The Finance Bill, 2012 has proposed to amend provisions regarding AMT contained in Chapter XII-BA in the Income-tax Act to provide that a person other than a company, who has claimed deduction under any section (other than section 80P) included in Chapter VI-A under the heading C – Deductions in respect of certain incomes” or under section 10AA, shall be liable to pay AMT in the same manner as has been prescribed under the Act with respect to LLPs.
It is proposed that TCS provisions shall be made applicable on sale of minerals being coal or lignite or iron ore at the rate of 1%. In other words, seller of minerals being coal or lignite or iron ore shall be required to collect TCS @1% at the time of debiting the amount receivable from the buyer or at the time of receipt of such amount from the said buyer in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier
Notification No. 19/2012 – Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2008, namely :-
CA Avinash V. Rawani As we all know finance Minister has presented Union Budget 2012-13 on 16th march in parliament. The budget has made several amendments in direct tax provisions like imposition of TDS / TCS on certain Income and Expenses, Increase in tax Audit limit, Several measure to Curb Black money, Change in Income […]
Applicability of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 SEBI vide its Notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/24/30181 dated September 23, 2011 notified the New SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 replacing the Takeover Regulations namely SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997.
In view of the ensuing closing of Government Accounts for the financial year 2011-12, you may please reiterate the instructions to your branches regarding introduction of special messenger arrangements at your receiving branches (situated locally) from the second fortnight of March 2012. Receiving branches not situated locally should also adopt special arrangements such as courier service etc. from the second fortnight of March 2012 for passing on challans/scrolls etc. to the Nodal/Focal Point branches so that all payments and collections made on behalf of Government towards the end of March are accounted for in the same financial year. The branches may also be instructed to take all necessary steps to ensure that the arrears, if any, are cleared before March 15, 2012.
