Agriculture and its allied sectors still remain an important sector because of its continued role in employment, income and most importantly in national food security. Its contribution to national income has gradually declined from 18.2 per cent in 2014-15 to 16.5 in 2019-20, reflecting the development process and the structural transformation taking place in the […]
The services sector’s significance in the Indian economy has continued to increase, with the sector now accounting for around 55 per cent of total size of the economy and GVA growth, two-thirds of total FDI inflows into India and about 38 per cent of total exports. The share of services sector now exceeds 50 per […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide Notification dated 30th January, 2020 has amended Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 whereby sub-rule 1A has been inserted to the existing Rule 12. RULE 12(1A)* (yet to be published in the Official Gazette): Every Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) that is required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) […]
Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2020 in parliament on 01-02-2020. The budget proposed a new tax regime for the individuals and HUF’s. Under this regime , an option has been given to individuals and HUF to pay tax at lower rates, subject to fulfillment of certain condition wherein one of the condition is that […]
Article analyses Proposed Changes in income tax rates for Individuals & HUF (Section 115BAC) proposed by Budget 2020-21 which will be applicable from Financial Year 2020-21
Applicability of Section 460 of the Companies Act to LLP under section 67 of LLP Act, 2008 Government directs that provisions of section 460 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Condonation of Delay by Central Government in certain cases) shall apply to a limited liability partnership from the date of publication of this notification in the […]
in budget 2020, for widening the scope of section 206C following transactions has also been brought under the ambit of TCS provisions: On foreign remittance through LRS of RBI (Liberalised Remittance Scheme), On selling of overseas tour package, TCS on sale of goods over a limit where TDS has been not been deducted by buyer under any other provision of the Income Tax Act
The Supreme Court vide its Order on January 20, 2020, accepted the proposal of the Centre to take over the management control of embattled realty firm Unitech Limited. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud gave two months to the new board of Unitech to prepare the resolution framework of the company and sought […]
With an aim to create take off thrust for sale of ailing Air India, the Government on 27th January, 2020 (re)invited bids for a 100% stake in the company. The deal has now been sweetened after taking experience from the 2018 preliminary information memorandum (PIM) for inviting expression of interest for strategic disinvestment of Air […]
In the backdrop of the economic slowdown, the Hon’ble Finance Minister has presented the 2020 Union Budget. However, the budget does not live up to the expectations of the various stakeholders. The largesse shown to the corporate sector, by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019, has not been followed up with any concession to individual taxpayers, which could have given a fillip to the consumer spending and a much need boost to the economy. It has been seen not only in India, but globally, that the individual, honest citizens tend to lose out against the power and the nexus of the corporate sector.
