Faced with increasing incidents of misuse of tickets, Railways have made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in AC classes to carry an identity proof with them. So far, carrying ID proof was required only for passengers travelling with e-tickets or with tatkal tickets.
The Reserve Bank will shortly issue Rs 100 notes which will have the rupee symbol. The design of the notes to be issued is similar in all respects to the existing Rs 100 in Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 issued earlier, except for the rupee symbol.
Senior IRS officer Laxman Das has been appointed as the new Member (Revenue) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Mr Das is a 1974-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and has held senior positions like that of Chief Commissioner (Income-Tax) in the past.
Union Corporate Affairs Minister Dr. M.Veerappa Moily has called for making country’s growth more inclusive – a growth that benefits all regions and all sections of our society, particularly the poor and the under-privileged. Dr. Moily was addressing the 1st National Conclave on Corporate Social Responsibility here in New Delhi today. He said Corporates’ social responsibility is a matter intrinsically ingrained in the Constitution of India which envisages an economic development that does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment and that material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good.
On 14 December 2011 the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment) Amendment Rules, 2011 (Amendment Rules) which is effective from the date of publication in Official Gazette. The Amendment Rules provide for amendment of Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment) Rules, 2003 (2003 Rules). The Amendment Rules does not replace the 2003 Rules but makes few significant additions.
In thie case ITAT held that the non-compete fees was in the nature of capital expenditure and entitled for depreciation as intangible asset under Section 32(1 )(ii) of the Act. ITAT followed the in view of the Chennai Tribunal’s decision in the case of Real Image Tech. Export turnover of Export Oriented Unit can be included in export turnover of business while determining deduction under Section 80HHC of the Income-tax Act
The following Bills, after having received the assent of the President on 12th January, 2012, have been published as Acts in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 13th January, 2012: 1. Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2011 as the Constitution (Ninety seventh Amendment) Act, 2011;
The results of the Chartered Accountants Final Examination held in November, 2011 and Common Proficiency Test (CPT) held in December, 2011 are likely to be declared on Wednesday, the 18th January, 2012 around 2:00 PM
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has emphasized that in a federal country like ours, States and Centre complement each other in managing the fiscal policy and the economy. He said that coordination between Centre and States is extremely vital for creating a conducive environment for growth and inclusive development in the country.
Following is the text of the address delivered by the Union Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of 84th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here today:
