From the desk of Chairman,CBDT- CIT wise details of AY10-11 paper refund Returns entered into the system but not processed is given herein below. These lists, however, do not give the true and complete picture of pending refunds, as the Systems does not have any visibility of paper refund Returns not entered onto the system. On the basis of the statistics available for earlier years, CBDT estimates the said paper refund Returns not entered onto the system so far at around 8 lacs, a large number of which pertain to Mumbai & Delhi. Today April 03 morning, CCITs (CCA) of Mumbai & Delhi have been sensitized by the Chairman personally about the need to issue all refunds by April 10 2011. All officers, especially those posted at Delhi & Mumbai, are once again advised to rise to the occasion & issue all refunds by this date.
Finance Ministry will soon come out with a discussion paper on service tax to increase its contribution to the overall tax kitty and align it with the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST). “The Finance Ministry is working on a discussion paper on taxation of services to get opinion and feedback before moving to GST,” a source told PTI.
Industry chamber Assocham today said the government’s decision to revise taxes on currency conversion would increase transaction cost and hit the country’s exports. This charge, on the differential between RBI reference rate and the rate at which transaction is booked, will significantly increase transaction costs and decrease India’s competitiveness in global markets, the apex chamber said.
M/s. Tradex Polymers Pvt. Ltd. is a registered service provider and is a Del credere consignment agent and during the course of advertising and publicizing the product the assessee enlisted the services of a mandap keeper which is an input service. This confirms to the definition of input service as defined under Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. I find the ratio of the decision in the case of M/s. Coca Cola India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CCE Pune-3 reported in 2009 (15) STR 657 (Banglore)
No NBFC shall contribute to the capital of a partnership firm or become a partner of such firm. A NBFC, which has already contributed to the capital of a partnership firm or was a partner of a partnership firm, shall seek early retirement from the partnership firm.
Pricing of Convertible instruments. Issue of Shares permitted against specified non-cash considerations under Approval Route. Approval / conditionalities surrounding previous joint venture/collaborations done away with. Guidelines relating to Down-Stream investments. Sector Specific policy for FDI- Agriculture. The revised FDI policy does carry the process of liberalization further and would assist in augmenting FDI into the Country. However, the revised FDI policy has kept at bay significantly expected changes such as permitting FDI in Limited Liability Partnership, Multi-Brand Retail Trading and several other subjects on which draft discussion papers were released earlier for public comments. It is important that these areas are also taken up the Government for liberalisation towards making India one of the most favourable FDI destinations in the world.
Select Holiday Resorts Pvt. Ltd. [52 DTR 14] – Section 79 (Section) which contains provisions restricting carry forward of past year losses under the Income Tax Laws (ITL) ruled that the Section has no applicability to a case of amalgamation of 98% shareholder company with the Taxpayer where the amalgamated and the amalgamating companies are held by the same set of shareholders with whom control of the taxpayer continues to remain. The ITAT further held that since the amalgamating company ceased to exist post amalgamation, a change in shareholding upon amalgamation can be regarded as a change arising in a situation akin to death of a shareholder which is specifically excluded from applicability of the Section.
Amendments in Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 (the Point of taxation Rules) as prescribed by Notification No. 25/2011 – Service Tax dated 31 March 2011 effective from 1 April 2011. Amendments in the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 (the Credit Rules) vide Notification No.13/2011 – Central Excise (N.T.) dated 31 March 2011 effective from 1 April 2011
The next Eligibility Test for ISA PQC is scheduled to be held on Saturday the 14th May, 2011 from 08.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. A detailed notification giving list of centers would be hosted on Committee Portal at http://cit.icai.org by 15th April, 2011. A list of candidates, who have completed ISA Professional Training from 1st January 2011 to 31ST March 2011, would also be hosted by 11th April 2011. In case you do not find your name in the list, kindly forward your request giving requisite details (ISA No, Membership No., Name, ISA PT Date and City) to isa@icai.org, by April 25, 2011.
The global financial crisis has challenged the conventional views on the role of monetary policy. Post-crisis, the weight of arguments tilts towards acceptance of financial stability as an objective of central bank or monetary policy. However, the key challenge is to evolve a consistent framework for implementation. While interest rate can continue as the dominant instrument for implementing monetary policy, supplementing it with other quantity or macro-prudential instruments even in normal times will not only enhance the flexibility of monetary policy to attain multiple objectives but could also obviate the risk of hitting the zero lower bound.
