This alert summarizes a recent ruling of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) [2009-TIOL-12-ARA–IT] in the case of K.T. Corporation (Applicant) on the issue of whether a Liaison Office (LO), acting as a communication channel, will constitute a Permanent Establishment (PE) of the Applicant under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Korea (Tax Treaty). Considering the facts of the case
The accounting regulator, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has urged the government on centralising the procedure for the allotment of auditors. The institute is of the view that auditors should be appointed by a regulator since the management presents the accounts and is an interested party. ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal told, “In […]
While conducting an audit of EMAAR on 11.9.2007, the laptops of two employees of the Petitioner were seized by the Deputy Director, Income Tax (DDIT) in the course of conducting a Search and Seizure operation against EMAAR. Subsequently on 17.9.2007, the DDIT issued summons under Section 131 of the Income Tax Act, to Ms. Sandhya Sama and Shri Sanjay K. Jain, the employees of the Petitioner firm
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The Reserve Bank of India, citing its powers as banking regulator, has put on hold the salaries of Chief Executive Officers of three private sector banks, ING Vysya Bank, Axis Bank and Development Credit Bank, arguing that these are inflated and not in sync with the market. Incidentally, all three banks have recently hired CEOs […]
Individuals, who invest their savings in annuity plans offered by insurance firm, could see a drop in their tax burden. Insurance regulator IRDA is in talks with the government to make annuity-plans more tax-efficient. If the proposal is accepted in the coming budget, it will augment returns for retired employees and help insurers market these […]
Dear Member, We are happy to share with you that ICAI have launched newly revamped Professional Development Portal, www.pdicai.org of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. This site has been designed to provide members with all the information that they need to enrich their own practice and provide value added services to their clients. ICAI have also introduced […]
Search & seizure action u/s 132 was undertaken at the assessee’s premises. Thereafter an order of provisional attachment u/s 281B was passed. The assessee filed a writ petition challenging the validity of the search and the provisional attachment. HELD dismissing the Petition: (1) Search action u/s 132 can be initiated only if the designated authority forms a reasonable belief
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5, read along with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, also read along with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2004-09, the Central Government hereby amends Schedule-I of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2004-09.
the Central Government also prohibits the import into India from the countries reporting notifiable Avian Influenza (both Highly Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza and Low Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza), the following live-stock and live-stock products.
