The Swiss government has agreed to loosen its banking secrecy laws and share data on tax evasion cases that India may be pursuing, as part of a renegotiation of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement that the two countries signed in 1995. Such a reformulated tax agreement will help tighten the legal noose on tax […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has finally come out with a circular to clear the ambiguities surrounding new guidelines for portfolio management services (PMS). The regulator said that portfolio managers would now need to operate through individual bank accounts for each customer.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation will not be able to pay more than 8.5 per cent interest on PF deposits during 2009-10 as it has no reserves left following a Rs 139 crore (Rs 1.39 billion) deficit incurred last fiscal. “There are no reserves which could be used as alternative option for additional funds for giving […]
Circular No. 113/7/2009-ST The Working Group on Central Excise and Service Tax re-engineering, constituted by the Board has prepared a Return Scrutiny Manual for Service Tax (RSMST). The said manual has been approved by the Board and a copy of the same is enclosed herewith (not printed).
Representations have been received in this office stating that, in case they submit the original sales contract stipulating the above condition to Customs, there are chances of their commercially sensitive information being divulged. The matter has been examined in the Deptt. and accordingly it is clarified that import contract mentioned at Para 2.32 of HBPv1 and in the above mentioned Public Notice shall also include a separate contract(other than the original sales contract) between importer and exporter stating the above cited provisions.
The powers for grant of Administrative Relief in respect of Acts administered by the Sales Tax Department mentioned in the Government Resolution referred to at Sr.No.2 above were delegated by the Commissioner of Sales Tax to the authorities vide Trade Circular No.68T of 2007 dated 26/11/2007 and Trade Circular No.14T of 2009 dated 18/4/2009.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) today called for changing the existing curriculum system by bringing in branches of specialisation. Talking to reporters here, ICAI President Uttam Prakash Agarwal said frequent changes in the curriculum in the past had been making it difficult for the students. Releasing the road-map for the next five years […]
All stock exchanges are advised to bring to the notice of all the listed companies and issuers seeking listing of their convertible debt securities.
Portfolio Managers shall also maintain an accounting system containing separate client-wise data for their funds and provide statement to clients for such accounts at least on monthly basis.
Notification No. 73/2009 – Income Tax Section 118 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Control of income-tax authorities – Notified subordinate officers In exercise of the powers conferred by section 118 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby directs that the Income-tax authorities specified in column (3) of the Schedule below shall be subordinate to the Income tax authority specified in column (2) of the said Schedule.
