Government may grant the Income Tax department powers to re-open tax returns of beyond six years in specific cases of black money where “foreign assets” are involved.The I-T department needs these powers to pursue the ongoing cases where funds were found to be stashed abroad and these came to light after India received a classified list of bank account holders which include those in HSBC bank Geneva and LGT Bank of Liechtenstein.
Deposits in foreign banks, paintings, sculptures and expensive watches may come under the wealth tax net as part of the government’s drive to unearth black money.The proposal to expand the ambit of the Wealth Tax forms part of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill which is being scrutinised by a Parliamentary Standing Committee. Some of the proposals are likely to be incorporated in the Budget for 2012-13, pending approval of the DTC.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent, Service Tax, IAP-X, Bangalore for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000/-from the complainant. A case was registered against him U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the allegation of demanding a bribe from the complainant as a motive or reward for not imposing heavy service tax penalty and also to allegedly close the file.
IDBI Bank has been providing account portability facility to its customers since February 2010. Accordingly, customers can transfer their account from one service outlet (branch) to another in any city without changing the bank account number.
Ahead of the Union Budget, the state Finance Ministers will meet here on March 3 and suggest steps for increasing the ambit of the service tax net with a view to garnering more resources. The state Finance Ministers have decided on the negative list and are expected to sort out issues concerning definition of services so that more economic activities could be brought under the tax net.
Capital market regulator Sebi has said that any transfer of shares even within the promoter group of a company would be considered as an equity sale, when it comes to promoters getting a preferential treatment for allotment of fresh shares or warrants. Accordingly, the promoters of a listed company would not be eligible for preferential allotment of shares or warrants, if there has been been any inter-se transfer of shares among the promoter group firms in last six months, Sebi said.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India in a press release has notified that Admission to Company Secretaries (CS) Executive Programme is on. Graduates seeking admission till 29th February, 2012 will be eligible for Examination in December, 2012. B.A / B.Sc / B.Com Graduates of any discipline (excluding Fine Arts) can pursue the CS EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME conducted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). CS Helpline is available on Telephone No. 011 – 41504444, 45341076 & 45341077 (Delhi).
The first convocation and annual award function of The Institute of cost Accountants of India will be held on First March 2012 at 11.30 A .M. at Science City Auditorium , Kolkata.
it has been brought to the notice of Direct Taxes Committee that demand notices are being served on the Deductors on account of various possible reasons. The said matter was placed by ICAI before the Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee in its meeting which was chaired by Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
The company is engaged in General Insurance Business with its operations spreading all over India and abroad. The company is on look-out to appoint a firm of Chartered Accountants as concurrent auditor to carry-out the concurrent audit of investment department of the company. The investment portfolio of the company is Rs. 20,000 crore (approx.)
