CBEC extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3 for the period from 1st October 2012 to 31st March 2013, from 31st August, 2013 to 10th September, 2013 vide Order No. 4/2013-ST. Extension of time has been made due to difficulties faced by some assessees in uploading the offline utilities.
G.S.R. 587 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
Will Tax Audit Report u/s 44AD, 44AE, 44AF be counted in the specified limits of 45 Tax Audits? What are the limits on signing of Tax Audit Report? Ans. As per Council Guidelines No.1-CA(7)/02/2008, dated 8th August,2008:
It has been brought to our notice that some of the UCBs have made contributions which are in the nature of donations to the Trusts for charitable or benevolent objective or for any exhibition in which the directors or relatives are interested. In view of this, UCBs are, with immediate effect, prohibited from giving donations to Trusts and Institutions, where directors, and/or their relatives hold position or are interested, even within the permissible ceiling of 1% of the published profits of the bank for the previous year.
The Government of India has now vide Notifications dated July 29, 2013 and August 16, 2013 (copies enclosed), decided to provide the facility of premature encashment of these bonds to individual investors in the age group of sixty years and above, after a minimum lock-in period of three years from the date of issue as indicated below:-
DCI Search and Seizure Operations Reveal Undisclosed Income of Rs. 438 CroreThe Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was created vide Notification dated 30th May, 2011 and 19th August 2011 to perform functions in respect of criminal matters having any financial implications punishable as an offence under any direct tax law including inter-alia:
FM: Banks must ensure flow of Credit to Every Sector of Industry; Bankers told to be Sympathetic and have Humane Approach towards Genuine Defaulters The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram said that banks must ensure flow of credit to every sector of industry. He said that bankers have been told to be sympathetic and […]
In the present case the ITAT has recorded that it is undisputed that the two aircrafts were used by the Assessee for its business. Since this is the undisputed factual position, the same would be exempt from wealth tax.
The question as to whether the expenditure incurred on replacement of machinery is revenue or capital expenditure, particularly in the nature of replacements of parts, thus rests on the nature of expenditure incurred, vis-a-vis the benefit that the assessee derives.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance
