There is a peculiar history regarding the amendments of section 90 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), by the Finance Act, 2012 and the Finance Act, 2013, in respect of the requirement of Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) to be obtained by an assessee, in order to avail of the benefit of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between...
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F. No. 450/25/2009 - Cus IV -
(31/05/2013) -
Attention is invited to Board’s Circular No 22/2012-Cus dated 07.08.2012, whereby 24X7 Customs clearance was made operational on pilot basis with effect from 01.09.2012 at identified Air Cargo Complexes and Sea ports for following item of imports/exports:-...
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RBI/2012-13/516 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.100/09.07.005/2012-13 -
(31/05/2013) -
The matter has been examined by us in consultation with Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). With a view to protect interest of the depositors and for rendering better customer service, banks are advised to give an acknowledgment at the time of receipt of Form 15-G/15-H. This will help in building a system of accountability and customers wi...
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Notification No. 57/2013-Customs (N.T.) -
(31/05/2013) -
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the ...
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In a recent case of Kunal Surana vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) an appeal for condonation of delay was rejected . Reason:- The affidavit in support of delay condonation was very badly drafted. (Read the bottom part of this compilation for explanation of the reasons. Only affidavit part of the order is discussed in this article. )...
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From 1.4.2012 , the definition of capital good has been extended to cover all motor vehicles ( other than those covered under the specified tariff heading) for all the category of service provider....
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Notification No. 39/2013 - Income Tax -
(31/05/2013) -
Notification No. 39/2013 - Income Tax Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), any sum deducted under section 194-IA shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government within a period of seven days from the end of the month in which the deduction is made and shall be accompanied by a challan-cum-statement i...
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Madan Mohan Gupta Vs The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) (Delhi High Court) -
A physician, being in a position of trust and power, has a duty to act in the patient's best interest. To maintain trust, a physician must avoid making sexual advances. Sexual advances or inappropriate touching of a patient by a medical practitioner is a grave breach of trust...
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Notification No. 14 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 -
(31/05/2013) -
This notification substitutes the updated versions of UN and IAEA documents, namely, INFCIRC/254/Rev.11/Part 1 and INFCIRC/254/Rev.8/Part 2 (IAEA documents), S/2012/947, S/2009/364 and S/2006/853 (UN Security Council documents) and Annex III to UN Security Council resolution 2094 (2013) for the existing documents mentioned in Para 2.1.2 ...
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M/s Crystal Phosphates Ltd. Vs Asstt. Commissioner of Income-tax (ITAT Delhi) -
Once the CBDT has issued instructions for assumption of jurisdiction for selection of cases of corporate assesses for scrutiny and assessment thereof, the same have to be followed in letter and spirit by the AO . ...
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