The Bar Association of Gauhati has filed a Writ Petition in the Gauhati High Court to challenge the levy of service-tax on “Legal Consultancy Services”. The High Court has on 29th April 2011 said the matter requires in-depth scrutiny and directed that service-tax would not be recovered till the next date of hearing being 25th May 2011. Guwahati High Court’s Interim Order dated 29.04.11 staying service-tax on lawyers. Service Tax on Individual lawyers stayed by Delhi High Court
Ranging from Re one to Rs 950, rural households in the country could have paid a whopping Rs 471.8 crore last year as bribe to avail basic facilities such as ration, health, education and water supply, says a study. The ‘India Corruption Study 2010 report prepared by Centre for Media Studies (CMS), a survey of 9,960 households in 12 states, says on an average a rural household could have paid Rs 164 as bribe for availing these facilities in a year.
The Trade and Economic Relations Committee held its 17th meeting on the 29th April 2011 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. The committee reviewed the status of the India-European Union Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement and discussed the various issues involved in the negotiations. It was observed that concern has been raised by various quarters about the Indian stand on issues on Intellectual Property Rights, especially in the context of the Indian Pharma products. The Prime Minister firmly directed that the Indian side shall not take on any obligation beyond TRIPS/ Domestic Law.
Over the years, the CBI has evolved into the premier investigating agency of the country. There is a loud clamour for the investigation to be handed over to the CBI, whenever there is a gruesome crime, a complex case, a politically sensitive matter or large-scale fraud. Such requests come from all parts of the country and from governments of different persuasions. It is quite common for High Courts, and even the Supreme Court, to entrust cases considered complex or sensitive to the CBI for investigation. Over the years the CBI has acquitted itself well as an independent, professional and competent investigating agency. It has set benchmarks for other investigating outfits in the country to emulate. But there is room for improvement. I would urge the officers of the CBI to strive tirelessly to set even higher standards of work.
Filing Statements in XBRL and Implications: As you may be aware that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a circular mandating certain class of companies in phase one for filing financial statements for the year ending 31st March, 2011, in XBRL formats, creating a new professional opportunity for all members, as we can help our clients in tagging the financial statements with the taxonomy and filing the instance documents so created with the MCA. Though the circular covers only a small class of companies, it is expected that some more will be covered in the next phase and eventually all companies will come under it, thereby giving an opportunity to professionals for XBRL filings for all its clients. Training programmes for the purpose shall be organised by the Institute, where XBRL India will provide the technical inputs, and the training schedule will be hosted on the Institute website. I am sure that our members will take the circular in right spirit and prepare themselves for such opportunities.
In a major top-level management restructuring, India’s second largest software firm Infosys today named veteran banker K V Kamath as the new chairman to succeed founder N R Narayana Murthy, who retires in August. The over USD 6-billion Infosys Technologies has also appointed current CEO S Gopalakrishnan as the Executive co-Chairman and promoted COO S D Shibulal as CEO and MD.
Articleship Leave Calculator with Form 119 for CA students. This calculator will help students of IPCC, PCC and PE II to know the Leave they are eligible and excess or shortage of Leave taken.
This would help you to easily calculate the current Sigma Level of your Process. Sigma Level from DPMO. Sigma Level from Quality Yield (Yield = 1 – % defective). Sigma Level for DPM for Non Centered Process – Assumes 1.5 sigma shift (Normal Distribution)
The Income Tax (I-T) department has got disclosures of Rs 30 crore from two companies. IT officials initiated search and survey operation with around 200 officials on four city-based groups on Wednesday. While three of the groups have real estate as their core business, the fourth group is popular city-based jeweller and has huge investments in realty business. The department has also seized Rs 60 lakh from the two groups each of which have declared Rs 15 crore unaccounted income.
The government will notify the new rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions on May 5, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Competition Commission”s approval for high voltage deals, Chairman Dhanendra Kumar said today. By May 3-4, the rules will be finalised and by May 5, we will notify the same. And by June 1, the provisions relating to mergers and acquisition approvals would come into effect, Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of an AMCHAM event here.
