An extremely simplified income tax return form (ITR) will soon replace the controversial 14-page ITR 1 that sought information like all bank accounts and foreign trip details, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
DGFT Public Notice No.07/2015-20, Dated: May 1, 2015 Import of ‘raw sugar’ under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) scheme is withdrawn with immediate effect.
No.F.7(400)/Policy/VAT/2011/PF/142-155 Dated : 01-05-2015 The Authorisation of State Bank of Patiala, in addition to the RBI’s regulations, shall further be subject to the conditions mentioned in notification No.F.7(400)/Policy/VAT/2014/1387-98 dated 28/03/2014.
Circular No. 10/2015-Customs dated 31st March, 2015 The Government has prioritized trade facilitation and creating an environment for ease of doing business. In this direction several initiatives have been taken in the recent past to simplify Customs procedures and enhance the use of automation in business processes with resultant reduction in transaction costs and dwell time associated with the Customs clearance of imported and export goods.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced a new integrated e-form INC-29 w.e.t 1st May. 2015. INC-29 will provide applicants a facility to avail of the following services through a single e-form: (i) Allotment of Director Identification Number; (ii) Name of a company; and (iii) Incorporation of a company.
Held, that the assessee company in acquiring the head leases and in granting the sub-leases was carrying on a business within its memorandum of association and that the increased salami received from the sub-lessees represented profits of that business, liable to be included in the assessable income for purposes income-tax and business profits tax.
Sultan Brothers (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax’ [1964 (5) SCR 807]. Whether a particular letting is business has to be decided in the circumstances of each case. It would not be the doing of a business if it was exploitation of his property by an owner.
The income derived by the company from shops and stalls is income received from property and falls under the specific head described in section 9. The character of that income is not altered because it is received by a company formed within object of developing and setting up markets.
In order to further strengthen the risk management practices and to develop a sound framework that would evaluate potential vulnerabilities on account of plausible events and provide early warning on the health of the underlying portfolio of Liquid Fund and MMMF Schemes, it has been decided to stipulate the following guidelines:
The level of risk in mutual fund schemes shall be increased from three to five as under: i. Low – principal at low risk ii. Moderately Low – principal at moderately low risk iii. Moderate – principal at moderate risk