The I-T department has asked tax payers not to give out personal details like PAN card number and information about their credit cards on the internet in the wake of mushrooming fake e-mails hitting users’ inboxes. Viewing with concern the spurt in fictitious and unauthorised e-mails landing in personal internet addresses of many people, the department is adding a word of ‘caution’ at the end of each mail sent by them.
Those trying to evade the taxman may find that showing a lower income has just got tougher. The Bombay high court on Thursday, in a significant ruling, held that the income-tax department can rely on any relatable document when it comes to a block assessment. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud essentially made it easier for the tax officials to add or join other monies into the `income’ bracket based on surveys or search and seizures
The auditor for Bharti Airtel has asked for more time from the department of telecommunications (DoT) to finalise the special report sought by the government on the company, as they have yet to fully get the needed information. Contractor, Nayak & Kishnadwada, the chosen audit agency, has told DoT in a letter that Bharti has started providing some of the pending information, which is being verified.
The Delhi High Court today dismissed an application by ITC Ltd for grant of an injunction against the use of a device mark by Philip Morris in relation to its Marlboro brand of cigarettes in India. The trademark action filed by ITC was based on the registration and use of its wellknown W-namaste logo
Nutritionist Dr Sarita Davare, recently caught in the tax net (the income tax department recovered Rs 7.5 crore from her), is the city’s best kept secret. We spent the best part of the day trying to get a picture of the lady, but failed. However, the recent IT raid on her brings the spotlight on big bucks that the fitness industry rides on.
We read a host of data and information on merger and acquisition in 2009. We found global data regarding merger and acquisition and many cases every economy data too. But I am not going to repeat the same old data for any type of analysis. I will try to bring forth the upcoming trend and foresight of the merger and acquisition in 2010 which will derive the growth as well as consolidation of industries across the nations.
Pursuant to the Orders dated 13th January, 2010 of the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur in the matters of T. Karthikeyan, Returning Officer and Secretary -vs- Prakash Sharma and Ors.[DB Special Appeal (Writ No. 35/2010)] and T. Karthikeyan, Returning Officer and Secretary, -vs- Ganesh Sharma and Ors.
Notification No. 04 / 2010 – Customs, – In the said notification, in the Table, in column (4),-1. for the entry “4.69%”, wherever it occurs, the entry “4.75%” shall be substituted;ntry “7.03%”, wherever it occurs, the entry “7.13%” shall be substituted. 3. for the entry “9.37%”, wherever it occurs, the entry “9.5%” shall be substituted.
It is a well known fact that a single GST, all over the country, is the ideal structure for taxation of goods and services. But looking into the Constitutional framework of our country we understand that, at present, dual GST is the most acceptable structure to begin with. It may lead to introductions of a single GST at a later stage. We believe that with harmonious principles of taxation, it is possible to attain the benefits of Single GST even though it may be called Dual GST.
A revised Agreement and Protocol between India and Finland for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income (DTAA) was signed by Sh. S.S.N.Moorthy, Chairman, CBDT on behalf of Government of India and Ms Terhi Hakala, the Ambassador of Finland to India, on behalf of Government of Finland, here today.
