International companies are answerable to Indian consumer courts for service deficiency, the Supreme Court has ruled, upholding the apex consumer forum’s direction to a Lebanese international courier company to pay 71,615.75 US dollars compensation to a Mumbai-based firm. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu said in a judgement that consumers within the definition of the Consumers Protection Act(CP) can avail remedy for deficiency in service from both consumer fora and regular courts.
The Government has decided to lift the ban on the export of onions. Onions can now be exported subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US$ 475 per tonne. This is exactly the position that was prevailing on 8th September 2011, immediately before the ban on the export of onions was imposed on 9th September 2011.
Income tax on Lottery winnings are specified under the Income Tax Act, 1961. It stipulates that an individual’s income tax on lottery winnings and other sources of income like crossword puzzles or races like horse racing that are of gambling or betting nature games will be taxed according to the following norms. 1. The earning […]
ORDER NO. 8/FT&TR/2011 [F.NO. 500/15/2011-FT&TR-I], DATED 16-9-2011 -In partial modification of Order No. 4/FT&TR/2011, dated 23-5-2011 and in exercise of powers conferred under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Board hereby constitutes the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) comprising of three Commissioners of Income-tax/Directors of Income-tax as Members of DRP-I, Mumbai, who shall perform such duties in addition to their regular duties with immediate effect and until further order:
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).
