SEBI has received proposal from the stock exchanges and market participants for introducing Smart Order Routing which allows the brokers trading engines to systematically choose the execution destination based on factors viz. price, costs, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size, nature or any other consideration relevant to the execution of the order.
Investors can buy and sell shares through mobile phones now. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed registered brokers who provide internet-based trading to facilitate securities trading using wireless technology, including mobile phones and laptops with data cards.
The matter has been examined. As regards the classification, with effect from 01.06.2007 when the new service ‘Works Contract’ service was made effective, classification of aforesaid services would undergo a change in case of long term contracts even though part of the service was classified under the respective taxable service prior to 01.06.2007. This is because ‘works contract’ describes the nature of the activity more specifically and, therefore, as per the provisions of section 65A of the Finance Act, 1994, it would be the appropriate classification for the part of the service provided after that date.
It has been suggested to the Board that in order to reduce transaction cost involved in factory stuffing inspection by Central Excise officers scheduling factory stuffing permission should be provided on line by the department. This suggestion has been accepted y the department.
Representations have been received in the Board from Trade and Industry Associations requesting to extend the benefit of ACP scheme to the category of status holders like Export Houses, Star Export Houses, Star Trading Houses etc. Requests have also been made to relax the criteria prescribed vide Board’s Circular No.42/2005-Customs dated 24.11.2005 regarding eligibility for grant of ACP status in cases booked in respect of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax issues so that purely technical cases should not become a disqualification.
The cumulative gross exposure through equity, debt and derivative positions should not exceed 100% of the net assets of the scheme. Mutual Funds shall not write options or purchase instruments with embedded written options.The total exposure related to option premium paid must not exceed 20% of the net assets of the scheme.
Regulation 37(1) of SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996 states that “a unit unless otherwise restricted or prohibited under the scheme, shall be freely transferable by act of parties or by operation of law.” The spirit and intention of this regulation is not to prohibit transferability of units as a general rule or practice.
A representation has been received seeking clarification whether donations and grants-in-aid received from different sources by a charitable Foundation imparting free livelihood training to the poor and marginalized youth, will be treated as ‘consideration’ received for such training and subjected to service tax under ‘commercial training or coaching service’.
In such cases 100% of the goods are cleared from the EOU to depot from where the sale is effected through consignment agents. CBEC has earlier issued Circular No 268/85-CX.8 dated 29. 09.1994, clarifying that valuation of goods in such situations will have to be done in accordance with the Rule 8 of the Customs Valuation Rule (Determination of Price of Imported Goods), 1988 as it existed then.
DGFT have subsequently issued a Public Notice No.38/2009-2014 dated 3.2.2010 and also a Policy Circular No.22/2009-14 dated 3.2.2010 for extending the validity of Duty Credit Scrips. Accordingly, concerned Commissionerates of Customs are required to issue a consolidated certificate indicating total amount sanctioned as refund (4% CVD). As per Public Notice,
