Cases of Corporate Frauds/Chit Fund Scams Involving Companies The Ministry, during the last three years and current year, has ordered investigation into the affairs of 145 companies which were allegedly involved in illegal deposit taking activities. A State-wise list of these companies is enclosed as Annexure. In many of the cases where investigations have been […]
The Tourism Industry has requested the Government of India for the following fiscal benefits including tax rebate and relaxations: i. Inclusion of tourism infrastructure like hotels/resorts/tourist lodges/banquet halls/convention and exhibition centres etc. for benefits of Section 32 AC of Income Tax Act 1961 by lowering the minimum threshold investment limit to Rs.5.00 crores.
As part of the Government’s initiative to facilitate trade, Central Board of Excise and Customs has been taking several steps towards ease of doing business. One such recent initiative has been to encourage the trade to replace paper documents required by law to be preserved with electronic documents and to use digitally signed invoices in Central Excise and Service Tax.
Clarification- Some of our readers have objected to the use of Term Chartered Accountant (CA) for Late Yakub Abdul Razak Memon. The reason for their objection was that name of Late Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was removed from the Register of Members maintained by Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) in 1993, so at […]
Taxpayers have appreciated the new initiative of Electronic Verification of the Income Tax Return through Aadhaar linkage and Net-banking and the testimonials affirm the user-friendliness and removal of the hassle of sending the paper copy of the ITR-V form to Bengaluru. Taxpayers have also reported that the process of e-verification shortens the time taken for […]
Tendering has been prohibited in the exclusive areas of practice of chartered accountants like audit and attestation services. i.e. those areas where the assignments can be performed only by chartered accountants. In those areas, where alongwith chartered accountants, the other professionals can also apply for the tender, there is no restriction for the chartered accountants to respond to the tenders floated by authorities from time to time.
PR No. 194/2015- SEBI cautions investors not to invest in schemes offered by entities barred by SEBI from raising money or entities not registered with SEBI Certain Collective Investment Scheme(s) (CIS) have come to the notice of SEBI, which are offered by entities which are not registered with SEBI nor offer document of such schemes have […]
Applications are invited from advocates of substantial standing and repute and with good academic credentials for the empanelment of Prosecution Counsels for representing prosecution cases of the Income Tax Department in the Economic Offences Court or the appropriate court of Delhi in terms of Instruction No. 1925(F. No. 278113/88-ITJ Dated 31st March, 1995) of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi.
Grievance redressal is a major aspect of citizen centric governance and is an important feature of the activities of the Income Tax Department. The Central Action Plan 2015-16 of the Income Tax Department released during the Annual General Conference of senior officers held on 25-26 May 2015, has stressed on service delivery and timely grievance […]
Competition Commission of India Finds Hyundai, Reva and Premier to be in Contravention of the Competition Law The Competition Commission of India (‘the Commission’), in its order dated 27.7.15 has found 3 Car Companies, namely, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (Hyundai), Mahindra Reva Electric Car Company (P) Ltd. (Reva) and Premier Ltd. (Premier) to be in […]
