The Board approved the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares) Regulations, 2013 thereby providing a comprehensive regulatory framework for issuance and listing of non-convertible redeemable preference shares.
As per accepted recommendations of 13th Finance Commission (FC-XIII), the States’ share has been fixed at 32% of the net proceeds of sharable Central Taxes for the period from 1.4.2010 to 31.03.2015, and accordingly, devolution is being made to the State Governments. The details of net proceeds of Central Taxes and the amount […]
Press Release – New Delhi , 08.03.2013 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND A PRIVATE PERSON ARRESTED BY CBI IN A BRIBERY CASE The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Commissioner of Customs, JNCH, Nhavasheva, Mumbai and a private person in a bribery case of Rs.19 Lakhs.
In a very interesting move which may not be a good news for practicing CA, CS, CMA etc. who are engaged in practice in the area of Law and taxation, Rajasthan Tax Bar Association have filed a petition before Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT), Rajasthan and urged him to not to allow any one […]
A former high-flying finance director has been expelled from ICAEW membership after he lied about his wealth to the courts during divorce proceedings Simon Kingdon, former finance director to the Kensington Group and once voted one of the top 100 FDs by institutional shareholders, failed to disclose a valuable shareholding to the court and to […]
We find that we are bound to follow the judgment of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai ‘B’ Special Bench rendered in the assessee’s own case for the assessment years 1998-99 to 2002-03. In the said decision rendered in the case of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (India) Ltd. (supra), the Special Bench has held that 40 percent of deferment of membership fee resorted to by the assessee is justified. The said decision of the Special Bench is rendered in the assessee’s own case in exactly similar circumstances. Therefore, the rule of precedence demands that the decision of the Special Bench must prevail.
The Council of the Institute with a view to harmonise the differences between the Accounting Standards issued by the ICAI and the Accounting Standards notified by the Central Government under the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, in February, 2008
It may be stated that the matter of classification was not jurisdiction of a single Member Bench of Tribunal as has been done by order dated 4.5.2006 in ST/03/2006 contrary to mandate of section 129C(4) of Customs Act, 1962 as adopted by section 83 of Finance Act, 1994. So also when service tax demand was Rs. 22,48,432/- (Ref: page 56 of appeal folder) in the earlier adjudication.
As far as conversion of limestone into limestone powder is concerned, The Apex Court has clearly held that the conversion into lime and lime dust or concrete by stone crushers can legitimately be considered to be a manufacturing process while the mere mining of limestone and marble and cutting the same would not be so considered. The observation of the Supreme Court cannot be termed to be ‘obiter dicta’ since the Supreme Court has held that the process of conversion of limestone into lime and lime dust is a manufacturing process.
CBEC extends the date of e-filing of the new Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period from 1st July 2012 to 30th September 2012, from 25th March, 2013 to 15th April, 2013.
