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Service Tax – How to apply for Settlement of Cases

May 29, 2012 2108 Views 0 comment Print

These rules may be called the Service Tax (Settlement of Cases) Rules, 2012. (1) An application under sub-section (1) of section 32E of Excise Act, made applicable to service tax vide section 83 of the Act, shall be made in the Form SC(ST)-1. (2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1), the verification contained therein and all relevant documents accompanying such application shall be signed,-

CENVAT credit not available on GTA service used for transportation of final product from place of removal

May 29, 2012 6844 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is not entitled to claim CENVAT credit on the GTA service used by them for transportation of their final product from the place of removal for any period after 31/3/2008:

ICAI’s Guidance Note on Maintenance of Cost Accounting Records

May 29, 2012 7211 Views 0 comment Print

Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956, incorporated in 1965, is the backbone of statutory cost accounting in the Indian corporate sector. This framework put to practice, through promulgation of Cost Accounting Records Rules by the Government, has inculcated a sense of cost consciousness in large number of industries/companies. The mechanism of maintenance of cost records, to a very large extent, has helped industry to face the fierce competitive forces arising out of post-1991 liberalization and globalization. It also served well the legal and non-legal requirements of various regulatory authorities, government agencies, tariff/price fixation bodies, research organisations, etc.

Issues in Processing of Income Tax Returns at CPC

May 29, 2012 8671 Views 0 comment Print

The following assessees have to file compulsorily e return only: – Limited Companies – Compulsory Audit Cases – from A.Y. 2012-13 Individuals/HUFs having Total Income above Rs. 10 Lakhs and assessees who have got foreign assets. To be filed with digital signature only for Limited Companies and for others whose accounts are audited u.s. 44 AB. If filed without digital signature the acknowledgement in Form V duly verified is to be sent to CPC within 120 days by ordinary or speed post.

Clarification On Reopening Assessments Due To Retrospective Amendment introduced by Finance Act, 2012

May 29, 2012 3239 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2012 has introduced certain clarificatory amendments in section 2 clause (14), Section 2 clause (47), Section 9 and Section 195, of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”), with retrospective effect from 01.04.1962 or 01.04.1976, whereby meaning of various terms used in these sections have been clarified in order to remove any doubt regarding their interpretations.

Residential Property Market – Time to Invest?

May 29, 2012 2050 Views 0 comment Print

The residential property market in India, particularly in the Tier I & II cities, has remained sluggish for the past 12 months, with significantly lower sale volumes, especially when compared to the high absorption rates of 2010. Home loan interest rates now seem to be declining from their cyclical highs but unforeseen tax levies have come at a time when the industry is facing its moment of reckoning.

Download Finance Act, 2012 as Assented by President

May 29, 2012 21541 Views 0 comment Print

Honourable President of India has Given its Assent to Finance Bill 2012 or Budget 2012-13 on 28.05.2012. The Finance Bill 2012 already received the assent of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha. You can also download Finance Bill 2012, We have provided link for the same at the bottom of the post.

Actual wastage cannot be compared with fixed standard because of various factors

May 29, 2012 1219 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has maintained quantitative records wherein full details of newsprint purchased and used are given. The assessee has also explained the reason for excessive wastage before the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer, however, without rejecting the contentions of the assessee, relied on the report of the Registrar of Newspapers of India, called for by him u/s 133(6) of the Act. The CIT(A), though accepted that assessee had maintained quantitative records of wastage etc., applied the wastage rate of 7%. On the facts and circumstances of the case we accept the contention of the assessee that the Registrar of Newspaper of India is an authority, entrusted with the job of allotment of quota of foreign newsprint and the actual wastage cannot be compared with fixed standard because of various factors.

I-T department forms lawyer teams to fight black money cases

May 28, 2012 1502 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax department has initiated a special country-wide exercise to engage a battery of lawyers for fighting black money cases and filing prosecution in a host of other tax evasion cases. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in his white paper on black money tabled during the recently concluded Parliament session, had said that “to facilitate the launch of prosecution in cases of evasion of taxes and speedy trial and early conclusion, provisions for constitution of special courts, summons trials, and appointment of public prosecutors have been included” as part of the multi-pronged strategy to combat the menace.

Companies (Director Identification Number) Amendment Rules, 2012

May 28, 2012 490 Views 0 comment Print

The photograph and document attached to the Form DIN-1 belongs to me. I further confirm that all required documents have been duly attested by me or duly attested by either Public Notary or a Gazetted Officer of a Government and are attached to the Form DIN-1.

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