Increase in Number of Tax Payers in the Last Three Years The numbers of taxpayers have increased in the country during the last three years. The number of income-tax assessees (taxpayers) for past three years is as under: Assessment year Number of assessees* 2011-12 43867006 2012-13 47868755 2013-14 51085906** *the data is based on the […]
The Government of India is implementing a scheme by name ‘NIRAMAYA’ through which the handicapped and mentally challenged persons are covered for medical treatment upto Rs. 1 lakh. Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) is also a Government Social Security Scheme being administered through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The provisions of section 125 and section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 respectively provide details about the constitution, powers and responsibility of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). These sections are yet to be notified.
It has come to the notice of the Board that several Foreign Institutional Investors receiving income from transactions in securities claim such income as exempt from tax under the Income Tax Act, 1961(‘the Act’) by availing benefit provided in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements(‘DTAAs’) signed between India and their respective countries of residence.
SECRETARIAL STANDARD ON GENERAL MEETINGS Following is the text of the Secretarial Standard-2 (SS-2) on ‘General Meetings’, issued by the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government. Adherence by a company to this Secretarial Standard is mandatory, as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
CIRCULAR NO. 1 of 2015-16, Dated: 24/04/2015 The following up-gradations/Changes were made in the existing modules, during the first half of April’2015. 1. Item add link (for dealers): The item add link initially provided to the dealer for online downloading of central forms has been removed. Now, the item can be added through amendment or DP-1 link only.
Press Note No. 4 (2015 Series) Subject: Policy on foreign investment in the Pension Sector- addition of paragraph 6.2.17.9 of ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2014-‘
The following is the text of the Secretarial Standard-1 (SS-1) on Meetings of the Board of Directors, issued by the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government. Adherence by a company to this Secretarial Standard is mandatory, as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Second issue relates to additional depreciation of Rs. 4,98,859/-. Assessing officer has disallowed the balance additional depreciation claimed by assessee on the machinery installed in the second half of the previous year relevant to the A.Y. 2007-08.
Notification No. 43/2015 – Income Tax S.O. It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Raisan Gandhi Nagar Gujarat, (PAN- AABTP3856A) has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), from AY-
