Mediclaim policyholders, who are not satisfied with the service of their existing service providers, will be able to switch to another insurer soon without any change in the premium outgo.However, this facility will be available to those policyholders who are insured for a sum of Rs 1 lakh and above, to begin with.
The revised DTC proposed to continue with the exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) regime for Government Provident Fund (GPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Recognised Provident Funds (RPFs) and the pension scheme administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority. In addition, approved pure life insurance products and annuity schemes would also get the same tax treatment.
Revised discussion paper on direct taxes code clarified that the domestic code would not override the double taxation avoidance agreements.This could come as a huge relief as majority of the FIIs operating in India are registered in tax havens. The discussion paper also removed the ambiguity on income classification for tax computation.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has shelved its idea of auditing the books of listed companies by independent auditors.It was part of the joint plan of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the ministry to conduct peer review of audits, which involves getting the audit reports of a company vetted by another auditor for a second opinion.
Tax treatment of savings:-The DTC has proposed contributions up to Rs 3 lakh in a year (both by employer and employee) to any account maintained by a permitted savings intermediary be exempt from tax, and would remain untaxed if it remained in that account. Withdrawals are to be included in income from residuary sources, and taxed accordingly.
Currently Ulips come under the EEE (exempt exempt exempt) regime when it comes to taxation. What this means is that the money invested in an Ulip is tax exempt, the returns earned during the tenure of the Ulip are tax exempt and the amount received at maturity is also tax exempt.
The Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB) said it would probe the final years before the bank’s demise, focusing on the use of particular repurchase transactions, known within Lehman’s as Repo 105s, allegedly used to displace assets during sensitive reporting periods.
The revised discussion paper on DTC, released on 15.05.2010, has addressed the concerns on all the nine areas that were brought to the notice of the Finance Minister. It has sought to restore the computation of minimum alternate tax (MAT) on book profit basis.
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After winning the turf war with market watchdog SEBI on ULIPs, insurance regulator IRDA on Monday said it would frame new guidelines for these products to make them more attractive for policy holders. “Certainly, yes,” Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA ) chairman J Hari Narayan said when asked whether the insurance regulator would unveil new guidelines for ULIPs to make them attractive for investors.
