female members may wear saree / business suit while attending the Convocation and receiving the membership certificate. A tie and a lapel pin, saree pin in case of female members will be presented by the Institute at the convocation.
To claim debt as bad debt and as a deduction, the debt should be in respect of business, which is carried on by the assessee in the relevant assessment year
The commerce department has sought a ‘middle of the road’ solution to the taxation problems thrown up by the draft direct taxes code for special economic zone that enjoy substantial tax concession. In a letter to the revenue department, the department has suggested ways in which the finance ministry could implement the new tax dispensation so that the investments already made in the zones continue to get the incentives promised under the current rules.
The global powerful financial houses and banking giants needs a chemical to wash their foresight about the world economic recovery and GDP growth numbers projected by them in the last term. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted China’s GDP growth forecast for 2010 to 10.5 percent from the earlier projection of 10 percent. IMF has raised its world economic growth forecast from 4 per cent to 4.5 per cent.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today proposed a three-rate structure for the Goods and Services Tax -which will simplify the indirect tax regime – under which goods will attract 20 per cent levy, services 16 per cent and essential items a concessional 12 per cent. Mukherjee proposed these rates to the state finance ministers at a meeting here today to evolve consensus over GST that is planned to be implemented from April 1, next year.
