While the intentions of the State Government are clear as to non levy of VAT on Fabric, but due to some misdrafting of the rules and notifications, the general public is put under severe confusion as to whether a specific levy is applicable to it or not. In the case of Fabric, the same is the situation. After all amendments, the position of law that remains on the statute book. This situation has first arrived when Entry-45 of Schedule A which contains Fabric was amended in such a way that declared goods were removed from Schedule A and shifted to Schedule “C” by bifurcating the existing entry 101 into two parts
CBDT has recently vide Circular No. 3/2011 [F.No. 275/34/2011-IT(B)] (Circular) dated 13 May 2011 permitted issue of certificate for tax deducted at source (TDS certificate) with digital signature for TDS from income other than salary income (non-salary TDS) in Form 16A. The extant rules provide an option to persons withholding tax (deductors) to issue TDS certificate with digital signature only for TDS from salary income (in Form 16). Non-salary TDS certificates in Form 16A are required to be issued in hard copy format with authentication by manual signature. The Circular now extends the option of digital signature to Form 16A also. The deductors exercising this option need to download Form 16A from the Tax Information Network (TIN) website.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has on 11 May 2011 issued the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (Combination Regulations) which deals with merger and acquisitions in India. The Combination Regulations shall come into force on 1 June 2011. Combination Regulations deals with procedural aspects related to notification of Combination under the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act), exemptions and pre-merger notification process.
Ever Since the rate of excise duty on fabric under Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance)(AED-GSI) Act, 1957 was lowered to NIL % w.e.f._01-03-2006 it was widely perceived by the Textile Industry (Fabric) that the levy of state VAT on fabric is now just a matter of time, particularly when this AED levy on fabric was in lieu of state sales tax (VAT). However, the State Government just could not levy VAT on Fabric because though the rate of AED-GSI was lowered to NIL%, the items of fabric continue to remain listed in the Schedule to the AED-GSI ACT. What is the importance of this listing in Schedule to the AED-GSI Act 1957 ?.
CBEC vide Circular No. 138/07/2011-ST dated 6 May 2011 has yet again clarified that a Sub-contractor providing its services has to be classified under the taxable service category which gives the most specific description and not to the taxable service category which gives a general description and accordingly services provided by the Sub-contractor would be subject to service tax. It may be noted that exemption to a Sub-contractor would still be available if the service provided by them is classified under the taxable service category i.e. WCS, notwithstanding that services are provided to the Main-contractor or to the project.
Data of the rate charged to unrelated parties should be available. 01. Transfer Pricing provisions are not attracted in the case of transfer of the shares of the company when due to DTAA provisions, capital gain on such shares are not taxable. 02. TNM method requires comparison of net profit margins realized by an enterprise from an international transaction and not comparison of operating margins of enterprises as a whole.
A tax tribunal has ruled that service tax will apply on the proposed GMR-led joint venture in Special Economic Zone to provide maintenance, repair and overhauling (MRO) facilities to domestic and foreign airlines. The ruling was given by the Authority of Advance Rulings (AAR) on an application filed by the MAS-GMR Aerospace Engineering Company, a joint venture of GMR, Hyderabad International Airport Limited, Hyderabad and Malaysian Aerospace Engineering, SDN-BHD, Malaysia.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered a probe into market research agency Speak Asia after media reports unearthed shady workings of the firm. Speak Asia has been under the scanner for alleged using false high profile client names to benefit itself.
The government today vide circular no. Circular No.142/11/2011 – ST dated 18th May 2011, said that SEZ unit and developers would require the sanction of Unit Approval Committee for availing benefits of service tax refund. Besides, developers and units would also have to furnish original invoices for claiming benefits, the Department of Revenue said in a circular.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday said the power of phone tapping of suspected tax evaders continued to remain with it and there has been no change in the government policy in this regard.
