The income tax department has initiated inquiry regarding several investors who had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Gujarat government at this year’s Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS). Revealing this in the state assembly on Tuesday, minister of state for industries Saurabh Patel blamed Congress for this.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) today said it expects to complete the investigation against the auditors of Satyam Computers in three months from the day the Delhi High Court , where the case is being heard, gives a final verdict.
A court here today granted bail to all the six accused retired judges in the Rs. 6.58-crore Provident Fund scam. CBI Special Judge A K Singh granted bail to the accused on the basis of undertakings and personal bonds of Rs. 1 lakh each. The hearing went on for five hours in a closed court room.
Cir. /IMD/DF/5/2011- March 16, 2011 – The Listing Agreement for securitized debt instruments as set out at Annexure shall come into force with immediate effect for all ‘securitised debt instruments, as defined under regulation 2(1 )(s) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Public Offer and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2008, seeking listing on the Stock Exchange.
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition filed by Reliance Industries over a dispute on imposition of sales tax on purchase and return of Linear Alkyl Benzene Feed Stock (LABFS) to Bharat Petroleum after it processed it at its chemical plant at Patalganga. A bench comprising Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice S S Nijjar admitted the petition filed by RIL and posted the matter in July for the final hearing. The apex court also issued notice to Maharashtra state government and directed it to file a reply.
India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 40.9 per cent on the import of glass fibre, used in automobiles, electrical insulation and heat resistant fabrics, from China to protect domestic players. The restrictive duty on import of glass fibre would be imposed for a period of five years, the Department of Revenue said.
Government of India vide notification dated December 16, 2010 has recognized the letter issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) containing details of name, address and Aadhaar Number as an “officially valid document” to satisfy the ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) norms for opening small accounts in banks. This is expected to promote the financial inclusion of the poor and the hitherto excluded by making it possible for them to easily establish their identity and open bank accounts. The UIDAI is facilitating opening of bank accounts for the residents at the time of enrolment for Aadhaar through partner banks and acceptance of the letter of UIDAI as a valid KYC will make the process seamless.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday made a case for raising the Tax GDP ratio to a “reasonable level” of 12%-14%, to enhance the government’s capability to fund social sector schemes. “I do believe that Tax GDP ratio, which has come down to 10% plus, must reach 12%, so that the Tax GDP ratio is at reasonable level,” Mukherjee said in his reply to the general budget 2011-12 in the Rajya Sabha.
The Hon’ble Finance Minister has expressed his deep concern at the rising litigation with employees of the Income Tax Department. A committee is already been set up in CBDT to i. Identify systematic causes for service litigation and litigation with taxpayers in the CBDT. ii. To prepare a roadmap for reducing the existing litigation and also to avoid litigation for future. iii) TO act as standing committee to reduce litigation.
The term “Infrastructure Loan” has been defined in Para 2(viii) of Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007 and Non-Banking Financial (Non – Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007, respectively. It has now been decided to include “Telecom Towers” also as an infrastructure facility for availing credit facility.
