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In line with similar agreements earlier with Singapore and South Korea, India signed a two-way Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (‘CEPA’ or ‘the Agreement’) with Japan on 16 February 2011. CEPA would provide a framework for enhanced cooperation between the two countries and is aimed to facilitate trade in goods and services and increase investment opportunities, besides protecting intellectual property rights. The Agreement is likely to be implemented from 1 April 2011.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and in pursuance of rule 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 143/2009-Customs, dated the 22nd December,2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.918(E), dated the 22nd December,2009, namely: –
The Assessee had a unit at Bhopal which was not functioning since the assessment year 1997-98. For the assessment year 1998-99, the assessee claimed depreciation in respect of closed unit at Bhopal on the ground that depreciation would be allowable s
As on 11/2/2011 it has processed over 34.1 lakh e-filed returns of AY 2010-11 in all categories of ITRs including Corporate Returns and generated refunds in over 8.6 lakh cases. The Income Tax Department has now extended the last date for sending ITR
The insurance industry wants the government to create a separate tax exemption limit of Rs 50,000 for life insurance premium in the forthcoming Budget to encourage more individuals to buy such policies.
The retirment fund manager EPFO trustees today decided not to invest a portion of Rs 5,00,000 crore funds in the stock market in view of Finance Ministry’s refusal to provide any guarantee on returns and safety of such investments. “We don’t want t
The Reserve Bank today warned the public to not fall prey to fictitious offers of large prize money through e-mails, letters and other electronic modes of communications on payment of service charges. “Such offers (of large prize money from abroad)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India needs to develop a corporate debt market to meet the projected investment of $1 trillion required to sustain the country’s economic growth rate in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017). A corporate
The CBI today questioned ADAG chairman Anil Ambani amid allegations that his group received favours from former Telecom Minister A Raja in getting dual technology and a role for Reliance Telecom in promoting Swan Telecom. Ambani, 51, arrived at the
Under attack for high food prices and slow reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA has not given up its economic agenda and promised clear measures in the upcoming Budget. Exuding confidence that inflation rate should be “no more th
