As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars / notifications. The instructions contained in the Notification No. DNBS. 193 DG(VL)-2007 dated February 22 , 2007 updated as on June 30, 2012 are reproduced below. The updated notification has also been placed on the RBI web-site (http://www.rbi.org.in).
As per extant guidelines in order to determine the rupee equivalent liability under FCNR (B) Scheme for the purpose of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) may use the FEDAI indicative rate for all the four major currencies (viz. US dollar, GBP, Japanese Yen, and DM/Euro) on relevant reporting Friday which is available at 12.00 noon on any working day.
Notification No. 25/2012-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (7th Amendment) Rules, 2012. (2) They shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Remittance facilities for Non-Residents /Persons of Indian Origin /Foreign Nationals are being governed by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with FEMA Notification No.13/2000-RB and FEMA Notification No. 21/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time.
The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted contravention of any provision of FEMA, 1999 under Section 13(1) of the FEMA, 1999. 2. This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 at one place. The list of underlying circulars / notifications, consolidated in this Master Circular, is furnished in the Appendix.
This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities at one place. The list of underlying circulars/notifications is set out in Appendix. 2. This Master Circular is being issued with a sunset clause. It will stand withdrawn on July 1, 2013 and would be replaced by an updated Master Circular on the subject.
Circular No. 10T of 2011. The State Government has issued a Government Resolution referred above providing administrative relief for the period 1st April 2005 to 31st December 2010 to the dealers who have collected and paid tax in respect of duty paid scrips which were tax-free prior to 1st January 2011 under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002.
A careful perusal of the appointment order issued to the doctors shows that a fixed monthly amount was paid by the assessee as remuneration and it is in no way concerned with the fees received from the patients treated by them. The appointment letter was issued to the concerned doctor on the basis of his application. The doctors are governed by the service rules of the assessee.
In view of Hon’ble Supreme Court judgments in various cases the service tax liability on any taxable service provided by a non resident or a person located outside India, to a recipient in India, would arise w.e.f. 18.4.2006, i.e., the date of enactment of section 66A of the Finance Act, 1994. The Board has accepted this position. Accordingly, the instruction F No. 275/7/2010- CX8A, dated 30.6.2010 stands rescinded.
Appellants made a request before the adjudicating authority for an opportunity to produce evidence to show that the cost of design and drawing are included in the assessable value of patterns/castings and appropriate duty is paid. This contention has not been taken into consideration by the adjudicating authority. In view of the above, the impugned orders are set aside and the matter is remanded to the adjudicating authority to decide the matter afresh upon showing the proof of deposit of the amount so directed and after giving adequate opportunity of hearing to the appellants.
