Based on the feedback received from IBUs certain amendments/additions have been carried out to the contents of the Handbook. The list of such amendments/additions is enclosed in the annexure to this circular.
Pre-show cause notice consultation shall not be mandatory for those cases booked under the Central Excise Act, 1944 or Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 for recovery of duties or taxes not levied or paid or short levied or short paid or erroneously refunded
IFSCA clarified that the Authority does not mandate any Minimum Holding Period (MHP) requirement pertaining to sale/transfer of loan assets (by any means) by/to IBUs. IBUs undertaking such transactions are advised to undertake necessary due diligence and, if felt necessary, insert necessary provisions in the agreement to protect its interest such as for retention of a part of the asset or portfolio by the seller and/or minimum period of retention of the asset or portfolio by the seller prior to transfer (i.e.MHP). The IBUs may also put in place a policy for determining the MHP requirement for such transactions.
Hon’ble Supreme Court, in M/s Texmo Industries Vs. ESIC held that the payment of Conveyance Allowance on the fact of present case does not fall under the definition of term ‘wages’ as defined in section 2(22) of the ESI Act.
FPIs can acquire debt securities issued by InvITs and REITs under the Medium-Term Framework (MTF) or the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR). Such investments shall be reckoned within the limits and shall be subject to the terms and conditions for investments by FPIs in debt securities under the respective regulations of MTF and VRR.
Following further procedure is prescribed in the matter of hearing to be conducted by the MahaRERA Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Forum in referred conciliation matters (online complaints) transferred by MahaRERA so as to achieve speedy disposal of complaints.
SEBI permitted FPIs to write-off all debt securities in their beneficiary account which they are unable to sell for any reason. This shall be applicable only to such FPIs who wish to surrender their registration.
The proper officer may scrutinize the returns and related particulars furnished by a registered person to verify the correctness of the returns filed. Specific instances have come to the notice wherein proper procedures have apparently not been followed during the scrutiny of returns and thenceforth actions.
Presently, the scrutiny of annual returns for the year 2017-18 is being done. Since defect notices are given after a larger time span, the defects perpetually get accumulated. The dealers will find it challenging to remit the consequent taxes, penalties, and interest being substantially larger amounts. The tax compliance mechanism will thus get much complicated, and the dealers forced to pursue long-driven litigation.
SEBI notifies Common and Simplified Norms for processing investor’s service request by RTAs and norms for furnishing PAN, KYC details and Nomination
