The Reserve bank of India has asked banks to reveal more information on their market operations, including data related to top 20 depositors, 20 largest borrowers, exposure to four largest non-performing accounts and special purpose vehicles sponsored by them, for the current fiscal.This, officials said, was to ensure the industry followed international best practices and to enhance transparency in banking operations. The disclosures are to be made part of the ‘Notes to Accounts’ in banks’ balance sheets.
The corporate affairs ministry has decided to act tough with public sector undertakings (PSUs) that have not prepared and submitted their financial statements with the registrar of companies. As many as 658 state-run PSUs have piled up 2,539 accounts, with some pending for as long as 26 years.
There is relief in store for Indian banks. The deadline to implement the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) looks set to be extended to April 2012 from April 2011 for banking companies. It is learnt that banks may get more time to implement IFRS. The deadline for Indian companies is April 2011. However, the deadline for banks may be extended to April 2012.
The Indian accounting sector regulator wants the government to bring in a provision to bar tainted firms from taking up any new assignments for a specific period. The move by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is the latest in its undeclared but continuing tiff with the Big Four foreign accounting and audit firms that has escalated after the Satyam fraud.
In July, 2009, a total of 129 un-banked blocks were identified in the country. As a result of the concerted efforts made by the Government, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Banks in providing banking facilities in the un-banked blocks, the number of such blocks has come down to 93 in February, 2010.
NOTIFICATION No. 35/2010-CUSTOMS-M/s. Kodak (China PR) Graphic Communications Company Ltd., (Producer / Exporter from China PR) has requested for review in terms of rule 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 in respect of exports made by them, and the designated authority, vide new shipper review notification No. 15/13/2009-DGAD dated the 8th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8th January, 2010, has recommended provisional assessment of all exports of the subject goods made by the said M/s. Kodak (China PR) Graphic Communications Company Ltd., (Producer / Exporter from China PR) till the completion of the review;
Please refer to the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2009-10/1263 dated March 19, 2010, in terms of which the fixed repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 25 basis points from 4.75 per cent to 5.0 per cent with immediate effect.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number 14/2002-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 8th March, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number G.S.R. 182(E), dated the 8th March, 2002, namely,-
The renting of immovable property for commercial/business purpose was brought under service tax net in 2007. However, as has been the case with almost all the services the drafting of the provisions was not free from confusion. As per the definition it appeared that the services provided in relation to renting of immovable property was leviable to tax. However, the Government has embraced the interpretation and provided that renting of immovable property per se is leviable to service tax.
NC Notification No. 1/2009-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, hereby notifies the institutions approved by the said National Committee, mentioned in column (2) of the Table
