The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may soon frame a stringent set of rules for funds investing in art works, antiques, coins and stamps, with an aim to check black money flow into these products and safeguard the interest of genuine investors. Sebi considers investment funds focussed on art works, antiques, coins and […]
he Reserve Bank of India has been decided with the Government that the Ways and Means Advance limits will changed and interest rate will also changed. It has been decided in consultation with the Government of India that the limits for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the financial year 2011-12 would be:
As many as 57 Indian companies including Reliance Industries , State Bank of India and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. figure in The Forbes Global 2000 list of public companies based on their rankings for sales, profits, assets and market value. Reliance with sales of $45.3 bn is ranked 121st in the list with three public State Bank of India Group (136, $29.1 bn), Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (172, 22.6 bn) and Indian Oil (243, $52.1 bn) taking the next three places among the Indian firms.
Many NGOs and whistleblowers have complained to authorities that Indian money worth several thousands crore was illegally routed to many tax havens and urged government to take strict measures to put a bar on it. Finance Ministry admits it has “no authentic figures” about the quantum of black money deposited in Swiss banks. It is stated that efforts have been made from time to time to seek details of the bank accounts held by Indians in Swiss Confederation under the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Switzerland .
Government is planning 100 per cent foreign direct investment in sea plane operations as there is scope of phenomenal growth of sea plane, general aviation and helicopter travel. With India having a long coast line, there is a need for concerted efforts to promote sea plane operations. They are significant for the economy of islands like Anadaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep,” said S N A Zaidi, Civil Aviation Secretary while addressing a seminar on “Operations of Sea plane in India.
In the recent times, XBRL has emerged as a novel way of electronic communication of financial and business data which is revolutionizing business reporting around the world. Considering the benefits attached with implementing XBRL in the preparation, analysis and communication of business information, the regulators in India have also decided to implement XBRL in their reporting.
The deductors/collectors can register their TANs online. Authenticated access (through user ID and password) is provided to registered deductors/collectors. On login, the following feature are made available to the deductors/ collectors
ICWAI has been actively engaged in the professional development of its Members through various initiatives. The latest is ICWAI and M/s C&K Management Ltd. signing an MOU on 17th March 2011. Under the agreement, Members and students of the Institute as well as other financial and accounting professionals will be equipped with the essential knowledge in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The delivery will be online through highly convenient e-learning modules.
The Council of the Institute, based on the recommendation of the Examination Committee has decided to allow 15-minute reading and planning time allowance to the candidates in the Chartered Accountants Examinations before the scheduled commencement of the examinations i.e, if the examination commences from 2.00 PM, then the candidates will be given Question Papers at 1.45 PM. This reading time will not be available for CPT and all post qualification Courses Examinations.
The Competition Commission will finalise rules for corporate merger and acquisitions by the first week of May, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Commission’s approval for such deals. The notification will be finalised in the first week of May and would be implemented from June 1, 2011, Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs D K Mittal told reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI event here.
