Notification No. 47/2011 – Service Tax – Exemption of R&D Cess paid by intellectual property service providers – subject to the following conditions, namely:- (A) the said amount of Research and Development Cess is paid within six months from the date of invoice or in case of associated enterprises the date of credit in the books of account: Provided that the exemption shall be available only if the Research and Development Cess is paid at the time or before the payment for the service;
Notification No. 46/2011 – Service Tax, G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 18/2002-Service Tax,
Attention of all the Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) is invited to A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.66 dated May 20, 2011 forwarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Statement identifying a list of jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies.
Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005 as amended from time to time. Non-compliance with the guidelines would attract penal provisions of the Acts concerned or Rules made there under.
Authorised Persons (Indian Agents) are accordingly advised to take into account risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of these countries, while entering into business relationships and transactions with persons (including legal persons and other financial institutions) from or in these countries/ jurisdictions.
Attention of the Authorised Persons is invited to A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 63 dated May 20, 2011 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee will leave for five days visit to US on the early morning of 21st September, 2011. On the first leg of his visit he will reach New York in the morning of 21st September and will address 8th Annual India Investment Forum Meeting where he will deliver the key note address on the theme of India’s Continuing Growth Story.
Inter-state sale or purchase of goods made in pursuance of a per-existing works contract and executed in such works contract, shall be deemed as sale or purchase in the course of inter-state trade and there cannot be any local deemed sales in such case, hence the deduction of such sale or purchase should be allowed while calculating local deemed sales.
Anjani Synthetics Ltd Vs Dy CIT (ITAT Ahemdabad)- The assessee’s Counsel did not dispute the Directors’ Report which states that the installed capacity of current and previous year is not ascertainable. It would, therefore, show that the management was aware of the fact that the installed capacity has not been enhanced even if some plant and machinery were purchased.
DCIT Vs M/s Intel Technology India Ltd. (ITAT Bangalore)- Assessing Officer has by referring to clause (iv) of Explanation 2 to section 10A of the Act, reduced telecommunication expenses/ lease lines charges from the export turnover but did not reduced such charges from the total turnover.
