Further, in various instances, it has been observed that the Intermediaries do not have proper internal controls and do not ensure that proper checks and balances are in place to govern the conduct of their employees. Due to lack of proper internal controls and poor training, employees of such intermediaries are sometimes not aware of the damage which can be caused by circulation of unauthenticated news or rumours. It is a well established fact that market rumours can do considerable damage to the normal functioning and behaviour of the market and distort the price discovery mechanisms.
With a view to facilitating accounting of all the Government transactions of the current financial year (2010-11) by March 31, 2011 and meeting the probable rush of tax-payers towards the end of the year, it has been decided in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts, Government of India that all Regional Offices of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and branches of Agency banks conducting Government business will suitably extend the banking hours to conduct Government business by keeping their counters open for the purpose on March 30 and 31, 2011 to facilitate receipt of Government revenue from members of public even at late hours.
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Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions other than Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram onions will be US$ 225 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 275 per Metric Ton as notified on 16.03.2011.
Prohibition on export of pulses has been extended by one more year; from 31.03.2011 to 31.03.2012. But, there are two exceptions to this. One is export of Kabuli Chana (it was permitted earlier too). Second is export of Organic Pulses (new addition now); but with a ceiling of 10,000 tonnes and subject to certain conditions mentioned above.
In exercise of the powers conferred under sub section (2) of section 26 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (Delhi Act 3 of 2005), I, Jalaj Shrivastava, Commissioner, Value Added Tax hereby make it mandatory for the class of dealers, whose tax period is ’one year’, to file their returns in electronic form, within 72 days of the end of their tax period, with effect from the return for the tax period ending 31st March, 2011, in such manner as prescribed in the Annexure attached herewith.
Mumbai: A special court on Monday convicted a former I-T commissioner and his wife for amassing assets disproportionate to their known source of income. Finding Vishwanath Shrivastava guilty of the charges against him, special judge N P Dhote sentenced him to three years’ rigourous imprisonment and fined him Rs 5 lakh. His wife, Nisha, was sentenced for one year and fined Rs 50,000. They were on bail since 2001.
Despite repeated appeals made to all the members of the income tax family, & despite the hard work put in by most of them, processing of refund cases is depressingly behind schedule. At the moment around 1.35 lac Returns are processed every day, out of which only 26% are refund cases. CBDT is conscious of the manpower constraints as also the huge pendency; it is accordingly advised that all refund Returns should be segregated, processed out of turn & all refunds of AY 09-10 & 10-11 be necessarily cleared by March 31 2011.
In my proposals for the Direct Taxes, for the year 2011-12, I had proposed to provide lower tax rate of 15 per cent on dividends received by Indian companies from foreign subsidiary companies in which the Indian company holds more than 50 per cent share capital. Several representations have been made requesting further relaxation in the ownership pattern of the foreign subsidiaries. I, therefore, propose to lower the holding requirement in the foreign company from 50 per cent to 26 per cent. This will enable overseas joint ventures with Indian partnership, to also avail this benefit.
The Union Finance Minister also announced the basic reduction of custom duty on raw silk (not thrown) from 30 per cent to 5 per cent ad valorem. This was done to augment domestic availability for weavers, both in the handloom and the power loom segments, Shri Mukherjee added. The Finance Minister said that a number of representations supporting and opposing this move have been received. Responding to them, the Finance Minister said that he would like to assure the House that the Government would keep a close watch on import volumes and domestic prices and respond, if required, to mitigate any adverse impact on the domestic sericulture sector.
