The 301st Council meet of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), which functions under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, started today at Puri, Orissa. The meeting was inaugurated by the Governor of Orissa, Shri Murlidh
To make the transitions smooth and simple, the Railways have decided to replace the existing four-digit numbering system for trains with five-digit. Ministry has decided to use five digit for numbering trains, in place of the existing four digit
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance has criticised the government for not doing a review of the tax exemptions given to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and an evalutation of the losses due to these. In April, the committee had asked the government for a study group on the issue.The finance ministry, in its response, said it had initiated steps to constitute a study group but wouldn’t say by when.
In the recent past, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the maximum amount that can be sent abroad without special permissions. However, these properties should not be agricultural land, a farm house or a plantation. An NRI/PIO is allowed to
The Income Tax Department has begun opening overseas tax units in countries with low tax. Income Tax Department ha opened two offices so far in Singapore and Mauritius and by March we will open another eight overseas locations like cyprus. These offices are primarily targeted in tax havens to prevent tax evasion.
A day after stating that lobbying and public relations were part of a democratic set-up, corporate affairs minister Salman Khurshid said the government might explore whether corporate lobbying could be included under the Right to Information (RTI) Ac
Thane: An income tax officer from Thane has been arrested by the economic offences wing of the police for allegedly masterminding an I-T refund scam and siphoning off public funds close to Rs 4 crore from 2007 to 2009.
The high-level V K Shunglu committee appointed by the prime minister to probe irregularities and alleged misappropriation of funds in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 has hired chartered accountants of Suresh Kalmadi-led Indian Olympic Association (
US officials were told the PwC auditors of Russian gas giant Yukos may have been pressured into revising their audit opinion, according to leaked diplomatic cables. The confidential cable, which forms part of the Wikileaks disclosures, detail the c
Global Leader for Ethics and Business Conduct in PwC finds himself in a tight spot because of ongoing PwC Malaysia fraud. Coenraad Van Beek, better known as Coenie Van Beek, is the Global Leader for Ethics and Business Conduct at PricewaterhouseCoope
