At present only banks are permitted to initiate money transfers in the country subject to adherence of KYC/AML guidelines. A large number of people, particularly the migrant population, do not have access to formal banking channels for want of proof of identity/address. Consequently, they face difficulties in using the authorized channels for transferring funds. Reserve Bank has been receiving frequent representations to open up the formal banking channel to facilitate fund transfers of small value, subject to monthly ceilings and monitoring, to give impetus to the process of financial inclusion. We are issuing these guidelines after having reviewed the related issues. These relaxations are expected to provide money transfer facilities in a safe, secure and efficient manner across the length and breadth of the country.
Censuring Standard Chartered Bank for raising undue credit card bills against a customer and trying to ‘extort’ money from him, a Delhi district consumer forum has asked the bank to pay him Rs 1.1 lakh as damages.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said raising undue credit card bill of Rs 74,000 and putting the customer’s name in defaulters’ list due to which he could not avail the services of any other bank was illegal and asked Standard Chartered to desist from such activities in future.
Yograj Infrastructure Ltd Vs Ssang Yong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (Supreme Court of India)- SC ruled that where the seat of arbitration was Singapore, rules governing the arbitration were of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the substantive law of contract was Indian law, then Part I of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the 1996 Act) was excluded by implication.
Following is the Exposure Draft of the Amendments to Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 12, Income Taxes, issued by the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, for comments. The Board invites comments on any aspect of this Exposure Draft. Comments are most helpful if they indicate the specific paragraph or group of paragraphs to which they relate, contain a clear rationale and, where applicable, provide a suggestion for alternative wording.
Notification No. 744/2011 – Income Tax 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
Notification No. 743/2011 – Income Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Kisan Vikas Patra (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Kisan Vikas Patra Rules, 1988, in rule 13A, the words “for a maximum period of two years” shall be omitted.
Notification No. 742/2011 – Income Tax 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981, in rule 9, the words “for a maximum period of two years” shall be omitted.
Notification No. 741 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987, namely
Notification No. 740 – Income Tax wers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office Recurring Deposit Rules, 1981, namely
As per the amended Rule 7, with effect from 1st October 2011, every service tax assessee is required to file half yearly return only electronically. A service tax assessee can file return electronically by accessing ACES Web Portal www.aces.gov.in. The said website has hosted LMS (Learning Management System) on the home page. The broad features are given below:-
