Where Land Revenue records showed no crop was cultivated and no agricultural activity was undertaken on the land owned by the assessee before sale thereof and assessee produced no evidence of user for agricultural purposes other than sketchy and vague statements of neighbours, denial of deduction by AO under section 54B deserved to be upheld.
India Railway Budget presented today 14 March 2012 in the Parliament. Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi present the Railway Budget 2012-13. Rail fare hike possible in this budget. From last many year government not increased rail fairs. New premium scheme on reservation for a confirmed berth Announced. Minister are going to announce High speed Trains in india Like Bullet Trains. Government is likely to impose a safety cess also.
The three day long 53rd National Cost Convention of Cost and Management Accountants (CMA) for the year 2012 is being organised by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) here in New Delhi at Vigyan Bhawan from tomorrow onwards. It will focus on Enhancing the long term enterprise value- Environment, Society and Governance – Towards New form of Business Reporting and be inaugurated by the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs, Shri R.P.N. Singh. Shri Naved Masood, Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs will deliver Special Address during the Inaugural Session.
Now, Section 111 of the Transfer of Property Act deals with the modes of determination of the lease and vide clause (e) thereof provides that a lease can be determined by express surrender and vide clause (f) by an implied surrender. Clause (h) deals with the notice of intention to determine the lease. It is true that as per clause (q) of Section 108 of the Transfer of Property Act, the lessee is bound to put the lessor in possession of the property leased, but this would mean that it is inherent that the landlord should accept the possession of the property whenever it is delivered and cannot claim a right to receive the possession only upon the lessee paying dues or otherwise
Mr.Gopalakrishnan said that the Standing Committee acknowledges the representation received from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India demanding the changes in the definition of Accountant and the request for inclusion of Cost Accountant in the Accountant definition. The Institute feels this that this is a very important step which will enable the wider inclusion of related professionals in the definition of Accountant as compared to the strict interpretation as has been done in the past.
Postal Identity Card is issued under clause 63 of the Post Office Guide – Part I for the benefit of tourists, traveling representatives of firms and other members of the public who experience difficulty in establishing their identity in connection with postal transactions, e.g., receipt of registered and insured articles and payment of money orders in the post town through which they pass.
A member of public can always approach the Minister concerned with a complaint for redressal of grievances. As per this Department’s guidelines, any grievance should be redressed within a period of maximum two months of its receipt.
Candidates who have applied for May 2012 Chartered Accountants exams are requested to note that admit cards with photographs and signatures of the candidates will be hosted on http://www.icai.nic.in generally 21 days prior to the commencement of the examination. Candidates may print their admit cards from the website, which will be valid for admission to the examination.
What is stamp duty? Why should stamp duty be paid?Ans. It is a tax, similar to sales tax (VAT) and income tax collected by the Government. Stamp Duty is payable under section 3 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Rates of Stamp Duty payable for different types of documents are as per Schedule I. Stamp Duty must be paid in full and on time. If there is a delay in payment of stamp duty, it attracts penalty. A stamp duty paid document gets evidentiary value and is admitted as evidence in court. Document not properly stamped, is not admitted as evidence by the Court.
