As a welcome gesture to the ever increasing number of members availing the online services at www.icsi.in , it has been decided to waive the transaction charges of 2% presently being charged from the stakeholders while remitting the payments online henceforth. Members will now have to remit the actual amount of fee only whereas transaction charges will be met by the Institute. The waiver of transaction charges will be applicable for all types of payments to be made by the members like Annual fee, Certificate of Practice fee, CSBF and other fee or charges.
Circular No.12/2012 – Customs Doubts have been raised as regards the classification of Micro / Mini SD Cards in the Sub-heading 852351, which covers Semiconductor media, Solid – state non-volatile storage devices or the Sub-heading 852352, which applies to Semiconductor media, Smart cards. The matter was also deliberated upon in the Bangalore 2011 Conference of Chief Commissioners of Customs.
A question has been raised by certain exporters whether revalidation provision for cotton yarn still continues. This may be due to the fact that the subject header in Public Notice No. 102 dated 16.03.2012 mentions “Procedure for scrutiny and revalidation of Registration Certificate for export of cotton [ITC(HS) code 5201 & 5203]”, but the content of Para 3 refers to both cotton & cotton yarn.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government, with immediate effect, makes the following amendments in Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items.
In respect of income of all categories of taxpayers liable to tax for the assessment year 2011-12, the rates of income-tax have been specified in Part 1 of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 2011. These rates are the same as those laid down in Part III of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 2010 for the purposes of computation of advance tax, deduction of tax at source from Salaries and charging of tax payable in certain cases during the financial year 2010-11.
An Act to provide for the institution of provident funds, pension fund and deposit-linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. Be it enacted by Parliament as follows:-1. Short title, extent and application.- (1) This Act may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Raipur for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.15 Lakh and three others for offering the said bribe.
Undoubtedly, in a civilized society governed by rule of law, the punishment not prescribed under the statutory rules cannot be imposed. Principle enshrined in Criminal Jurisprudence to this effect is prescribed in legal maxim nulla poena sine lege which means that a person should not be made to suffer penalty except for a clear breach of existing law.
Assessing Officer has disallowed the interest of Rs. 72,83,21,913/- on the ground of borrowed funds were used by the assessee for making investment in shares. The contention of the assessee is that in the earlier Assessment Year 2006-07 where no dividend income was received by the assessee, the Tribunal has held that no disallowance of expenditure can be made u/s. 14A of the Act and therefore, the disallowance made in the year under appeal may also be deleted as in this year also the assessee has not received any dividend income on the shares,
The appellants are carrying on the business of financiers: they are not dealing in motor-vehicles. The motor-vehicle purchased by the customer is registered in the name of the customer and remains at all material times so registered in his name. In the letter taken from the customer under which the latter agrees to keep the vehicle insured, it is expressly recited that the vehicle has been given as security for the loan advanced by the appellants. As a security for repayment of the loan, the customer executes a promissory-note for the amount paid by the appellants to the dealer of the vehicle.
