On 14 December 2011 the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment) Amendment Rules, 2011 (Amendment Rules) which is effective from the date of publication in Official Gazette. The Amendment Rules provide for amendment of Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment) Rules, 2003 (2003 Rules). The Amendment Rules does not replace the 2003 Rules but makes few significant additions.
In thie case ITAT held that the non-compete fees was in the nature of capital expenditure and entitled for depreciation as intangible asset under Section 32(1 )(ii) of the Act. ITAT followed the in view of the Chennai Tribunal’s decision in the case of Real Image Tech. Export turnover of Export Oriented Unit can be included in export turnover of business while determining deduction under Section 80HHC of the Income-tax Act
The following Bills, after having received the assent of the President on 12th January, 2012, have been published as Acts in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 13th January, 2012: 1. Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2011 as the Constitution (Ninety seventh Amendment) Act, 2011;
The results of the Chartered Accountants Final Examination held in November, 2011 and Common Proficiency Test (CPT) held in December, 2011 are likely to be declared on Wednesday, the 18th January, 2012 around 2:00 PM
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has emphasized that in a federal country like ours, States and Centre complement each other in managing the fiscal policy and the economy. He said that coordination between Centre and States is extremely vital for creating a conducive environment for growth and inclusive development in the country.
Following is the text of the address delivered by the Union Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of 84th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here today:
These regulations may be called the Company Law Board (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. 30 Inspection of record and supply of certified copies – (1) The record of a pending case shall be open, as of right, to the inspection and supply of the certified copies thereof to the parties or their authorised representatives, on making an application in writing and on payment of a fee of fifty rupees per day for inspection of documents of a case and ten rupees per page for supply of certified copies of order or any other document respectively and the inspection of record shall be pre-requirement for supply of certified copy of a case.
The following persons should apply for allotment of PAN in Form 49A‑ Every person whose assessable income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to tax or any person carrying out business or profession whose total sales/turnover is likely to exceed Rs 5,00,000 in a year. A person who is required to furnish return under sub-section (4A) of section 139. An employer who is required to furnish return of fringe benefits tax. The Central Government has power to specify by notification any class or classes of persons by whom tax is payable under the Income-tax Act or any tax or duty is payable under any other law for the time being in force.
Sebi has reduced the timeline for completion of buy back of shares by companies to 34-44 days. Earlier, the buyback process could take anywhere between 63 and 114 days. These changes form a part of amendments made by the regulator in the Sebi (Buy back of Securities) Regulations, 1998. They have come into effect from January 3.
Gold and silver are set to become more expensive as the government has changed the duty structure on precious metals from specific to value-linked. The change will enable the exchequer to rake in an additional 600 crore rupees during the remaining months of this fiscal. As per the changes, customs and excise duty will now be levied on the value of the precious metals instead of a fixed amount, meaning that the incidence of duty will move up with the rise in prices of the goods, thereby making them more expensive.
