The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has taken up a series of measures to improve Ease of Doing Business. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalization of the existing rules and introduction of information technology to make governance more efficient and effective. The measures taken are:
Four Years Rigorous Imprisonment with Fine of Rs. Two Lakhs Each To Then Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax And Then Inspector For Accepting Bribe Of Rs. Two Lakhs The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Saket Court, New Delhi has today sentenced Sh. Arun Kumar Gurjar then Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi and Sh. Baljeet […]
Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy on investments by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy on investments by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of […]
Foreign direct investment refers to investment in a foreign country where the investor retains control over the investment. India has been experiencing anaemic growth since the economic crisis in 2008. Introducing foreign investments is therefore the only way to reach its economic growth targets.
Seeking to mobilise idle gold worth up to Rs 60 lakh crore held by households and institutions within country, government proposed a new scheme offering tax-free interest on depositing the yellow metal (Gold) with banks. This scheme will allow the depositors of gold to earn interest in their metal accounts and the jewellers to obtain loans in their metal account. Banks/other dealers would also be able to monetise this gold.
CBDT issues a Circular for Early and Satisfactory Resolution of Taxpayers’ Grievances Relating to Verification and Correction of Tax Demand Outstanding against them. The Income Tax Department has taken note of grievances of taxpayers arising on account of outstanding tax demand which may be inaccurate due to non-reporting or delayed reporting of TDS by deductors […]
Only one Importer Exporter Code (IEC) is allowed against a single Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by Department of Income Tax (Paragraph 2.9 of HBP). The IEC data indicates the genuineness of an exporter/ importer and determines his/her unique identity in the Trade and helps the regulatory agencies in tracking the holder in cases of […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Commissioner of Service Tax (an officer of 1990 Batch in Custom & Central Excise) of Haldia Commissionerate (West Bengal);his aide(a private person);a Director of a private company based at Haldia (West Bengal) and a courier ( private person) related to the said company in an alleged bribery case of Rs. 5 lakhs.
Office was directed to place an item of agenda before next Council meeting in regard to grievance of students unable to complete advance ITT due to non-availability of seats/ infrastructural facilities at branches.
Finance bill, 2015 has received the presidential assent on 14th May 2015 and has now become Finance Act, 2015 (NO. 20 OF 2015) . All the provisions which were due to be effective from the date the Finance Bill receives the assent of the President have now been implemented w.e.f. 14th May 2015.
