The rules have been amended to make the time limits prescribed for making various applications/claims of drawback under the Rules more exporter friendly, to liberalize granting of extensions in case of delays and to delegate greater powers in that regard to the field officers at the level of the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs. These are trade facilitation measures. The notifications are available on CBEC website and may be perused for details. The important changes that have been made in the Rules are as discussed below.
All the registered dealers are expected to file the returns under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (MVAT Act) and Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 as per the applicable periodicity, based on the tax liability or refund entitlement for the previous year. The principles regarding the periodicity have been explained in the trade Circular No 26T of 2009 dated 1st October 2009. For the ease and convenience of the dealers, the periodicity has been generated through the automated system and displayed on the department’s web site for the year 2010-11 also.
The Reserve Bank of India, having considered it necessary in public interest and to regulate the financial system of the country to its advantage, in exercise of its powers conferred under sections 45K, 45L and 45W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and of all the powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby gives to the agencies dealing in securities and money market instruments, the following directions for issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of original or initial maturity up to one year.
Of late, certain serious concerns have been expressed in different quarters and by the Debt Recovery Tribunals over the manner compromise settlements have been effected by banks. One of the DRTs had also observed that banks adopted different parameters to different borrowers, and agreed for a lesser amount as against claimed amount, despite availability of ample securities and by ignoring RBI guidelines.
The issue of the additional duty of Customs (CVD) on import of readymade garments on the basis of the Maximum Retail Price (M.R.P.) / Retail Sale Price (R.S.P.) has been under the consideration of the Board for quite some time. Representations have been received from the trade and industry as well as the field formations seeking a clarification in the matter.
This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, read with the provisions of regulation 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 to protect the interests of Investors in securities and to promote the development of and to regulate the securities market.
CBN Circular No. 1 1. Service Providers are made application users of CBN Application Software. Service Providers will access CBN database of Income Tax Department through Personal Computer (PC) installed in their premises and connected to Bharti network. 2. Service Providers will connect CBN Application as application users by running appropriate link in Internet Explorer.
Various queries have been raised by insurers on who can be termed as customer(s) for the purposes of AML guidelines. Keeping the objective of the PMLA and AML guidelines in view, it is hereby clarified that details of the person who funds/pays for an insurance contract, either as beneficial owner or otherwise become relevant and important. Stipulations under clause 3.1 of the AML guidelines will therefore have to be applied to such persons. The term customers also refer to the Proposer/policyholder; Beneficiaries and Assignee for the purposes of AML guidelines.
PAN Circular No. 5 2. The PAN Service Providers are hereby directed to use Speed Post as well as Courier mode of delivery of PAN Card. The PAN Service Providers are further directed that if a PAN Card is returned undelivered by one mode of delivery then it should be re-dispatched by using the another mode of delivery i.e. if a PAN Card sent by Speed Post is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Courier and if a PAN Card sent by Courier is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Speed
It is clarified that the ”tipping off” provision in clause 13.3 of the Master Circular extends not only to the filing of the STR and/or related information but even before, during and after the submission of an STR.
