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Raju May Teach Accountancy : Humour

February 19, 2009 507 Views 0 comment Print

Reports have come in that Raju had 20 idlis for breakfast, five plates  of rice and a bucket of rasam for lunch and 25 chapatis with two chickens for dinner. But the jail superintendent says these numbers  are inflated. “You see, the habit is so deeply ingrained in Raju that he automatically inflates all figures,” he added. […]

Fringe Benefit Tax on ESOP'S

February 19, 2009 6250 Views 0 comment Print

INTRODUCTION The proviso to section 17(2)(iii) has been omitted. So far the value of any benefit provided by the company free of cost or at a concessional rate to its employees by way of allotment of shares, debentures or warrants, directly or indirectly under any Employees Stock Option Plan or Scheme of the Company offered to […]

Make the System of Appointment of Auditors Independent, Stop Cherishing and Act on Realities

February 19, 2009 513 Views 0 comment Print

Time and again authorities and all stakeholders have realized that corporate governance and independent auditors are good terms and concepts to be cherished and for preaching. The recent Satyam -PWC Scam only confirms such a view. There will be such scams in future also. Even today also, there must be many balance sheets window dressed […]

New procedure for filing of appeals with ITAT to speed up hearing

February 18, 2009 1682 Views 0 comment Print

With a view to make appeals process-compliant and to ensure acceleration in the process of dispensation of justice, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal)1 has proposed to devise a new system for appeal filing and fixation.

No Permanent Establishment if only personnel supplied

February 18, 2009 1121 Views 0 comment Print

Where a Malaysian company supplied technical personnel to the assessee (a Dutch company) on terms that the personnel would remain under the control of the assessee and that the Malaysian company would have no role to play in the execution of the Project and the question arose whether the recipient had a “supervisory activities” PE under Article 5 (4) (a) and the sums received was assessable as business profits

Premises of a CA cannot be surveyed and clients’ books cannot be impounded

February 18, 2009 850 Views 0 comment Print

Where the ITO conducted a survey u/s 133A of the Act on the premises of the Petitioner, a practicing Chartered Accountant, and impounded books of account /documents belonging to the Petitioner and retained such books of account/documents and the Petitioner filed a Writ Petition to challenge the same, HELD, allowing the Petition:

New companies bill likely to see stronger auditing regulations

February 14, 2009 1406 Views 0 comment Print

In the wake of the Satyam accounting fraud, the ministry of corporate affairs has woken up to the need of stronger auditing standards and feels that the new Companies Bill would provide a stronger regulatory platform since the Centre would notify the same as part of the bill.

Some thoughts for self-improvement and enlightenment

February 14, 2009 532 Views 0 comment Print

1. When you emit noble and positive energy in the form of good thoughts, good speech and good deeds into the Cosmos, you attract high frequency, noble and protective Cosmic energy into your life. 2. What you focus upon, you empower and what you empower, you attract. Therefore, if you are normally in a complaint mode, you emit and empower negative energy,

New Procedure for Appointment of Branch Statutory Auditors in Public Sector Banks for the Year 2008-09

February 12, 2009 1234 Views 0 comment Print

1. The large PSBs having balance sheet size (assets + liabilities) of above Rs. 1 lac crore each to exercise managerial autonomy in regard to appointment of SBAs also from the year 2008-09 onwards. Thus, State Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas […]

Mayawati wins again in ITAT – can gift to a politician be treated as Professional income?

February 10, 2009 681 Views 0 comment Print

Mayawati wins again in ITAT – can gift to a politician be treated as Professional income? – Gift of Rs 11 Lakhs allowed by AO after proper inquiry and consultation with CIT – Commissioner’ s Review order quashed: ITAT KM Mayawati the beloved Chief Minister is in the habit of getting huge gifts from her […]

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