The ITAT Ahmedabad in the case of Gemstone Glass Pvt. Ltd vs. JCIT held that when an associated enterprise is taken as comparable then CUP method cannot be adopted for determining Arm Length Price irrespective of the fact that the associated enterprise taken as comparable is resident or non-resident.
The ITAT Delhi in the case of Fashion Design Council of India vs. Assistant DIT held that accumulation of income for utilization in future is allowable as deduction when the same is accumulated for meeting an object stated in trust’s charter document AND AO cannot treat the same as accumulation for general & indefinite purpose merely because that object had been most pursued one by the trust.
Can you name one ultimate thing which everyone in the whole world wants to have? Yes, it is Happiness…!!! Will you please introspect for the minute and ask yourself the reason why we are working for day and night? To buy a house? To open your own business? To purchase a Car? These things will ultimately lead you to some form of joyous feeling called happiness… But will that feeling last lifetime?
The President of India has promulgated ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.This ordinance comes into force from 23rd October,2015. It is likely to be approved by the parliament in winter session and becomes part of the Arbitration Act, 1996 on its approval. In this article an attempt is made to analyze the amendments to appreciate the practicality or impracticality of these amendments.
In Union Budget 2015, a provision was made for levying a Swachh Bharat Cess (SB Cess) on all or any of the services, for the purposes of financing and promoting Swachh Bharat; to contribute for a clean India. The funds thus raised shall be used to build and provide proper toilet facility.
Whether SBC is chargeable on import or manufacture of goods, like done earlier for Education Cesses? No, SBC is not chargeable on goods. Unlike education cesses, the levy has been subjected only on taxable services. The rationale behind the differentiation between goods and services is not known, especially when dirt, pollution and environmental damages are mainly attributed to manufacturing activity, industrialization and relatively more directly related with goods than services. Hence, the levy is not based on principles of equality and the service sector has been discriminated and penalized for no fault of theirs. Yet, the parliament is constitutionally empowered to legislate and enforce the same.
Background-: 1. Recently, in October 2015, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) who are developing International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS] has issued two draft documents namely A. Application of Materiality to Financial Statements B. Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
Exposure Draft- IFRS Practice Statement Application of Materiality to Financial Statements – Comments to be received by 26 February 2016 Exposure Draft ED/2015/8 IFRS Practice Statement Application of Materiality to Financial Statements is published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for comment only. The proposals may be modified in the light of the comments […]
Research Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India invites comments on any aspect of this Exposure Draft of the ‘Guidance Note on Some Important Issues Arising from Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013’. Comments are most helpful if they indicate the specific paragraph or group of paragraphs to which they relate, contain a clear rationale and, where applicable, provide a suggestion for alternative wording.
To further boost this entire investment environment and to bring in foreign investments in the country, the Government has brought in FDI related Reforms and liberalisation touching upon 15 major Sectors of the Economy. The salient measures are: i. Limited Liability Partnerships, downstream investment and approval conditions. ii. Investment by companies owned and controlled by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
