Small Accounts- 2. In terms of Rule 2 clause (fb) of the Notification ‘small account’ means a savings account in a banking company where – the aggregate of all credits in a financial year does not exceed rupees one lakh; the aggregate of all withdrawals and transfers in a month does not exceed rupees ten thousand; and the balance at any point of time does not exceed rupees fifty thousand .
M/s. Bansal Wire Industries Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of U.P. & Ors (Supreme Court) – UP Trade Tax – stainless steel wire is not covered within entry (ix) of clause (iv) of Section 14 of Central Sales Tax Act: the language used in entry no. (ix) is plain and unambiguous and that the items which are mentioned there are “tools, alloy and special steel”. By using the words “of any of the above categories” in entry Nos. (ix) would refer to entries (i) to (viii) and it cannot and does not refer to entry no (xv).
On April 8, 2011, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued circular LIR n° 164/2Bbis that supplements to Circular LIR n°164/2 published on January 28th, 2011 by clarifying the transition period question for confirmations on financing margins issued by the tax authorities before January 28th, 2011 to taxpayers engaged in intercompany financing transactions.
Notification No. 37/2011 – Service Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Taxation of Services (Provided from Outside India and Received in India) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of May, 2011. 2. In the Taxation of Services (Provided from Outside India and Received in India) Rules, 2006, in rule 3, in clause (i), for the brackets, letters and words “(zzzzm) and (zzzzu)”, the brackets, letters and word “(zzzzm), (zzzzu), (zzzzv) and (zzzzw)” shall be substituted;
Notification No. 36/2011 – Service Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Export of Services (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of May, 2011. 2. In the Export of Services Rules, 2005, in rule 3, in sub-rule (1), in clause (i), for the brackets, letters and words “(zzzzm) and (zzzzu)”, the brackets, letters and word “(zzzzm), (zzzzu), (zzzzv) and (zzzzw)” shall be substituted;
Notification No.35/2011 – Service Tax (7A) An insurer carrying on life insurance business shall have the option to pay tax: (i) on the gross premium charged from a policy holder reduced by the amount allocated for investment, or savings on behalf of policy holder, if such amount is intimated to the policy holder at the time of providing of service; (ii) 1.5 per cent of the gross amount of premium charged from a policy holder in all other cases; towards the discharge of his service tax liability instead of paying service tax at the rate specified in section 66 of Chapter V of the said Act:
Notification No.34/2011 – Service Tax – Services provided or to be provided, to any person, by a restaurant, by whatever name called, having the facility of air-conditioning in any part of the establishment, at any time during the financial year, which has licence to serve alcoholic beverages, in relation to serving of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages or both, in its premises; Services provided or to be provided, to any person, by a hotel, inn, guest house, club or campsite, by whatever name called, in relation to providing of accommodation for a continuous period of less than three months;
Notification No.33/2011 – Services provided by a commercial coaching or training centre in relation to preschool coaching and training and any coaching or training leading to grant of a certificate or diploma or degree or any educational qualification which is recognized by any law for the time being in force will be exempt from service tax with effect from 1st May 2011.
Notification No.32/2011 – Service Tax – Services provided or to be provided by practicing professionals, i.e. chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries respectively, in their professional capacity, to a client, relating to representing the client before any statutory authority in the course of proceedings initiated under any law for the time being in force, were exempted from service tax vide Notification No. 25/2006, dated 13 July, 2006.
The income tax (I-T) department may make quoting of PAN in documents for sale and purchase of bullion or jewellery involving cash transfer of Rs 500,000 or more mandatory. PAN may also be required for cash payment of Rs 100,000 or more as life insurance premium, amid concerns that insurgents may be parking funds in high-value insurance policies. The department is also considering changes in the limits for cash payment for foreign travel. At present, the cap is Rs 25,000, including fare, the fee of a travel agent/tour operator and purchase of foreign currency.
