Changes in Companies Act A little more than a half of the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (Act) came into force from 1st April 2014. Following this, several communications were received in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from bodies such as industry associations, chambers of commerce and professional institutes drawing attention to certain practical difficulties […]
Contributions to political parties are governed by Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013. A company that is not a Government company and which is in existence for at least last three financial years may contribute up to 7.5% of its average net profits during the last three years to a political party/parties registered under […]
Extract of FM Speech in Lok Sabha During Budget Discussion on Friday 18.07.2014 A defining moment against us, both to the domestic investors and international investors, was the idea of a retrospective tax. Any economy, which can enact a retrospective tax and say this applies 40 years earlier, destabilises businesses, and, therefore, the world was […]
Executive summary of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 Union Government, Department of Revenue, (Indirect Taxes – Service Tax), Report No. 6 of 2014 The Audit Report for the year ended March 2013 has been prepared for submission to the President of India under Article […]
On a short notice myself and Vice President had a meeting with Additional Secretary and other officials of Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Cost Audit Branch, wherein s preliminary discussion on different issues, as pointed out in annexure I&II of the letter dated 2nd July 2014 addressed to Secretary, MCA, was held.
Revenue Targets Fixed for Direct Taxes for the Current Financial Year 2014-15 would not only be Achieved but would be Surpassed:FM The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley hoped that the revenue targets fixed for Direct Taxes for the current Financial Year 2014-15 would not only be achieved but would also be surpassed. The current […]
RECOGNITION OF SENIORITY OF A CA FIRM ON ITS CONVERSION TO LLP- Policy of O/o C&AG In respect of “Recognition of seniority of a CA Firm on its conversion to LLP”, the O/o C&AG has informed as under: (a) The LLP firms registered with ICAI only will be considered for empanelment. (b)The seniority of such […]
Exemptions and tax concessions under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Act. However, any exemption or tax concession wrongly claimed in the returns of income filed by the tax payers are liable to be detected during processing of such returns or their scrutiny.
Highlights of the Speech of Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister of Finance Made While Presenting the Budget of the National Capital Territory(NCT) of Delhi for the Year 2014-15 Following are the Highlights of the Speech of the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley made while presenting the Budget of the National Capital Territory (NCT)of […]
The Government is not contemplating a proposal to legalise black money. Drive against tax evasion is an on-going process. Appropriate action under the direct tax laws including assessment of income, raising tax demand, levy of penalty and launching of prosecution in appropriate cases is taken whenever tax evasion is detected. Searches and surveys conducted under […]
