The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the four mega Gold related Schemes i.e. Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), Gold Sovereign Bond Scheme, Gold Coin Scheme and the Gold Bullion Scheme on Thursday, 5th November, 2015 in the national capital.
It is hereby informed that candidates can bring to the notice of the Examination Department, their observations, if any, on the question papers relating to CA Examinations being held in November 2015, by e-mail at examfeedback@icai.in or by way of a letter, sent by Speed Post, at the following address, so as to reach us not later than one week from the date of the last examination, i.e. 30th November, 2015.
Each voter has only one vote for election to the Council and one vote for election to the Regional Council. The voter, in order to cast his vote, shall place on his ballot paper the number 1 (in Arabic or Roman numerals, or in words) against the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote, and may, in addition, place on his ballot paper the number 2, or numbers 2 and 3, or the numbers 2, 3 and 4 and so on opposite the names of other candidates in the order of his preference.
ICAI Prompt to Act on Disciplinary Matters- I wish to inform the members’ fraternity that in February 2015, there were 129 cases before the Disciplinary Committee. Till date, 93 cases have been fixed for hearing and 41 cases have been heard and concluded and remaining 52 cases are at different stages of disciplinary proceedings. Similarly, out of the 28 cases before the Board of Discipline for hearing, 26 cases have been fixed for hearing, 17 have been heard and concluded and remaining 9 cases are at different stages of disciplinary proceedings.
Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RB), has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Bonds will be issued on November 26, 2015. Applications for the bond will be accepted from November 05, 2015 to November 20, 2015. The Bonds will be sold through banks and designated post offices as may be notified. The borrowing through issuance of the Bond will form part of market borrowing programme of Government of India.
The Reserve Bank of India has recently permitted Indian corporates to issue rupee denominated bonds outside India. The matter of taxation of income from such bonds under Income-tax Act, 1961 has been considered by the Government. In so far as taxation of interest income from these INR off-shore bonds in the case of non-resident investors is concerned, it is clarified that withholding tax at the rate of 5 percent, which is in the nature of final tax, would be applicable in the same way as it is applicable for off-shore dollar denominated bonds.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has recently notified IFRS-converged Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and the roadmap for its applicability for certain class of companies from the financial year 2015-16 voluntarily and from 2016-17 on mandatory basis.
Two days Conference of Chief Commissioners/Pr. Commissioners of Central Excise in Chandigarh concludes; resolves most of the issues to bring-out certainty in assessment, uniformity in practice across the country and clarity in understanding the legal issues. A two days conference of Chief Commissioners/Principal Commissioners of Central Excise was held in Chandigarh on 28th and 29th […]
The Income-tax Department is committed to the ‘Digital India’ initiative of the Government of India.The Finance Minister today launched an e-Sahyog pilot project which furthers the Department’s commitment to work in an e-environment and reduces the need for the taxpayer to physically appear before tax authorities.
The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Committee shall be as follows: i) To study and identify the provisions/phrases in the Act which are leading to litigation due to different interpretations; ii) To study and identify the provisions which are impacting the ease of doing business; iii) To study and identify the areas and provisions of the Act for simplification in the light of the existing jurisprudence; iv) To suggest alternatives and modifications to the existing provisions and areas so identified to bring about predictability and certainty in tax laws without substantial impact on the tax base and revenue collection; and
