Students, suffering from permanent disability of 50% or above are exempted from attending Orientation Programme. These students are also exempted from payment of fee related to Orientation Programme i.e. Orientation Programme registration fee of Rs. 1,000/- and course fee of Rs. 3,000/- for undergoing course.
Godrej & Boyce vs. DCIT (Bombay High Court) Bombay HC held Rule 8D r.w. S. 14A (2) is not arbitrary or unreasonable and Rule 8D is not retrospective and applies from AY 2008-09, for earlier disallowance can be worked on reasonable basis
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has now been empowered to vet all non-government organisations (NGOs) and other agencies involved in the government’s social sector schemes. The Planning Commission has decided that approvals for all social sector projects undertaken by various NGOs, normally outside the purview of CAG, will come with the rider that they will be subject to audit, if required.
Vodafone International Holding B.V. (Vodafone NL) was issued an order by the Indian Tax Authority assessing a capital gains tax alleged to have arisen to the Hong Kong based Hutchison Group (Hutch) on acquisition of controlling interest in an Indian entity, Vodafone-Essar Ltd. The controlling interest was acquired by acquiring the shares of a foreign holding company that indirectly held more than 50% of the shares of the Indian entity.
Over Rs 12,000 crore in tax demands was locked on account of disputes, pending resolution at various courts, as on June 30, 2010, Parliament was informed on Friday. While cases involving tax demand of about Rs 7,635 crore are pending in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), around Rs 3,849 crore is locked up in cases with High Courts, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
Students who have initially registered for Professional Education (Course II) and passed one of the groups in Professional Education (Examination II) can commence their articled training on successful completion of Information Technology Training (ITT)
Many non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have made investment in overseas ventures without the regulatory clearance by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A Statement with the details of the NBFCs, registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which have made investments in overseas Joint Ventures/ Wholly Owned Subsidiaries without approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during the last three years and action taken is attached as Annex -I. Similar Statement in respect of other NBFCs is at Annex-II.
All Unit Linked Products to Offer Minimum Return to Policyholders from 6th Year Onward Unit Linked Pension Products to Ensure Minimum Guaranteed Return on Maturity Locking Period Increased From Three to Five Years The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has informed that recently they have issued the following circulars for the benefit of the […]
