In a recent judgment dated 22.09.2016, rendered in the case of State of Gujarat v/s Bharat Pest Control, the Gujarat High Court has held that pesticides and chemicals used in pest control service cannot be subjected to value added tax.
The President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Sushil Chandra, IRS (IT : 1980) presently Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, as Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
CA Syllabus is a wide course rather than a tough one. One has to remember so many things at the same time and that’s why it is misunderstood as a tough one. Now, problem is with the memorising all these with the power to present it in a paper.
Delhi HC held that threating letter issued by professional with reminder of unpaid professional dues is unethical conduct which is not expected by members of a civil society to be committed by a professional like that of Chartered Accountant who is looked upon by the society as a dignified professional.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Officer posted at BKC, Mumbai for accepting a bribe of Rs.Three Lakh and an Inspector of Income Tax for accepting a bribe of Rs. 5000/- from the Complainant.
It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2017. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure-II
It is not unusual for private equity funds to incentivize promoters/ MDs/ CEOs of investee companies, based on performance of such companies. However, when such reward agreements are executed between the private equity investor and the Promoter/ MD of the listed entity without any prior approval of the shareholders, it does give rise to concerns. It could potentially lead to unfair practices.
Circular no 15 of 2016-17 dated 03/10/2016 related to Speedy disposal of all refund claims stands withdrawn and shall be considered void ab initio.
Stage for launching of prosecution: Normally, prosecution may be launched immediately on completion of adjudication proceedings. However, prosecution in respect of cases involving offences relating to items i.e. Gold, FICN, arms, ammunitions and explosives, antiques, art treasures, wild life items and endangered species of flora and fauna may preferably be launched immediately after issuance of show cause notice
Please refer to the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 – Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been reduced by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
