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Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw ₹2000 banknotes has been highly effective, with 93% of these notes already returned...
Up to 30.12.2016 payment towards tax, penalty and deposit under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), can be made in Old Bank Notes of Rs. 500 and Rs.1,000 denomination issued by RBI.
The change in the presumptive rate of 8% to 6% on digital transactions made by the govt. can be understood through the below examples
In this tough time of demonetization where everyone is facing lack of liquidity and fear of having actual turnover shown in bank accounts as compared to past trends, one may use age old provision provided during the time of British colonial rule
For the first time ever probably most of us would have come across the word demonetization. Demonetization is an act on taking back the status of legal tender to currency notes.
First Demonetization was taken place in 1946 by then Government of India. RBI offered clients to exchange their old notes of the denomination of Rs.100 with the new one.
Over the period from November 10, 2016 upto December 19, 2016, banks have reported that banknotes worth ₹ 5,92,613 crore have been issued to public either over counter or through ATMs.
It is seen from the media reports that there is a general impression that is being created that the Government is bringing an amendment to the Payment of Wages Act to make mandatory the payment of wages to the workers only through cheque or accounts transfers. This is not the correct position.
RBI has removed following conditions on deposit of cash in demonetised Old Notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 in bank account, which has been put by its Circular dated 19.12.2016
For Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions above Rs. 1000/-, a further discount of Fifty (50) Paise on these rates shall apply.
Over the period from November 10, 2016 upto December 19, 2016, banks have reported that banknotes worth ₹ 5,92,613 crore have been issued to public either over the counter or through ATMs.
