During the Open Houses and Seminars conducted all over India, lot of queries have been raised as to whether only single registrations is required for a service provider providing more than one taxable service and also whether a single return is acceptable in respect of more than one taxable service being provided by the service tax provider.
The attention is invited to the Central Board of Excise and Customs Circular No.52/1/2003 (F.No.137/9/2003-CX4 dated 11.3.2003) introducing e-filing of ST-3 returns of Service Tax from the month of April, 2003 in respect of 10 (ten) select class or group of service tax providers.
Accordingly, with a view to further streamlining the process of registration of FIIs, it has been decided that all prospective FII applicants shall submit the fees as prescribed in the SEBI(Foreign Institutional Investor) Regulations,
This circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, to protect the interest of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.
The SEBI (Central Database of Market Participants) Regulations, 2003 were notified on November 20, 2003. Pursuant to clause (g-) of sub regulation (1) of Regulation 2 of the Regulations, SEBI has appointed the National Securities Depositories Limited (NSDL), as the designated service provider for the purposes of the said regulations.
The Board has accepted the recommendation of the Conference that the provisions of the notification should be read with the provisions of the Indo-Nepal treaty. It is accordingly clarified that in the case of imports from Nepal under claim of Notification 6/2002-C.E., Sl. No. 181, benefit can be extended on the basis of a declaration by the manufacturing company in Nepal. In case, on verification undertaken.
The Ministry of Finance extends the Simplified Exit Scheme by three months from January 1, 2004, following numerous requests for continuation.
This is in continuation of our circular no. SMD/Policy/Cir-9/2003 dated March 11, 2003, on “Risk Management for T+2 rolling settlement.” In partial modification of the aforesaid circular,
Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.20(RE-2003)/2002-07 dated 14th November,2003 whereby the guidelines/procedure with regard to certification of nexus under EPCG Scheme were circulated. In Para 3(iv) of the said Circular, the date and year of D.O. letter was erroneously indicated as 17.7.2003. The same is rectified to read as 17.7.2002.
Circular No. 10 of 2003-Income Tax The existing provisions of rule 7B of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 inserted by the Income-tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2001, w.e.f. 1-4-2002 and further amended by the IT (Third Amendment) Rules, 2002 w.e.f. 1-4-2003, provide that income derived from the sale of coffee
