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Revised Schedule VI – Normally Asked Questions

May 23, 2012 48302 Views 0 comment Print

If the requirements of Company Act and/or Accounting Standards are different from that of Revised Schedule VI, what is the treatment to be given? If requirements of a regulatory authority like RBI are different from that of Revised Schedule VI, what treatment should be given? Para 4.1.1 of the Revised Schedule VI necessitates that if compliance with the requirements of the Act and/or accounting standards requires a change in the treatment or disclosure in the financial statements, the requirements of the Act and/or accounting standards will prevail over the Schedule VI.

Arbitration Award after efflux of prescribed time – Valid or invalid?

May 23, 2012 6485 Views 0 comment Print

The parties cannot be deprived of their rights to challenge the award on the ground that there is a delay of 2 years and four months and the Award as declared after such a long period, in our view, can be challenged under Section 34 of the Act. The party cannot be remedy-less. Even under Section 16, the objection even if decided, can be re-agitated under Section 34 of the Act. There is no such scheme for the delayed action of the Arbitrator. Considering the aforesaid aspects, in our view, the award is bad in law.

White paper on Black money Proposes to Enhance Auditors Accountability

May 23, 2012 1811 Views 0 comment Print

Unlike many developed countries, Auditors in India have not been requisitely accountable, resulting in frequent undermining of this important aspect. Apart from recent cases of distortionary corporate governance involving highly reputed firms, cases are detected regularly by the regulatory authorities where the Auditors have failed to point out gross violations and even blatant misrepresentations. In the absence of adequate effective provisions, the Auditors are hardly ever held accountable for these lapses.

Income Tax Calculator F.Y. 2012-13 / A.Y. 2013-14

May 23, 2012 93219 Views 0 comment Print

Download Income tax Calculator in Excel Format for Financial year 2012-13 / Assessment Year 2013-14 1. This Calculator is Very Simple & Easy to be use by a common Individual to compute the Tax for Salaried/Business or Profession Person 2. Easy to understand with all latest rules & regulation and similar as form 16. 3. You can Calculate your Income Tax in Calculation Sheet & print the Working Sheet. 4. Once you enter the amount in the white blank cells. Other cells in Calculation & Computation Sheets will calculate data & Tax automatically.

Exercise of power U/s.131(1A) is contemplated in a situation anterior to exercise of power U/s. 132

May 23, 2012 20107 Views 1 comment Print

In the present case the Director of Investigation had reliable and sufficient information to proceed with the authorisation for search. No malafides have been attributed or pleaded in the writ petition. The petitioners have been subjected to block assessment on the basis of the recoveries made during search, in which they are pursuing the remedies. The appeal filed by the department has been allowed by ITA, and the matter in remand is pending consideration in assessment.

Kotak Life Insurance Records 109% Growth in Profit in FY 2011-12

May 23, 2012 1081 Views 0 comment Print

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited (Kotak Life Insurance) today announced profit growth of 109 per cent. Profit after tax for FY 2011-12 stood at Rs. 211 crores, up from Rs. 101 crores the previous year. The Company has wiped out all its accumulated losses and added Rs. 51 crores to its net worth which now stands at Rs. 613 crores.

Share application money received – Genuineness merely only on the basis of bank Entries

May 22, 2012 3050 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, however, the assessee is a private limited company. The share application money was received through private placement. The Assessing Officer has brought on record evidence in the shape of Income tax returns and bank statements of the share applicants to show that these companies had very meager income or were running in losses. It has also been brought on record that in most of the cases, the amounts were deposited in the account either on the same day or a day before the issue of cheques to the assessee. All the share applicants had address in Delhi.

Average Time for Registration of Trademarks reduced from 26M to 12M

May 22, 2012 2099 Views 0 comment Print

Trade Mark registration is quasi-judicial process and tends to be time consuming as it involves various steps, inter-alia, examination, publication and disposal of opposition. Sharp increase in the applications filed in the recent years and shortfall in manpower are the other reasons for delay.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed on a debatable issue

May 22, 2012 3654 Views 0 comment Print

It is observed that the assessee capitalized the expenses in relation to Cafeteria project as capital work in progress in earlier year. Such project did not take off and eventually the assessee claimed it as a business loss in the current year. It is clearly borne out from records that the assessee claimed deduction by disclosing complete particulars in this regard. Simply because the assessee did not succeed in the first appeal on this issue, it does not mean that penalty will be automatic.

Final Guidelines on Basel III Capital Regulations

May 22, 2012 616 Views 0 comment Print

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have formulated an action plan to adopt the Basel III norms and have issued final guidelines on Basel III Capital Regulations to all scheduled commercial banks on May 2, 2012 which is available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in. RBI further informed that draft guidelines on Basel III – Liquidity Regulations have been issued on 21.02.2012 for public comments.

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