1. The Indian government represented by the Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said last Friday said that the government will support Mahindra Satyam in resolving class action suits which it is facing in the US.On the other hand, not only does the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), which is probing the accounting scam […]
BUDGET 2009 has proposed to substitute existing explanation 5A below section 271(1)(c ) with new explanation 5A with retrospective effect from 01/06/2007. This new section provides that if in the course of search an assessee is found to be the owner of any money, bullion, jewllery or other valuable articles or thing; and the assessee […]
Discover the tax benefits for small businesses in Union Budget 2009. Simplified tax code, exemption from compliance procedures, and more.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India could likely consider recommending blacklisting of Price Waterhouse, which would bar the global audit firm from carrying out auditing in India. As the institute can only recommend, its decision can be challenged in court. The institute may state its decision by the month end, say people familiar with the development. […]
Currently, certain prescribed fringe benefits provided by an employer to his employees are liable to FBT in the hands of the employer. Such fringe benefits are not included within the scope of ‘perquisites’ as defined in section 17. As FBT will now be abolished, ‘perquisites’ will include the following: 1. Presently, FBT is levied on […]
Key Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 and Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 • The Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Bill 2008 was passed by the Parliament on December 12, 2008 and legislated vide notification of the Act in the Gazette of India on January 7, 2009. Subsequently ‘The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009’ were notified by […]
The following concessions/ changes have also been made: i. Full exemption from excise duty has been provided to goods falling under Chapter 68 manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site. This was demand of the construction industry. Earlier it was available to goods manufactured from specified material but […]
In another blow to embattled audit firm Price Waterhouse (PW), the high powered committee formed by ICAI to investigate the Satyam fraud, has submitted its interimn report. According to sources, the report has found the auditors guilty of lapses while auditing Satyam’s books. The report is also believed to have stated that Price Waterhouse received […]
Foreign telecom firms operating without a permanent establishment in India are no more required to pay any tax on income from carrying international calls and data services in pacts with domestic operators. Giving a ruling on an application from Cable & Wireless Networks India which proposed
Medical and Educational Institutions : Extension of time limit for filing applications for tax exemption under section 10(23C) : Now such institutions having receipts of more than rupees one crore can file an application for seeking exemption till 30th September following the end of the financial year for which the exemption is sought. Tax relief […]