The introduction of big-ticket tax reforms through the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime seems unlikely from next April with the BJP-ruled states today stating that they would not like to be reduced to ‘municipality or corporations. The kind of draft that they [central government] have presented…I do not think it could be passed. Which state will agree to become a municipality or corporation? To hand over all the powers to the Centre and then beg before it for money is against the spirit of the Sarkaria Commission report, Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Raghavji told reporters here.
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to put on its website on a monthly basis from July 2011 onwards the outflows on account of Overseas Direct Investment by Indian Companies / Parties as reported by the Authorized Dealers in Form ODI. The report will consist of the following fields, viz., the name of the Indian Company / Party, name of the Joint Venture / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (JV / WOS), name of the country where the investment is made, major activity of the JV / WOS, financial commitment of the parent company in the JV / WOS comprising equity, loan and guarantee issued in USD million. The data in respect of previous period from July 2007 till May 2011 is also being released.
NSDL on its website on 21/06/2011 posted a message by which it asked to Quote updated e-mail ID and contact details including mobile no. in our Quarterly TDS/TCS statement so that it can send updates on developments/ changes at TIN on our email address and via sms on our mobile phone.
Online filing of tax returns in India jumped 80 per cent to 91.57 lakh in 2010-11 and is projected to zoom to to 7.5 crore in five years, according to an online service portal. NK ETax Solutions Chairman Sanjay N Kapadiaa said in 2010-11, the number of tax returns filed was 4.4 crore, compared to 3.40 crore in the previous fiscal.
Under intense pressure from the Opposition and the civil society on the issue of black money, the government on Monday said it has proposed re-negotiation by August of double tax avoidance pact with Mauritius, a route often said to be used to bring illegal wealth back to India.
Fraudsters go undetected for a longer duration in Asia, with a survey revealing that frauds in the region sometimes do not come into the light for ten years or more. In Asia, it takes longer to detect frauds than any other region in the world, says a global consultancy KPMG report, released today.
All South Korean companies hiring foreign manual workers will be required from later this year to subscribe to the departure-expiration insurance to pay their retirement benefits, the labor ministry said today. Owners of smaller firms hiring at least five foreigners with E-9 or H-2 visas are currently required to subscribe to the departure-expiration insurance to ensure that retirement benefits are paid before the departure of a worker.
The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that a robust comprehensive and transparent accounting system is a must for any government. He was inaugurating a day- long national conference of the State Finance Ministers on ‘Accrual Based Financial Reporting in Government’, here today. Shri Mukherjee stated that accrual based financial reporting in the Government is an important initiative in the reform of the system of accounts and financial reporting in the public domain.
Following three months of consecutive decline, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into India grew by about 43 per cent to USD 3.12 billion in April, 2011. The country received USD 2.17 billion worth of FDI in April, 2010. The figure is showing a recovery in the global markets, especially in European economies, an official said.
Emphasising on the need to boost growth in the manufacturing sector, Bharat Forge Chairman and Managing Director Baba Kalyani today expressed hope that the soon-to-be-announced manufacturing policy would give an impetus to the sector.
