Banks are losing their battle for penalty on home loan pre-payments as the Reserve Bank of India sees no case for such a levy given that lenders don’t play a fair game with borrowers. In a meeting with chief executives of banks last week, RBI deputy
The Madras High Court bench here has ruled that the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) cannot claim damages from employers for delayed payment of their contribution “if there is no intention to commit a prohibited act or actus reus” (action
The draft guidelines on how foreign banks can convert themselves into wholly owned subsidiaries of their parents, have been delayed, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) awaiting clarity from tax authorities. The guidelines were to be have been relea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected scam-tainted Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju’splea seeking extension of time beyond November 10 to surrender. He now has to surrender on Wednesday. The SC had earlier cancelled Raju’s bail and directed h
Concerned over large-scale outflow from mutual fund schemes, market regulator Sebi wants fund houses to invest part of their profit on cementing ties with investors and curtail commissions and freebies to agents. Market watchdog Sebi, which also over
Banks have been told by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to be more transparent and levy reasonable penal charges. The central bank is concerned at the rising number of complaints by customers on steep charges by banks if the minimum balance in a savi
In a recent decision in the case of Tecumseh India Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT [2010-TIOL-408-ITAT-DEL-SE3], the Special Bench of Delhi Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) has held that non-compete fees inextricably linked with the acquisition of a business constitute capital expenditure.
The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, has told a bunch of top bank executives to push the use of electronic transactions among customers to trim the serpentine queues in front of teller counters despite lakhs of automated teller machines and net banking
In a recent ruling’ , the Delhi Income-tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of McDonald’s (India) Pvt Ltd v. ACIT [ITA No. 3890 (Del) of 2004], has held, on evaluation of available facts, that the old provision of section 92 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 does not apply in case of advertisement expenditure incurred by the resident assessee on behalf of other resident entity.
State finance ministers have asked the Centre to exclude coal from the list of proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), so as the tax rate does not increase on such an important fuel. Besides, the empowered committee of state finance ministers has also
