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Liaison office not in core business activity, not constitute PE

March 5, 2016 1942 Views 0 comment Print

A plain reading of the power of attorney, makes it clears that the powers given therein are liaison office specific. The AO’s conclusion that the power of attorney granted unfettered powers to its liaison office’s employee, to do all or any acts for and on behalf of the assessee, is incorrect.

Sec. 271(1)(c)-Penalty without specific charges is not maintainable

March 5, 2016 2596 Views 0 comment Print

The AO has not given his findings, for levying the penalty, for each issue separately, with respect to the satisfaction of the AO for each of the issue respectively, nor has he given a finding for each issue separately as to whether there was a concealment of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income.

Clarifications on Excise Duty imposed on jewellery

March 5, 2016 30325 Views 2 comments Print

In this year’s Budget, a nominal excise duty of 1% [without input tax credit] and 12.5% [with input tax credit] has been imposed on articles of jewellery. Even for this nominal 1% excise duty, manufacturers are allowed to take credit of input services, which can be utilised for payment of duty on jewellery.

All about 6% Tax on online advertisement / Google Tax

March 5, 2016 7144 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Finance bill 2016 FM has proposed to levy  6% of the amount of consideration for specified services received or receivable by a non-resident not having permanent establishment (‘PE’) in India, from a resident in India who carries out business or profession, or from a non-resident having permanent establishment in India. Specified service here means […]

Budget 2016: Cenvat credit benefit to Senior Advocates

March 5, 2016 8596 Views 0 comment Print

Through this amendment the government has charged service tax on service provided by senior advocates on forward basis (i.e. service tax will be charged by senior advocates to their clients). Hence, they can utilize their Cenvat Credit by output service tax.

India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2016

March 4, 2016 1195 Views 0 comment Print

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

CCI doubles limit of value of assets & turnover for determining entities combination

March 4, 2016 1945 Views 1 comment Print

Central Government in consultation with the Competition Commission of India, hereby enhances, on the basis of the wholesale price index, the value of assets and the value of turnover, by hundred per cent for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act,

CCI exempts Group exercising less than 50% of voting rights

March 4, 2016 1747 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, in public interest, hereby exempts the ‘Group’ exercising less than fifty per cent. of voting rights in other enterprise from the provisions of section 5 of the said Act for a period of five years with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette.

CCI exempts 'enterprises' having asset value of upto Rs. 350 crores from ambit of combination provisions

March 4, 2016 1651 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government, in public interest, hereby exempts an enterprise, whose control, shares, voting rights or assets are being acquired has either assets of the value of not more than rupees three hundred and fifty crores in India

All About Sovereign Gold Bonds- 2016 Series-II

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Commission for distribution shall be paid at the rate of rupee one per hundred of the total subscription received by the receiving offices on the applications received and receiving offices shall share at least 50% of the commission so received with the agents or sub-agents for the business procured through them.

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