PUNE branch of WIRC of ICAI and Women’s Cell of Pune Branch has organized ‘ WOMEN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CONFERENCE’ on 13th November, 2011 at Pune. The Programme will also have CPE credit of 6 Hours and fees for Participation is Rs. 1,200 but the same make the female participants to attend any other programme organised by PUNE branch of WIRC of ICAI where 6 Hour CPE limit is applicable without paying any fees.
The gross direct tax collection jumped 20.28 per cent during the April-October period to Rs 2,84,081 crore, mainly on account of increase in corporate tax mop-up. The figure was Rs 2,36,176 crore in the same period in the previous fiscal. The gross tax collection in the first seven months of the fiscal is only about 48.5 per cent of the Rs 5.85 lakh crore target for the entire fiscal.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Friday sought names of Members of Parliament and others who have allegedly stashed black money in the accounts of HSBC, Geneva, the details of which have recently been shared with the Finance Ministry. The young MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh has shot off a six-point RTI application seeking names […]
The government is likely to introduce a Bill that seeks to make it mandatory for all micro-finance institutions to be registered with the Reserve Bank of India and entrusts the task of regulating the sector to the central bank in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Finance Ministry is in discussion with all concerned stakeholders for fine-tuning the draft Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, official sources said.
The contribution of the CBEC towards nation-building, especially as the revenue collecting arm of the government should be appreciated in the correct perspective. He underlined the virtues of courage and commitment in the due discharge of the duties performed by all members of the organisation. He also underscored that the senior officers should lead by example in their conduct and performance to promote integrity and efficiency. The officers and staff should also take the lead in educating members of the trade and public on the virtues & necessity of fair and transparent dealings with the tax administrators.
This event has become closely identified with the performance assessment of the state of Indian States on a number of well reasoned parameters. It gives this event certain glamour, some mystique and it may also be fuelling some exam like anticipation of good results, especially among some of my ministerial colleagues from different States who are here. This is no doubt good for garnering ‘media attention’ and as they say for the TRPs. I think it is also good for the health of Indian polity.
With a view to mitigate the difficulties faced by the members of co-operative credit societies in collection of account payee cheques, relaxation was extended vide our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No. 47/21.01.001/2010-11 dated October 1, 2010. In terms of the said circular, banks may consider collecting account payee cheques drawn for an amount not exceeding Rs.50,000/- to the account of their customers who are co-operative credit societies, if the payees of such cheques are the constituents of such co-operative credit societies. The above relaxation will continue as hitherto, subject to the conditions outlined in the circular dated October 1, 2010 referred to above.
Singapore’s agreement with Spain for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) will come into force on 1 February 2012. The agreement is Singapore’s 68th DTA and will encourage and facilitate cross-border trade and investment between Singapore and Spain, by providing greater clarity on taxing rights and minimising the scope of double taxation between the two […]
As banks are aware, instruments with account payee crossing are required to be credited to the payee’s account and not paid in cash over the counter. However, some unscrupulous elements use demand drafts without any crossing for transfer of money as an alternative to settlement through cash. In order to address the regulatory concerns that have arisen in this context, banks are advised to ensure that demand drafts of Rs. 20,000/- and above are issued invariably with account payee crossing.
Reserve Bank is satisfied that in public interest and in the interest of banking policy it is necessary to reduce the period within which cheques/drafts/pay orders/banker’s cheques are presented for payment from six months to three months from the date of such instrument. Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank hereby directs that with effect from April 1, 2012, banks should not make payment of cheques/drafts/pay orders/banker’s cheques bearing that date or any subsequent date, if they are presented beyond the period of three months from the date of such instrument.
