The CA institute would use its powers to summon the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the audit papers on the cash and bank balances in the Satyam scam, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) President, Mr Amarjit Chopra, told to press.
Income of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from derivatives trading will not be liable to tax in India, the Authority for Advance Rulings has said, clearing the air on taxability of the income of foreign investors trading in Indian securities.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that excuses like ‘shortage of staff and work overload’ cannot be considered as reasons for not providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and fined a local official for ‘delay’ in responding.
In pursuance of the consultations of the collegium of the I.T.A.T consisting of the President and two senior-most Vice Presidents, the following Members of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal have been transferred, in public interest, in the same capacity, to the Bench(es) of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal as shown against their names, with effect from the forenoon of 05.04.2010
Presently, the recommendations of the FIPB on these proposals with total investment up to Rs.600 crore are considered by the Finance Minister and those exceeding this amount, by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Prior to 18.2.2003, proposals of more than Rs.600 crore were to be approved by the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Investment (CCFI).
It has been advised to banks that internal guidelines for customer identification procedure of legal entities may be framed by them based on their experience of dealing with such entities, normal bankers’ prudence and the legal requirements as per established practices. If the bank decides to accept such accounts in terms of the Customer Acceptance Policy, the bank should take reasonable measures to identify the beneficial owner(s) and verify his/her/their identity in a manner so that it is satisfied that it knows who the beneficial owner(s) is/are
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, the following amendment in the Notification No. 15 (RE-2006)/2004-09 dated 27.06.2006 read with Notification No. 99 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 27.03.2009, as amended, from time to time.
The Income Tax Department has decided to reopen assessments for three years, up to 2006-07, for companies paying the minimum alternate tax (MAT)., for companies paying the minimum alternate tax (MAT). MAT, inserted in the Income Tax Act in 1996-97, is meant to make those companies pay tax which earn profit and pay dividend to shareholders but do not pay tax to the government. Under Section 115 JB of the Income Tax Act, such companies pay 18 per cent of their book profit as tax.
The government today allayed apprehensions that accounting regulator ICAI was not working speedily against auditors involved in the accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computers, even as the US counterpart has already banned two such auditors.
Circular No. 919 /09 /2010 – CX- DG (Systems) has prepared comprehensive instructions outlining the procedure for electronic filing of excise and service tax return and electronic payment of taxes under ACES. The same is enclosed. The said instructions outline the registration process for new assessees, existing assessees, non–assessees and for Large Taxpayers Unit assessees, steps for preparing and filing of return, using of XML Schema for filing dealers’ return, procedure for obtaining acknowledgement of E-filed return, procedure for E-payment etc. It is requested to sensitise concerned officers and trade and industry regarding the instructions.
