Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering recommends ‘tax crimes’ to be made a predicate offence so that action can be taken under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. There are more than 25 countries in the world which have made ‘tax crimes’ as a predicate offence.
Direct Taxes worth Rs. 6,95,988 Collected Druing 2014-15; Direct Taxes Contribute more than 56% to total Central Taxes During 2013-14 and 2014-15. The Revised Estimates and actual collections of Direct Taxes for the last three years are as under:
However, as issues relating to conflict of mandate with regard to disciplinary matters between the NFRA and the Act governing the Institute of Charted Accountants of India has been raised, the Committee desire that the Ministry may ensure that in the process of constituting NFRA, it does not create two parallel jurisdictions, governing the same issue. The Committee would like the NFRA to function as an oversight body without any jurisdictional conflict or overlap.
After being passed by the lower house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, May 7, 2015 has passed the Finance Bill, 2015. The Bill is already been passed by Lok Sabha on 30.04.2015 and will now needs presidents assent to become and act and effective. Also Read- Lok Sabha approves Finance bill 2015 with […]
The Government provides concessions in cess and taxes on some medicines sold in the country. At present, life saving drugs or medicines specified in the List 4 annexed to the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17th March, 2012 (Sl. No. 148) of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue vide G.S.R. 185 (E) dated […]
Text of the Statement made by the Finance Minister in Rajya Sabha on 07.05.2015 relating to MAT on FIIS A matter which has attracted considerable debate in the public space in recent weeks is the levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The difficulties experienced by FIIs in this regard were […]
In terms of Reserve Bank of India’s A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 91 dated march 31, 2015 and SEBI’s CIR/MRD/DP/04/2015 dated April 8, 2015 following relaxations have been made: • Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been allowed to take positions (long as well as short) in USD-INR pair up to USD 15 million per exchange […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Inspector of Central Excise, Roorkee (Uttrakhand) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 3500/- from the Complainant.
Revised Agreement between India and the Republic of Korea for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of fiscal evasion taxes on income The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for revising the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) which was signed in 1985, between India and the […]
Introduction of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as an eligible financial instrument / structure under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to allow the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as an eligible financial instrument / structure under the Foreign Exchange […]
