Capital Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India said on Friday that it was working together with the insurance watch dog to expeditiously find a “legally binding” resolution to who controls unit linked products and there are no restrictions on investment in existing schemes.
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has introduced a new Entry tax legislation wef 7 April 2010. The new Entry tax legislation (The Himachal Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Area Act, 2010) seeks to levy Entry tax on specified goods brought into a local area for the purpose of use, consumption or sale therein.
Notification No. 23/2010-Income Tax As per section 56(2)(vii)(c)(ii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) if an individual or a Hindu undivided family receives any property other than immovable property on or after 1 October 2009 for a consideration which is less than the Fair Market Value (FMV) of the property by an amount exceeding fifty thousand rupees then aggregate fair market value of such property exceeding such consideration will be treated as income of the receiver.
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court decided on Friday to refer to a larger bench the issue of imposition of entry tax on goods coming into jurisdiction of the respective states, involving financial implications to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion).
SEBI chairman C B Bhave on Friday said the market watchdog is planning to introduce more currency derivatives products, beginning with options, to give a wider choice to investors. “We will look into other kinds of derivatives (in currency trading), options to begin with, in order to offer increased products that are available,” Bhave said at a CII conference on Indian financial markets.
Cyril Shroff, Zia Mody and Nisith Desai are big names in India’s legal profession. They are among the most-in-demand corporate lawyers in the country for their experience, expertise as well as their image. Branding has become crucial for law firms competing in a marketplace where cross-country takeovers, mergers and copyright disputes are commonplace.
Inter-departmental consultations between Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs including Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are at advance stage of maturity for rolling out “relaxed and enlightened” regulations for private equities (PEs) and Venture Capitalists (VCs) so that India attracts larger volumes of their investments in areas of infrastructure, healthcare and clean energy, according to R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Some of India’s large real estate firms are seeking exemption from adopting the proposed International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from the next fiscal year. All real estate companies that form part of the NSE’s Nifty-50 or BSE’s Sensex-30, will have to report financial returns according to the stringent revenue recognition norms laid down by the IFRS.
The Indian Premier League (IPL), which began a trend of auctioning cricketing talents by its franchises, seems to have signaled the beginning of a possible accounting issue in future. At least, the country’s apex accounting standards setting body, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), believes so.
Government on Friday said as many as 1,120 cases pertinent to corruption and economic offences are pending probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Prithviraj Chavan said a total of 1,120 corruption and economic offence cases are pending probe by CBI.
