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The Preamble of the SEBI describes the basic functions is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The SEBI only act as market regulator and control the irregular market practices.
Transfer of Right to use is a taxable event in the eye of law. A thin line of demarcation has been made as to when the activity will be covered under the provisions of Sales Tax law and when the same will be qualified as a service. To getting a clear understanding of the same, the provisions laid down are discussed here forth.
The Department of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State has declared the List of Suspicious Dealers who has issued false bills without delivery of goods on their website http://mahavat.gov.in in Excel 2007 file containing 698 names firstly. An additional list making total 817 names was declared later and further list was updated covering 1009 names.
The main question arise whether the service providers whose gross turnover is less than Rs. 10 lacs has to registered with service tax if they provide services mentioned under reverse mechanism.
In a case of scheme of arrangement pending for approval of the Court under Section 391 Court should act as umpire. It would not be a rubber stamp being a blind folded instrument of putting of seal of approval. It would certainly consider the objections raised by the objectors, to the extent, permissible under the corporate jurisprudence.
The threshold exemption limit (currently Rs. 10 lakh) is only available to service providers and not to service receivers. In this case, service tax under reverse charge is to be paid by service receivers from very first rupee paid to service providers (given that other exemptions are not available) and the amount of turnover of service receiver or service provider is totally irrelevant.
The term ‘Amalgamation’ or ‘Merger’ or ‘De-merger’ is not defined in the Companies Act, 1956. Chapter V of Part VI of Companies Act comprising sections 390 to 396A contain provisions regarding Compromises, Arrangement and Reconstructions.
Cases of (1) alleged forged use of signatures and seal of members of the Institute / Proprietary concerns / firms of Chartered Accountants on various documents; (2) alleged false representation/practice as Chartered Accountants by non-Chartered Accountant (1) The Institute has been receiving complaints from members of the Institute, proprietary concerns and firms of Chartered Accountants […]
Thus, as per the decision of Hon’ble Apex Court, for claiming the deduction of bad debts, the assessee need not prove that the debt has actually become bad. Mere writing off in the books of account is enough.
The contention of the assessee that Audit Reports and minutes of meeting of Board of Directors were enough to prove the genuineness of the transactions in the case under consideration was unacceptable. There is no doubt that Tax Audit Report is an important document, but it cannot take place of the evidence required for claiming a deduction.
