Being CA students, Accounting Standards are one of the first things that fascinate us. It is surprising to deliberate upon the fact that how some pages of text can govern the complex realm of Financial Reporting, which witnesses a plethora of alternatives and challenges. The concepts of Accounting Standards carry a lot of importance and significance (can also be read as ‘weightage in exams’), and hence they form a very instrumental part in shaping our careers.
Form of declaration and undertaking under section 203.- (1) The declaration under sub-section (1) of section 203 shall be made in duplicate in Form-1 to the designated authority and verified in the manner specified therein.
S.O. 1902(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 202 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), the Central Government hereby appoints the 31st day of December, 2016 as the date on or before which a person may make a declaration to the designated authority in respect of tax arrear or specified tax under the Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016.
A review of the implementation of the aforesaid directions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed that banks had not made a significant progress in this regard. The banks also pointed out a number of challenges in implementation of these directions and requested for greater clarity on their scope. Consequently, the RBI constituted a working group with members from within RBI, NABARD, banks and Credit Information Companies (CICs), to study the implementation challenges and suggest measures to address them.
In order to encourage banks to expand card acceptance infrastructure to a wider segment of merchants across all geographical locations and considering the experience gained by the banks in merchant acquiring business, banks are advised that they may put in place their own Board approved policy on merchant acquisition. The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this circular.
We advise that the name of ‘The Jalgaon Peoples Co-op Bank Ltd., Jalgaon’ has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DCBR.CO.BPD.04/16.05.000/2015-16 dated April 6, 2016 published in the Gazette of India (Weekly No. 20 – Part III – Section 4) dated May 14, 2016.
The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) has issued various guidelines aimed at revitalising the stressed assets in the economy. The measures taken by the Bank include Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism, Framework to Revitalise the Distressed Assets in the Economy and Revisions to the Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Banks.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.
(7E) The person liable for paying the service tax under sub-rule (7), (7A), (7B) or (7C) of rule 6, shall have the option to pay such amount as determined by multiplying total service tax liability calculated under sub-rule (7), (7A), (7B) or (7C) of rule 6 by effective rate of Krishi Kalyan Cess and dividing the product by rate of service tax specified in section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994
the SEZ Unit or the Developer shall be entitled to refund of- (i) the service tax paid on the specified services on which ab-initio exemption is admissible but not claimed, and (ii) the amount distributed to it in terms of clause (a).
