Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and BSE Ltd. today signed an MoU in Mumbai to work collaboratively to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) index, take up capacity building on CSR,
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the US industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of frozen warm water shrimp from India, China, Ecuador, Malaysia, and Vietnam. USITC voted 4-2 against imposition of countervailing duty (CVD) against India and other six countries. As a result […]
Inspite of strong representation from us as well as various Associations and ICAI, on the basis of the talk and discussion prima facie it appears that date of filing the Return of Income of 30th September, 2013 will not be extended.
Various representations have been received seeking clarifications regarding the levy of service tax on certain services relating to the education sector. Following are the representations received in this regard: Private Schools Correspondents Confederation, Madurai. Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, matriculation and Higher Secondary Schools Association, Chennai. Punjab Association, Chennai. Association of Self financing Universities of Rajasthan […]
Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: reduce the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 75 basis points from 10.25 per cent to 9.5 per cent with immediate effect; reduce the minimum daily maintenance of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) […]
In terms of instructions issued vide A.P. (Dir Series) circular No.45 dated September 16, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India had facilitated encashment of rupees into convertible currencies even beyond Immigration/Customs desk. This instruction has been misreported in certain sections of the media as a new restriction imposed by the Reserve Bank. The Reserve Bank […]
The President was pleased to promulgate the Securities Laws (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2013 (No. of 2013) under clause (1) of the Article 123 of the Constitution on September 16, 2013. This was consequent to the approval of the Cabinet, which met on September 12, 2013, to keep in force the amendments to the Securities and […]
The draft Rules for following 9 chapters under the Companies Act 2013 is made live for public comments in 2nd phase. The last date of receiving comments on these rules is 19/10/2013: Chapter III – Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Chapter IV – Shares Capital and Debentures Chapter VII – Management and Administration
Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs Directed to take stock of all Pending Registration Applications for Service Tax and Ensure their Clearance by 23rd September, 2013 All the Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs and Director Generals Service Tax/Systems of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have been asked to take stock […]
Safe Harbour Rules Finalized after Considering Comments of Various Stake Holders ; Rules to be Applicable for 5 Assessment Years Beginning from Assessment Year 2013-14 Section 92CB of the Income-tax Act provides for framing of safe harbour rules. The determination of arms length price u/s 92C or 92CA of the Act is subject to these […]
