Government is planning to relax exit norms for not-for-profit companies to allow them to de-register without having to follow cumbersome regulations. The Ministry has been receiving representation from various stakeholders to develop a procedure for strike off name under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 of companies (non-profit companies) which have been granted licence under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, the MCA said in its proposal.
Digital Signature Certificate made mandatory w.e.f 1st July 2011 for Firms and Individuals whose accounts are required to be audited u/s 44 AB of the Income Tax Act’ 1961. Click here to download notification no. S.O. 1497(E) dtd 1st July 2011 in this regard.
Notification No. 38/2011 – Income Tax [F.NO. 189/2/2011-ITA.I], DATED 12-7-2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Direct Taxes, number S.O. 732(E), dated the 31st July, 2001, namely :–
Regard being had to the language employed and the language engrafted in the circular, High Court is of the considered view that the issue raised falls in the realm of interpretation of the terms, namely – charter agreement . Factual matrix in each case has to be examined. High Court cannot examine and decide the issue in a vacuum. In praesenti , High Court is inclined to think so because the circular uses the terms – where the crew is also provided by the owners of the aircraft as in a wet lease of aircraft effective control is not transferred. Adjudication should take place first and till the adjudication is made, no coercive steps shall be taken against the members of the petitioner-association. In case members of the petitioner-association are aggrieved by any kind of adjudication, they can challenge the same before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. The issue pertaining to the validity of the circular is kept open.
Find status of assessee based on PAN – We have attached a excel file which will help you determine the status of any one on the basis of his PAN. In this file you just have to enter the PAN and sheet will show the status of the PAN.
As a part of the Green Initiative in Corporate Governance taken by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs by allowing paperless compliances by the companies, the Council of the Institute has decided to send the Audited Accounts and Report of the Council for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 2011 to the members of the Institute pursuant to Sub-section (5B) of Section 18 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 through e-mails. The Audited Accounts and the Report will also be placed on the website of the Institute.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has framed following criteria for declaring any financial institution as a Public Financial Institution (PFI) under under section 4a of the Companies Act,1956: Decided that with effect from 12th June, 2011, all DIN-1 & DIN-4 applications has to be digitally signed by the practicing Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries or Cost Accountants who shall also verify the particulars of the applicant given in the applications. All these applications will be approved online.
Accounting regulator ICAI today said it will submit to the government, its suggestions on the ways to deal with the menace of black money and retrieving illegal money stashed in tax havens and overseas banks by the end of August.
Depreciation on the capital assets was allowable even when capital expenditure on the acquisition of the corresponding assets had already been allowed as ‘application of income’for the purpose of allowing the exemption under s 11.
The government today allowed exports of one million tonnes of non-basmati rice, lifting an over three-year old ban, in the wake of overflowing godowns. The decision to this effect was taken by an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
