A computer software when put into a media and sold, it becomes goods like any other audio cassette or painting on canvass or book. The amount paid by the assessee towards purchase of IXOS-eCON for R/3 50 users cannot be treated as payment of royalty taxable in India under Article 12 of DTAA between India and Singapore. Therefore, the assessee, in our opinion, is not liable to deduct tax at source.
The Government has said that to curb registration of fictitious companies, every company is being allotted Corporate Identity Number from the year 2000. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, has said that the Central Government has prescribed filing of address proof and identity proof for directors and thereafter Director Identification Number is allotted, which aborts formation of fictitious companies.
Members who enrolled as Associate members from 01st September, 2009 to 28th February, 2010 would be eligible to receive their membership certificate in person at the Convocation. However in case of Eastern Region, it would be from November, 2009 to February, 2010.
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, has said that under the Companies Act,1956, it is mandatory for all companies to submit annual return, balance-sheet, etc. to the Government. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Khurshid informed the House that during last 3 years (2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09) the number of companies that have not filed their Balance Sheet
The Minister of Corporate Affairs has informed the Lok Sabha that the number of companies that have not filed their Annual Return consecutively during the last three years – 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, is 2,13,185. Of these the maximum number of 67,858 companies are from the Western Region; 66,345 companies are from the Southern Region; 63,802 companies from the Northern Region and 15,180 companies are from the Eastern Region. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today on the ‘Easy Exit Scheme- 2010’ and the ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2010’,
“As you may be aware, the export and import of currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India of denominations of above Rs.100 is not allowed to and from Nepal and Bhutan in terms of Notification No. FEMA 6 / RB-2000 dated 3.5.2000 issued under Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2000 by the Reserve Bank of India.
