Income Tax Department has released Income Tax Return (ITR ) 5 as Applicable for Partnership Firms, AOPs, LLPs and BOIs for e-filing of Returns for A.Y. 2013-14 of Financial Year 2012-13. ITR form can be downloaded from the website https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ .
The budget for the financial year 2013-14 took a hard hand by drastically amending the penal provisions relating to the offences under the Central Excise and Service Tax law. Though these provisions are harsh in the way making certain offences as cognizable and non-bailable, but, these amendments seems to restore the charm of Settlement Commission. How? To have an answer to this question, let’s have a close look on the relevant amendments and their implications.
The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has appealed to all citizens of India to stand with our distressed countrymen affected by the extensive devastation due to cloud burst and floods in the state of Uttarakhand where a large number of people have died and property worth crores of rupees has been damaged. The Prime Minister has appealed to all fellow citizens to donate generously to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. (PMNRF).
The assessee is a company incorporated in and tax resident of Japan engaged in manufacturing of heavy machinery, providing technology oriented products and services to industrial, private and public sectors.
Sub:- Estt. Group ‘A’ – Transfer and posting of Deputy/Asstt. Commissioners of Income-tax – Reg. The following transfers and postings in the grade of Deputy/Assistont. Commissioners of Income-tax ore hereby ordered with immediate effect and until further orders:-
During the Conference of the Chief Commissioner / Directors Generals with the Hon’ble Finance Minister on 28.08.2012 in Delhi, the issue of high pendency of Adjudication cases raised by Mr. S.B. Singh, Chief Commissioner, Hyderabad and Shri Sushil Solanki, Commissioner (ST), Mumbai-I was discussed. It was proposed, therein, to grant powers to the jurisdictional Chief Commissioners to assign the Commissioners (Appeals), having less work under their respective charges, the powers of Adjudication. It was directed by the Hon’ble FM that CBEC should immediately delegate the powers to the CCs.
Beginning 1st July, 2013, Customs clearance of all export goods will take place on 24×7 basis from four major Air Cargo Complexes/airports i.e., Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Thus, all exports including those made under export incentives scheme as well as duty drawback scheme will now be able to be move out of the country […]
NOTIFICATION NO. GSR 397(E) [F.NO.2/1/2013-NS-II], DATED 25-6-2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) Rules, 1989. namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the National […]
As per the extant policy, the payment for spectrum allocation may initially be met out of the Rupee resources by the successful bidders, to be refinanced with a long term ECB, under the approval route, subject to the condition that ECB should be raised within 12 months from the date of payment of the final installment to the Government.
We have also been receiving references from certain banks asking whether advance against units of gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and gold Mutual Funds is permitted. As these products are backed by bullion/primary gold, it is clarified that the restriction on grant of loan against “gold bullion” stipulated in terms of our circular dated July 22, 1978 referred to at para 2 above, will also be applicable to grant of advance against units of gold ETFs and units of gold Mutual Funds.
