Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Vs DCIT,, ITA 626/2010 and W.P. 758/2010 dated 12 August 2010, – Bombay High Court rules on prospective operation of Rule 8D and upholds the constitutional validity of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 14A and Rule 8D.
The High Court held that notice issued for reopening the assessment which could be rectified under section 154 is invalid.
Under the Income Tax Law (ITL), tax incentives linked to the profits of the relevant business (profit-linked incentives) are available for a specified number of years. Direct Taxes Code (DTC) 2010 proposes to withdraw or substitute these profit-linke
Direct Tax Code (DTC) 2010 consolidates the withholding tax provisions as well as the procedural law dealing with reporting of income (including branch profits), net wealth and dividends distributed. To ensure compliance with the reporting requirements under DTC 2010, certain amendments have been proposed to the penal provisions, as also provisions relating to prosecution. This article summarizes the key amendments to the procedural law, including amendments to the assessment procedures, tax withholding provisions, penalty and prosecution.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has termed the service tax charged on air tickets by the Indian government as illegal according to the Chicago Convention. “According to the Chicago Convention, service tax on air tickets charged by
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Income Tax department from passing any order in the case related to payment of brand licensing fee and royalty by auto major Maruti Suzuki India to parent Suzuki Motor Corporation. A three judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia directed the department to maintain status quo till October 1, , next date of hearing of the matter on transfer pricing — the technique where parent companies sell goods and services to subsidiary.
The Ministry revived the Scheme of Certified Filing Centres (CFCs) and renewed the same for a further period of three years from July 01, 2010. The registration process for the renewed Scheme started from 1st July 2010 and was kept open for 2 months.
Bank customers and equity trading account holders have stopped getting transaction alerts on their mobiles as the government has put a ban on bulk SMS service in wake of the pending judgement in the Ayodhya title suit. In view of the Government of In
The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) and the Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of Russia (IPAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Moscow in the presence of Shri R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has today issued orders in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs to all Mobile Telecom Service Providers in the country that all bulk SMS and all bulk MMS messages shall remain banned
