The services relating to agriculture that are specified in the negative list are services relating to – agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or seed testing;
1 Are all services provided by the Reserve Bank of India in the negative list? Yes. All services provided by the Reserve Bank of India are in the negative list.
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules,1998, namely :-
A reference is invited to our circular IDMD.PCD.No.5053/14.03.04/2010-11 dated May 23, 2011 enclosing the Guidelines on Credit Default Swaps for corporate bonds. As indicated in paragraph 2.1.1 of the guidelines, commercial banks, PDs, NBFCs, mutual funds, insurance companies, housing finance companies, provident funds, listed corporates and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are permitted as users in the CDS market.
Therefore, in view of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court’s decision (supra), we, set aside the orders of the lower authorities and direct the Assessing Officer not to apply Rule 8D in the present case since the assessment year under appeal is 2005-06 and Rule 8D is applicable only from the assessment year 2008-09.
Notification No.36 / 2012 – Customs (N.T.) for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s Jupiter Tools Corporation, 1, Minerva Motor Marhet, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-6 and M/s Suri & Co., 2712A, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-6, issued vide, DRI F.No. 856(11)Ldh/2010/Pt.IV/265-279 dated the 13th February, 2012 by the Joint, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana Regional Unit, Ludhiana.
Notification No. 35 /2012 – Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 2nd April, 1997, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number G.S.R. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997, namely:-
Download Automatic Excel Utility for Application for allotment of New PAN (Form 49A) – applicable for Citizens of India. This form should be used when the applicant has never applied for a PAN or does not have PAN allotted to him. An applicant can visit Income Tax Department (ITD) website to find whether a PAN has been allotted to him or not. Indian citizens located outside India should also use this form.
Income Tax department cannot dictate Assessee whether or not to incur expenditure. Arm’s length price of royalty expenditure not to be linked with profit/income resulting therefrom. Losses are not a valid ground to disallow royalty expenditure. CIT VS. EKL APPLIANCES LTD (Delhi HC)
Rates of Taxes -The basic exemption limit of resident women below the age of 60 years may be increased to Rs.2,25,000. The basic exemption limit of resident individuals of the age of 60 years or more at any time during the previous year may be increased to Rs. 3,00,000.Amendment in Section 9(1) -(a)(i) It is suggested that Explanations 4 and 5 to section 9( 1)(i) and other consequential amendments in sections 2(14) and 2(47) may be given effect to prospectively, i.e. with effect from A.Y. 2013-14, to avoid undue hardship to tax payers consequent to which penalty proceedings may be attracted for –
