The dealers under the MVAT Act 2002 and the CST Act 1956 are successfully using the facility of filing electronic returns and making e payments on www.mahavat.gov.in. the web site of Maharashtra Sales Tax department (MSTD) This facility was to be provided to the profession tax registration certificate holders (PTRC) and the profession tax enrollment certificate holders (PTEC). The Profession Tax Act was accordingly amended w.e.f. 1st May 2010 by inserting section 7A to provide for filing of electronic return (e-Return) and making electronic payment (e-Payment). Filing of e-Return has already been made mandatory to all the employers registered under the Profession Tax Act from 1st August 2011. A government resolution Dt. 08.12.2011 is passed providing for e payment under the allied Acts administered by the MSTD. The facility for electronic payment under the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1975 (Professions Tax Act) is accordingly being provided.
Circular no. IRDA/AGTS/CIR/GLD/017/01/2012, A. As per clause 3 (b) of the guidelines only entities registered as Company under the Companies Act, 1956 and Societies and Trusts registered under Societies Registration Act shall be eligible to apply for accreditation as ATIs. The following is added in the above clause:
SEBI regulations require that the offer document shall contain adequate disclosures so as to enable investors to take well informed investment decisions. Further, a merchant banker is required to exercise due diligence and satisfy himself about all the aspects of the issue including the veracity and adequacy of disclosures in the offer documents.
Circular No 01/2012-Customs – On Representation of ICWAI to CBEC, the Cost Accountants have been authorised to issue Certificate, for the purpose of claiming Refund of 4% Additional Duty of Customs (4% CVD), certifying that burden of 4% CVD has not been passed on by the importer to the buyer.
RBI today raised the annual limit of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) for companies to USD 750 million under the automatic route, which does not require prior permission from it. Corporates in specified service sectors like hotels, hospitals and software, can raise FCCBs up to USD 200 million subject to the condition that the proceeds would not be used for acquisition of land.
As Asset Liability Management plays a vital role in the sound management of the insurance business, Authority vide its Circular No: IRDA/ACT/CIR/MISC/081/05/2010, May 13, 2010, has mandated all the non-life insurers to provide the details of ALM activities undertaken by them Section-11 on ‘Investments and ALM’ of Financial Condition Report (FCR) and also discussed the framework of ALM in its guidelines on Corporate Governance. On thorough examination of the details of ALM activities submitted by the non-life insurers in the FCR for the year ended March 31, 2010, it appeared that these details are incomplete and inconsistent. As the mandate by the Authority was very broad, each insurer had adopted their own measures in reporting such details in FCR. In this regard, the following framework shall be put in place by the insurers.
Withdrawal of the facility of re-investment – It has been decided that henceforth re-investment period shall not be allowed for all new allocations of debt limit to FIIs/sub-accounts. Thus, limits acquired in the bidding sessions henceforth shall expire/lapse on either sale or redemption at maturity of the debt investments. These limits then shall again be allocated in subsequent bidding processes.
Circular No. DNPD/8/2011, Dated 30-12-2011 -1. It has now been decided to permit the introduction of cash settled futures on 2-year and 5-year notional coupon bearing Government of India (GoI) security on currency derivatives segment of Stock Exchanges. Eligible Stock Exchanges may do so after obtaining prior approval from SEBI.
On cancellation of the contracts, gains may be passed on to the customer subject to the customer providing a declaration that he is not going to rebook the contract or that the contract has been cancelled on account of cancellation of the underlying exposure.
Circular No. 54/2011-Customs it is clarified that all cases of lease, gift, sale or subletting or transfer of the premises in any other manner, in a customs area by major ports may be firstly examined to see whether required permission from the Central Government/ Ministry / Cabinet Committee has already been obtained or not. In cases where appropriate authority has already given permission for such lease or transfer of premises, then necessary written permission may be given by the Commissioner for such lease or transfer. On the contrary, if no approval of the Government has been obtained, then appropriate action may be initiated against the erring Custodian under the said Regulations and the Customs Act, 1962.
