GRID-CO Limited Vs. ACIT (ITAT Cuttack)-The Tribunal observed that Circular No. 5 and Circular No. 736 had given restricted meaning to the word ‘rent’. However, in view of the decisions relied by the tax department, the word ‘rent’ is to be given a wider meaning. Accordingly, the contention of the taxpayer on this aspect was rejected. Since, the taxpayer supplied power through the transmission lines of OPTCL, the taxpayer merely obtained a service from OPTCL which had the infrastructure in the form of equipment and transmission lines.
The principal notification No. 21/2002- Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended by notification No. 97/2011-Customs, dated the 13th October, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide number G.S.R. 760(E), dated the 13th October, 2011.
It has now been decided to i. increase the current limit of FII investment in Government Securities by US $ 5 billion raising the cap to US $ 15 billion. The incremental limit of US $ 5 billion can be invested in securities without any residual maturity criterion; and, ii. increase the current limit of FII investment in corporate bonds by US $ 5 billion raising the cap to US $ 20 billion. The incremental limit of US $ 5 billion can be invested in listed corporate bonds.
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the fact that the requests received from the exporters through their AD branches for set-off of export receivables against import payables are considered by the Reserve Bank of India. As a measure of further liberalization, it has been decided to delegate power to AD Category – I banks to deal with the cases of “set-off” of export receivables against import payables, subject to following terms and conditions:
Those RRBs which meet the access criteria requirements for centralised payment systems as prescribed in our circular DPSS.CO.OD. 494 / 04.04.009 / 2011-12 dated September 21, 2011 and have the necessary financial, technical and operational resources to obtain and maintain direct NEFT membership may, if they so choose, become direct member of NEFT.
It has come to our notice that some banks insist on the signatures of both the depositors to allow repayment of money in fixed/term deposits, though the deposit account is opened with operating instructions (sometimes called ‘repayment instructions’), ‘Either or Survivor’ or ‘Former or Survivor’. Such insistence on the signatures of both the depositors has the effect of making the mandate given by the depositors redundant. This, in turn, results in unjustified delays and allegations of poor customer service.
It has been observed that overseas foreign exchange trading has been introduced on a number of internet /electronic trading portals luring the residents with offers of guaranteed high returns based on such forex trading. The advertisements by these internet / online portals exhort people to trade in forex by way of paying the initial investment amount in Indian Rupees.
Ministry of Finance Increases the Current Limit of Foreign Institutional Investors’ (FIIS) Investments by US$ 5 Billion Each in Government Securities and Corporate Bonds Raising the Cap to US$ 15 Billion and to US$ 20 Billion Respectively
DCIT Vs. Divine International (ITAT Delhi) – The CIT(A) has denied the deduction in respect of the addition on account of the so called sundry creditors on the ground that as per the provisions of Section 80 HHC, it is only the income derived by the assessee from the export of such merchandise which is eligible and the addition on account of creditors cannot be considered as income derived from the exports.
