Notification No. 31/2010-CUSTOMS (N. T.), New Delhi, 16 th April, 2010. S. O… (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –
Please refer to our circular RPCD.PLNFS.BC.No.83/06.12.05/2000-01 dated April 28, 2001 regarding educational loan scheme, wherein it was advised that no security may be insisted upon for loans upto Rs.4 lakh. We have been receiving representations from various quarters that collateral security is being demanded even for loans upto Rs.4 lakh.
The government may empower independent directors and company secretaries to enforce corporate governance norms, having made compliance voluntary for enterprises. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a statutory body set up by the government, has suggested a set of best practices that company secretaries on board of companies have to follow.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) have urged the government to lay down guidelines for independent directors, including their terms of appointment, responsibilities and tenure in the company.
It could well be termed the country’s first legal adjudication of a dispute raised by a victim of a cyber crime. In a verdict in the first case filed under the Information Technology Act, Tamil Nadu IT secretary on Monday directed ICICI Bank to pay Rs 12.85 lakh to an Abu Dhabi-based NRI within 60 days for the loss suffered by him due to a phishing fraud. Phishing is an internet fraud through which sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details are obtained by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.
Housing finance major HDFC on Thursday lowered its home loan rate to 8.25 per cent for the first year in its new dual rate scheme, commonly known as teaser loans, applicable on fresh loans. Under the scheme, the country’s biggest mortgage provider would offer a fixed rate of 8.25 per cent up to March 2011, then 9 per cent for the next one year and the prevailing floating rate for the remainder of the loan tenure.
Whether the Company has been listed on the stock exchanges? If yes, the names of the stock exchanges may please be indicated? If so, whether the provisions of listing agreement of SEBI are being followed by the Company? (2) Whether the Company has 50% independent directors on their Board as required under SEBI guidelines?
Recent Notification No. 23/2010 dated 8 April 2010 (Notification) issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) prescribed the rules (Rules) for determining the fair market value (FMV), for the purposes of taxation, of certain specified assets received by a taxpayer without consideration or for inadequate consideration i.e. a consideration which is less than the FMV by an amount exceeding INR 50,000. The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009 had inserted Section 56(2) (vii) (Section) to tax such specified assets received on or after 1 October 2009 (See Note-1 below). Specified assets are archaeological collections, drawings, paintings, sculptures or any other work of art (artistic work), jewellery and shares and securities.
Special Bench Tribunal Ruling: If the Payer is of the bona fide belief that no part of the payment is chargeable to tax, he need not undergo the procedure of section 195 at all. The Tribunal has chosen not to follow the Karnataka High Court’s judgement in the case of Samsung Electronics. [ITO v. Prasad Production Ltd. (ITA No. 663/Mds/2003)].
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday sought detailed information from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on their holding structures and account holders, a move apparently aimed at curbing round-tripping or routing of Indian money back into the country through overseas entities in order to avoid paying taxes. Sebi had banned two prominent FIIs for refusing to share information on some client dealings with the Sebi last year.
