Tax sleuths unearthed central excise and service tax evasion amounting to over Rs 5,500 crore in the 2010-11 financial year, even as pressure mounted on the government to crack down on black money.
Pursuant to a Writ Petition challenging the imposition of service tax on lawyers and the prayer seeking interim relief by way of ‘restraining the Respondents from giving effect to directly or indirectly or acting upon the impugned provisions or collecting any service tax on the assistance provided as an officer of the Court by an advocate’,
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday said the power of phone tapping of suspected tax evaders continued to remain with it and there has been no change in the government policy in this regard.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today tightened the prudential norms for banks and raised provisioning requirement for bad loans by up to 10%, a development that would impact bottom lines of banks.
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements includes a new definition of control, which is used to determine which entities are consolidated, and describes consolidation procedures. IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements describes the accounting for joint arrangements with joint control; proportionate consolidation is not permitted for joint ventures (as newly defined)
Taxmen have seized black money to the tune of a whopping Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) in the country in the past two years, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes which is set to get investigative powers to boost its drive against wrong-doers.
The CBI’s heart beats for the Tatas, 2G scam accused Shahid Usman Balwa alleged in court today, questioning the agency’s portrayal of the group as a victim of A. Raja’s spectrum allocations. Tatas never had any strained relations with Raja. In fact, he (Ratan Tata) had written to Raja praising him that he (Raja) has been rational, fair and action-oriented, Balwa’s lawyer Vijay Agarwal told special CBI judge .P. Saini.
Rejecting exporters’ repeated pleas, the Finance Ministry today said the popular DEPB tax rebate scheme will come to an end from June 30, saving revenue for the government.
According to a report by financial and business reserach firm Evalueserve, there will be pressure on the Rupee unless steps are taken to fix certain structural issues like high current account deficit and dwindling investments.The Indian Rupee may depreciate by around 20 per cent during next two years on account of dip in confidence about the domestic economy leading to outflow of funds.
Reserve Bank on Wednesday asked public to exchange 25 paise coins and those with lower denominations with banks before June 30, the day from which they would be demonetised or cease to be a legal tender for payment.
