SEBI further extends due date for regulatory filings and compliances for REIT and InvIT for te period ending March 31, 2020 by a month over and above the extended timelines specified vide the aforementioned Circular.
Master Circular on the Scheme of Penalties for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to members of public
All branches of banks in all parts of the country are mandated to (i) Issuing fresh / good quality notes and coins of all denominations on demand, (ii) Exchanging soiled / mutilated / defective notes, and (iii) Accepting coins and notes either for transactions or exchange.
Lead Bank Scheme was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in December 1969. The Scheme aims at coordinating the activities of banks and other developmental agencies through various fora in order to achieve the objective of enhancing the flow of bank finance tothe priority sector and other sectors and to promote banks’ role in the overall development of the rural sector.
Transactions relating to the following government business undertaken by agency banks are eligible for agency commission paid by RBI: a. Revenue receipts and payments on behalf of the Central/State Governments b. Pension payments in respect of Central / State Governments and c. Any other item of work specifically advised by Reserve Bank as eligible for agency commission
Banks should provide adequate incentives to their branches in financing the Self Help Groups (SHGs) and establish linkages with them, making the procedures simple and easy. The group dynamics of working of the SHGs need neither be regulated nor formal structures imposed or insisted upon.
As regards transactions (issue, transfer and sale of units of AIFs in demat mode) through recognized Stock Exchange or Depository as defined under SCRA, 1956 and Depositories Act, 1996 respectively, the respective Stock Exchange/authorized Clearing Corporation or a Depository is already empowered to collect stamp duty as per the amended Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Rules made thereunder.
Tariff Notification No. 54/2020-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 30.06.2020 in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) Notification No. 54/2020-CUSTOMS (N.T.) New Delhi, 30th June, 2020 9 Ashadha, 1942 (SAKA) […]
AAR held that Bank can avail ITC on fifty percent of GST paid on DICGC premium, as it is statutorily required for the bank to obtain insurance of deposit, which has only been accepted by it in the course of its business or furtherance of business. Claim is allowable under Section 17(4) of CGST Act, 2017.
The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) has sentenced Shri Amrish Kumar Singh, then Income Tax Officer, Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) to undergo ten years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.1.10 lakh in a bribery case.
