With the enactment of Finance Act, 2011 (No.8 of 2011), Section 89 which provides for prosecution of specified offences involving service tax, becomes a part of Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994. Prosecution provision was introduced this year, in Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994, as part of a compliance philosophy involving rationalization of penal provisions. Encouraging voluntary compliance and introduction of penalties based on the gravity of offences are some important principles which guide the changes made this year, in the penal provisions governing service tax.
In order to ensure compliance of the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules made thereunder, it is observed that the majority companies are only filing their event based information through MCA-21 to the Registrar of Companies, however the statutory compliance related to Annual filings are not complied with. Therefore, it has been decided that the companies who have not filed their statutory Annual Reports (i.e. Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Accounts and Annual Reports) with the Registrar of Companies, they should not to be allowed to file their other Forms except the following Forms till the companies has filed its updated Statutory Annual Accounts/ Annual Report in MCA-21 system:-
Please refer to SEBI Circular No. CIR/IMD/FIIC/1/201 1 dated January 17, 2011 related to the new reporting format of ODIs/PNs activity. Subsequently, SEBI received representations from a number of FIIs seeking various clarifications on the new reporting format. While these clarifications sought by the FIIs are being addressed by SEBI, it has been decided to defer the implementation of the new reporting format.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India has formulated guidelines on ensuring disaster resilient construction of buildings and infrastructure financed through banks and other lending institutions (A copy of NDMA guidelines of September 2010 is enclosed). The NDMA has observed that in the context of disaster resilience there are certain critical gaps and the guidelines aim at addressing these gaps in the current process of approving the loan applications. It has been observed that the structural design of the proposed buildings and structures are not completed before submitting the application for a bank loan and no processes are in place at the banks to ensure that disaster resilience has indeed been incorporated in the assets during the design process at least before the construction begins. DBOD.Dir.BC.No.93 /08.12.14/ 2010-11, May 12, 2011
It has come to the notice of the Ministry that some companies are making applications for getting prior approval of Central Government when they propose to make any loan to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with a loan made by any other person to a Public Limited Company of which any such Director is a Director or a member even when the proposal does not fall under Section 295(d) and Section 295(e) of the Companies Act, 1956. General Circular No. 24/2011, Dated: – 12th May, 2011
Please refer to our Circular UBD.PCB.Cir.No.11/09.09.01/2007-08 dated August 30, 2007 forwarding therewith the guidelines for UCBs on lending to priority sector. In terms of item (vi) under ‘Categories of Priority Sector’ and also para 7.1 of section I of Annex of the above Circular, loans up to Rs.20 lakh irrespective of location, to individuals for purchase / construction of dwelling unit per family, excluding loans granted by banks to their own employees are eligible for classification under priority sector.
Circular No. 139/8/2011-TRU, New Delhi, the 10th May 2011 Since the levy of service tax on the two new services relating to services provided by specified restaurants and by way of short-term hotel accommodation came into force with effect from 1st May 2011, a number of queries have been raised by the potential tax payers.
It has been noticed that several reports are received by the Judicial & Review Section and the Legal Section of the Board as well as the Directorate of Legal Affairs (DLA) in matters relating to litigation. Many of the reports contain similar or identical information and some of them have outlived their utility and are not required any more. The multiplicity of such reports, duplication of work in preparing similar reports for different wings of the Board leads to waste of priceless resources. This was also discussed in the Annual Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General held in June 2010 in New Delhi. It has, therefore, been decided to call for a comprehensive monthly report as part of the Monthly Technical Report (MTR) being sent by the field formations in matters concerning Legal and Judicial Sections of the Board as well as the Directorate of Legal Affairs (DLA).
CIRCULAR NO. 138/07/2011 The Works Contract service (WCS) in respect of construction of Dams, Tunnels, Road, Bridges etc. is presently exempt from service tax. WCS providers engage subcontractors who provide services such as Architect‟s Service, Consulting Engineer‟s Service, Construction of Complex Service, Design Services, Erection Commissioning or Installation Service, Management, Maintenance or Repair Service etc. The representation by assessee sought to extend the benefit of such exemption .
In the context of recent developments, it has been decided that Suppliers’ and Buyers’ credit (trade credit) including the usance period of Letters of Credit opened for import of rough, cut and polished diamonds should not exceed 90 days from the date of shipment. The revised directions will come into force with immediate effect. RBI/2010-11/514 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 59 May 06, 2011
