The Service Tax Commissionerate, New Delhi proposes to draw a panel of auditors for conducting special audit under Section 14 AA of the Central Excise Act as made applicable to Service Tax matters by the Chartered Accountants and the Cost Accountants. Please find attached the scanned copy of the Notice for Expression of Interest issued for the purpose.
India has received information on around 1,500 transactions from Denmark and Finland under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements with these countries and the CBDT is looking into the data.
As per extant Direct Investment (FDI) policy, as contained in ‘Circular 2 of 2011-Consolidated FDI Policy’, FDI, upto 100% is allowed under the automatic route, in ‘Construction development: Township, Housing Built-up infrastructure’, subject to compliance with the conditions of minimum area, minimum capitalization, lock-in period etc. These conditionalties are not applicable to FDI in Hotels & Tourism, Hospitals, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Education Sector, Old age Homes and investment by NRIs. This dispensation has been extended to the ‘Education Sector’ and ‘Old age Homes’ effective from 01.01.2011.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said though second quarter (Q2) estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are low by our recent growth experience yet considering the current global context and the slowdown in the domestic industrial sector, the growth performance is not all that disappointing. Earlier the Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) has released the second quarter (Q2) estimates of the Gross Domestic Product. The GDP growth in Q2 2011-12 at factor cost and at 2004-05 prices is estimated at 6.9 per cent. With that the first half (H1) growth for 2011-12 amounts to 7.3 per cent in real terms.
he Reserve Bank of India today released a working paper – 19th in the series – titled ‘QE-II and FII inflows into India – Is there a connection?’ Working Paper series of the Reserve Bank of India was introduced in April this year to provide a platform to the Reserve Bank Staff for presenting their research studies as well as to receive feedback from informed researchers. Papers published under ‘Working Papers’ Series are quick analytical research papers on issues and challenges of contemporary relevance to the Reserve Bank. Unlike Occasional Papers, another research publication of the Reserve Bank which are published with specific periodicity, the Working Papers are published, as and when ready and only in digitised form. Views presented in Working Papers are the views of the author and do not represent the views of the Reserve Bank of India. The recent Global Financial Crisis (GFC) caused decline in output in many countries around the world. In response to the GFC, expansionary fiscal and accommodative monetary policies were followed. Faced with near zero interest rates, a few developed economies undertook large scale purchase of government securities to support the economy. Between November 2008 and March 2010, the US Fed purchased a large amount of assets to prop-up the US economy.
In accordance with the decisions taken by the Government on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), headed by Smt Shyamala Gopinath, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Notifications on changes made in various small saving schemes except 10-Year National Savings Certificate, have already been issued on 25th November 2011.
Adjudication of offences under the Central Excises Act, 1944, or the Customs act 1962 or the Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) are important functions of the officers of the Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax competent to adjudge offences. It seeks to ensure that no economic loss is caused by the alleged contravention by the imposition of an appropriate penalty after an adjudication. If an innocent person is punished or the punishment is more than warranted by the nature of offence it may undermine the trust between the government and the public.
The policy cleared by Union Cabinet on 24th November stipulates that FDI in multi brand retail will be allowed upto 51% foreign equity through the government approval route, subject to adequate safeguards for domestic stakeholders.
Central Bureau of Investigation has caught red handed an Inspector of Central Excise, Range-III, Division-I, Ankleshwar for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.5000/- from the complainant. It was alleged in the complaint that the complainant had supplied some goods to a Company on 24.10.2011 and had to provide the intimation to Central Excise Office in writing by 25.10.2011.
Based on the working population as per census 2001 data, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has reported that the approximate total number of insurable persons in the country is 57,03,35,944.
