Thus, it is clear that that the realty sector has been worst hit by this year budget. Even this was explained by us in our power point presentation on the budget. This explanation will bring every builder in ambit of service tax. The retrospective amendment of renting has added fuel to the fire. The Finance Ministry has not waited for the outcome of the verdict of Supreme Court and has proposed this amendment to nullify the impact of Delhi HC decision in case of Home solutions.
Question is whether the provisions of the Companies Act are adequate in dealing with promoters in unlisted companies? Possibly no. There is no clarity on the subject. It is time to look into this aspect in the future Companies Act in the making which is in the bill stage.
This Financial Year began on the backdrop of economic recession. Lower tax receipts were expected due to global recession. Even the Central Government had reduced its target of tax receipts. Considering this situation, the tax receipt target for 2009-20 10 of the Sales Tax Department was fixed at Rs. 3 1,346/- Crore. I am happy to inform the house that the sales tax target has been achieved. The signs of global economic recession receding are visible and I hope that in the next financial year, the revenue receipts would get a boost.
In a judgement that will clear the air on the tricky issue of the income-tax department’s power to levy penalties on assessees, the Supreme Court has held that a penalty cannot be levied merely because the I-T authorities and taxpayers hold divergent views on calculation of income.
Parts of the new tax provision came into effect from October 1, ‘09, though subsequently the scope was extended in this year’s budget. But if the government does not spell out the details, it can lead to endless litigation. “For instance, `fair value’ has to be defined… Further, a rights issue is always at a discount to the market price, and in this case is the market price the fair value? In the absence of clarity, corporates should be careful while passing a rights issue, so that they don’t come under the tax ambit,” said senior chartered accountant Dilip V Lakhani of Lakhani & Co.
The disciplinary committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has held the former auditor of Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange (BhSE), Gokul Chandra Das of M/s. G.C. Das & Co, guilty of professional misconduct.
Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to provide through Internet the electronic services like acceptance of registration application, filing of return and payment of taxes, application of refund, acceptance of audit report and application for declarations under Central Sales Tax Act.
The issue of impleading legal representatives of a deceased party to a proceeding under section 397/398 of Companies Act, 1956 stands on a different footing to that of a normal Civil Suit. In a normal Civil Suit before a Civil Court, it is the rule that the legal representatives of a deceased person to be impleaded in the proceeding.
Income of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from derivatives trading will not be liable to tax in India, the Authority for Advance Rulings has said, clearing the air on taxability of the income of foreign investors trading in Indian securities.
Issue Price – Final Price at which Equity Shares are issued and allotted in terms of the Red Herring Prospectus. Issue Price is decided by the Company in consultation with the Book Running Lead Manager on the Pricing Date.
