in the case of Ishikawajima-Harima (Supra) in Para 2 above. We wonder whether the proposed amendment is sufficient to provide the territorial nexus enunciated in the aforesaid decision and override the said decision of the Supreme Court. This amendment could lead to litigation. Further, the amendment is not clear as regards its applicability on income by way of interest or royalty earned by a non-resident outside India, where there is no nexus between such interest and royalty and the Indian state.
Survey means to inspect or in a wider sense to scrutinize. The object of a survey is to find out, gather information, verify and collate information so as to apprehend a tax dodger or a tax evader. Survey is basically a surprise inspection carried out by the officers of the Income-tax department to verify co-related information, check the cash balance with the books, verify the position of stocks as compared to the position thereof in the books etc.
The sources of income should be stated irrespective of whether the income there from is taxable or not. The answer be given with regard to the sources as exist on the date of recording of the statement including the source which might have come into existence after the last return was filed. If any such source is not disclosed and evidence is gathered during the search about its existence, it may lead to an allegation of attempt to evade taxes.
An auditor has to keep himself abreast of the latest developments in the audit field by constant upgradition of his skills and knowledge through Internet, seminars, self-study and correspondence course. The Satyam multi-crore scam is still fresh in people’s mind and investigations are in progress with the Chairman and Chief Finance Officer in jail pending investigation.
With the April 1 deadline to migrate to the base rate model fast approaching, bank chiefs are likely to raise concerns about the new system and seek an extension of the deadline during their scheduled meeting with top RBI officials on Friday. Bankers are worried the new model will affect their business of giving short-term loans to corporate clients at cheaper rates (sub-PLR loans) as lending rates on such loans will go up at least by 2 per cent in the base rate system.
Winding-up – a brief: The Companies Act, 1956 contain elaborate provisions as to when a Company is to be wound-up, the procedure for initiating winding-up proceedings, the role of the managerial personal if the company is wound-up by the Company Court and the liquidation process to be conducted by the Official Liquidator appointed by the Company Court.
FM has put more money in the hands of a large section of tax-payers. There are also some additional tax breaks in the form of investments made into infrastructure bonds and health insurance. Our Personal Finance team speaks to experts on the best way to manage the additional income depending on your age group. If you earn between Rs 1,60,000 and Rs 5,00,000
With high paced growth in industrial sector, India will need at least 50,000 company secretaries (CS) by 2020, Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) said on Sunday. According to data released by ICSI, there has been over 70% growth in students enrolment for CS programme in last few years.
“With fixed deposit rates from banks coming down, investors seeking higher returns from fixed income products are investing in company fixed deposits,” says Aseem Dhru, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities, which has recently started distributing company fixed deposits. Company fixed deposits work for investors seeking assured returns higher than that offered by bank fixed deposits.
In a bid to salvage auditing profession’s credibility following the Satyam fraud, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said on Tuesday that it was considering making public the names of auditors found guilty in scams. ICAI is the regulatory body of chartered accountants in India.
