Courier Services-Courier Agency means a any person engaged in the door-to-door transportation of time –sensitive documents, goods or articles utilising the services of a person, either directly or indirectly, to carry or accompany such documents, goods or articles.
Cost accountant’s services means any service provided or to be provided [to any person], by a practicing cost accountant in his professional capacity, in any manner; “Practicing Cost Accountant” means a person who is member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and is holding a certificate of practice granted under the provisions of the Cost and works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and includes any concern engaged in rendering services in the field of cost accountancy;
Cosmetic or Plastic Surgery Service means any service provided or to be provided to any person, by any other person, in relation to cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery, but does not include any surgery undertaken to restore or reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, degenerative diseases, injury or trauma.
The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) would be available for interaction between 3.00 PM and 5.00PM on Friday, 18th March 2011 at room number 4, Ground Floor, H Wing, Udyog Bhawan (Conference Room of DGFT). Entry is through Gate No.2 of Udyog Bhawan.
Endemic corruption in India has grown in scale and represents billions of dollars, with the potential to discourage investors and derail growth prospects, consultancy firm KMPG said in a survey published on Monday.
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION (EXCISE AND TAXATION II BRANCH) NOTIFICATION The March 11, 2011 No.S.O. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Punjab Tax on Lotteries Act, 2005 (Punjab Act No. 18 of 2005), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab […]
India’s first multilateral agreement (MA) entered into with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka apart from India is a limited MA on avoidance of double taxation and mutual administrative assistance in tax matters with a view to promote economic cooperation amongst its member States. The MA was signed on 13 November 2005 and is in force from 19 May 2010. In India, the MA would be effective from 1 April 2011 and would apply in respect of income derived in tax year beginning from 1 April 2011 and subsequent years.
Modification in payment mechanism a) To improve the service delivery time, it is decided that: 1. Payments upto Rs. 50,000 will be mandatorily required to be made through electronic mode w.e.f. 27 March 2011. 2. Payments above Rs. 50,000 – a. Can be made through electronic mode / challan payment between the period 27th March 2011 to 1 October 2011. b. Will be mandatorily required to be made through electronic mode w.e.f. 1 October 2011.
Amid concerns by medical community on the proposed service tax on healthcare, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said in the Rajya Sabha that he would respond to the representations on tax issues next week.Following the reply of Mukherjee on general discussion on the Budget, the Rajya Sabha returned the Appropriations Bills, completing the first phase of the three-stage exercise for passage of the budget.
The Government today gave green signal to the Constitution Amendment Bill indicating a strong desire to push the Goods and Services Tax, despite lack of consensus among states for implementing the new regime on indirect taxes. It will try to introduce the Bill in the ongoing Budget Session itself which concludes on March 25.
