The undersigned is directed to say that representations have been received from members of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India after notification of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules 2014, expressing grievances about the scope of the rules and their implications for the profession of Cost Accountancy.
Entry Tax is levied on the goods which are brought into a local area from outside the Local Area. The basic question which arises is whether entry tax shall be levied on entry of goods into local area from a place outside the local area. In this regards, it is pertinent to note that the […]
Ministry seems determined to make things ‘absolutely clear’ pertaining to related party and transactions entered into with such related parties. In a week’s time, MCA firstly issued Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Fifth Order, 2014 dated 9th July, 2014 amending clause (v) of Section 2(76) of Act, 2013 by replacing ‘or’ with ‘and’.
Save as otherwise provided in the aforesaid Bill, clauses (3) to (71) shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of April, 2014, viz. from financial year (FY) 2014-15, relevant to assessment year 2015-16. In this regard, there may be certain issues and objections, because the aforesaid Bill has been presented during the relevant FY, viz. FY 2014-15, viz. on 10.7.2014.
Instructions For Filling Up Return Of Net Wealth in new Form BB assessment years 2014-15 and subsequent years- Net Wealth (Form BB)is to be filled up by all wealth-tax assessees [individual, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) or company]. This form is applicable for assessment years 2014-15 and subsequent years.
Exemptions and tax concessions under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Act. However, any exemption or tax concession wrongly claimed in the returns of income filed by the tax payers are liable to be detected during processing of such returns or their scrutiny.
The Service Provider of MCA-21 has brought to the notice of the Ministry that the letters of intimation issued in respect of 9522 cases for reservation of names (INC-1) allow the applicants to use reserved names within 60 days of date of such intimation. This is at variance with the implementation in the MCA-21. This is causing inconvenience to the stakeholders.
Government has received representations from stakeholders seeking certain clarifications on related party transactions covered under section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. These representations have been examined and the following clarifications are given:
Provisional attachment under section 281B The existing provisions of sub-section (1) section 281B of the Act provide that the Assessing Officer, during the pendency of any proceeding for assessment or reassessment, in order to protect the interest of revenue may, with the previous approval of the Chief Commissioner of Commissioner, attach provisionally any property belonging […]
Failure to produce accounts and documents Levy of penalty made mandatory. It is proposed to remove the monetary limit of fine and also proposed mandatory levy of fine. The existing provisions of section 276D of the Act provide that if a person willfully fails to produce accounts and documents as required in any notice issued […]
