LETTER [F.NO. ADDL. DIT/INTL. TAXATION/2012-13] Jurisdiction over non-resident assessee lies with the AOs under administrative control of DGIT (Intl. Tax). It has been observed by DGIT (Intl. Tax.) that PAN of many non-resident assessees are lying with the AOs who do not have jurisdiction over them.
It may be recalled that the Bank had issued the captioned Directions on July 23, 2012. In continuation, notifications amending the Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007,
In order to increase penetration of mutual fund products and to energise the distribution network while protecting the interest of investors, SEBI held a series of meetings with various stakeholders in the mutual fund industry. Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC) also deliberated and offered its recommendations on issues confronted by the industry. Pursuant to SEBI Board’s approval to various recommendations, it has been decided to implement the following:
Self Certified Syndicate Banks (SCSBs) are hereby advised to ensure that for applications made by any investor using ASBA facility, the SCSBs shall block the application amount only against/in a funded deposit account and ensure that clear demarcated funds are available for ASBA applications.
An Indian party, which has set up / acquired a Joint Venture (JV) or Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) overseas in terms of the Regulations of the Notification ibid, shall submit, to the designated Authorised Dealer every year, an Annual Performance Report (APR) in Form ODI Part III in respect of each JV or WOS outside India and other reports or documents as may be specified by the Reserve Bank from time to time, on or before the 30th of June each year. The APR, so required to be submitted, has to be based on the latest audited annual accounts of the JV / WOS, unless specifically exempted by the Reserve Bank.
Under the extant instructions, use of cost reduction structures, i.e., cross currency option cost reduction structures and foreign currency –INR option cost reduction structures have been permitted to hedge exchange rate risk arising out of trade transactions and the External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs).
Letter [F.NO. 246/94/2012-H&FAC-I] During the recent Chief Commissioners Conference some of the Chief Commissioners mentioned that due to non-receipt of replies from the AG regarding acceptance of replies of the Department on the audit objections or otherwise, remedial action is being taken and subsequently when
In order to curtail the transfer of additional issue of shares/securities including by way of further public offerings, rights issue, preferential allotment, bonus issue etc of the listed company, prior to receipt of final listing/trading approval, the depositories shall devise a mechanism so that such new securities created shall be frozen till the time final listing/ trading permission is granted by the exchange.
On a review, it has been decided to allow companies in the infrastructure sector, where infrastructure is as defined under the extant guidelines on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) to avail of trade credit up to a maximum period of five years for import of capital goods as classified by DGFT subject to the following conditions: –
On a review, it has been decided to allow refinancing of such bridge finance (if in the nature of buyers’/suppliers’ credit) availed of, with an ECB under the automatic route subject to the following conditions:- (i) the buyers’/suppliers’ credit is refinanced through an ECB before the maximum permissible period of trade credit;
