The Union Cabinet today gave its approval forinclusion of Jains as a minority under Section 2 (c ) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 and the Attorney General through the Ministry of Law and Justice has opined that this would be neither be illegal nor unconstitutional.
Delhi Service Tax Commissionerate arrested the Chief Financial Officer(CFO) of an Aviation Company on last Saturday, 18th January, 2014 for evasion of service tax amounting to more than Rs. one crore. The Company provides helicopter chartering services. The concerned company is also suspected to have fraudulently availed CENVAT Credit of more than Rs. 30 lakhs. […]
As a prudential measure, it has been decided to prescribe a Loan to Value (LTV) Ratio of not exceeding 75 per cent for banks’ lending against Gold jewellery (including bullet repayment loans against pledge of gold jewellery). Therefore, henceforth loans sanctioned by banks should not exceed 75 per cent of the value of gold ornaments and jewellery.
The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an Expert Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India. The Committee would be chaired by Shri P. J. Nayak, former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank; the other members being Shri S. Raman, Whole Time Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India, Smt. Shubhalakshmi Panse, […]
We have been receiving references from market participants as to whether, along similar lines, it is possible for FIIs and other foreign investors to effect remittances on cash /TOM /spot basis to a bank other than the designated AD Category -I custodian bank.
Following position limits were prescribed for FIIs: The gross open positions of the FII across all contracts shall not exceed 10% of the total open interest or INR 600 crores, whichever is higher.
In rule 12 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, after the brackets, letters, figures and words, “[GSR 307(E), dated the 25thApril, 2007]” the words, figures, letters and brackets, “or No.1/2010-Central Excise, dated the 6th February, 2010 [G.S.R. 62(E), dated the 6th February, 2010]” shall be inserted.
It is clarified that the service tax component comprised in the amount payable to a resident is indicated separately, tax shall be deducted at source under Chapter XVJI-B of the Act on the amount paid/payable without including such service tax component.
Trade and Industry has sought clarification as to whether the first installment of tax dues paid under Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme (VCES), 2013 would be available as Cenvat Credit immediately after payment or Cenvat credit can be availed only after payment of tax dues in full and receipt of Acknowledgement of Discharge in form VCES-3.
The Supreme Court has cited two instances where a manufacturer may sell goods at lower prices and yet the declared value can be accepted- (i) company switching over business and (ii) where goods could not be sold within reasonable time]
