Directorate of Systems, Central Board of Excise and Customs is in the process of releasing an RFP for the appointment of an Implementation Agency for development and maintenance of an application for CBEC’s proposed GST system; maintenance of the existing ACES application and Help Desk, and Training for the users.
It has been brought to our notice that the student registration number appearing on the admit cards relating to CPT June 2015 (hosted on www.icai.nic.in and in physical admit cards sent by post to those applicants who submitted the OMR exam forms) of some of the candidates is different from their registration number furnished by them in their exam forms. This error has crept in inadvertently, due to some technical problems.
Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) Collections Increase From Rs. 36,408 Crore in May 2014 to Rs. 49,993 Crore During May 2015 An Increase of 37.3 % Registered During the Month of May 2015 over the Corresponding Period in the Previous Year; Central Excise Collections Registered an Increase of 84.2%; Customs Collections Registered an Increase of 16% […]
Proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015. The proposed amendments to the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (The NI Act) are focused on clarifying the jurisdiction related issues […]
Clarification Issued in the Matter of Service Tax; Only Air-Conditioned or Air-Heated Restaurants to Pay Service Tax; Restaurants, Eating-Joints or Messes Which Do Not Have the Facility of Air-Conditioning Or Central Air-Heating in Any Part of the Establishment are Exempt from Service Tax. At present, Service Tax is chargeable on services provided by restaurants, eating-joints […]
The Goods and Service Tax – An Introductory study written by CA Sudhir Halakhandi in the ICAI CA Journal at the time of start of initial discussion of GST in India has been used as a reference article in the GST bulletin of the Loksabha Secretariat. This bulletin is prepared to introduce the Members of Parliament with the basics of the Goods and Service Tax.
Effective and Stringent Action only in known and big cases of Tax Evasion to Demonstrate to the Large Number of Compliant Tax Payers that the Tax Laws are just and Fair and to Encourage Voluntary Tax Compliance It has been noticed that the certain section of media have referred to the Discussion Paper, circulated during […]
The requirement of filing declaration by a company before commencement of business or exercising its borrowing powers has been dispensed with under the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015. Accordingly companies are no longer required to file e-form INC-21 with the Registrar through MCA portal. (Source- MCA)
It has been brought to the notice of the Institute that certain students undergoing Chartered Accountancy Course are using CA designation before their names on Social Networks as well as their personal E- mail addresses. Students may please note that Sections 7 and 24 of the Chartered Accountants At 1949 empower on a person who has been enrolled as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to use the designation of Chartered Accountant’ along with his/her name.
At the end of May the Income Tax Return forms are released for the Assessment Year 2015-16 and same been held back by finance minister due to complicated nature of Return Forms. It was further informed by the CBDT that department will release new simplified ITR forms with return filing utility by 3rd week of June 2015.
