With the stock market moving closer to new record peaks, watchdog SEBI and the stock exchanges have enhanced their guard against manipulators. The regulating authority as well as the bourses, which act like first-stage regulators in the stock market,
On consideration of the reports of disturbance of general life caused due to floods and heavy rains, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, hereby extends the due date of filing of returns of income for the Assessment Year 2010-11 from 30-09-2010 to 15th October 2010. Accordingly the due date for Tax Audit report u/s 44AB of the Income Tax Act is also extended to 15th October 2010.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today launched a new pension scheme for workers in the unorganised sector who do not have access to the social security net. “I launched the scheme today to coincide with the 78th birthday of Prime Minister Man
Maytas Infra on Thursday said it would file a review petition with the Company Law Board which recently rejected the company’s proposal to induct four directors of Saudi Bin Ladin Group on its board.
The president the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Amarjit Chopra, has called on independent directors to be held to account over their potential involvement in the Satyam scandal — India’s largest corporate fraud. Chopra told Internatio
There may soon be a ceiling on the number of directorships an individual will be allowed to hold on the board of companies in India. According to recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Finance, a person will no longer be able to act as a director of more than five listed companies and 10 public sector (non-listed) companies.
The government’s surprise gift for workers isn’t much of a gift after all. The labour ministry has hiked the employees’ provident fund, or EPF, rate to 9.5%, but a finance ministry notification says that anything in excess of 8.5% will be taxed. The
The scope of wealth tax, which is currently levied on unproductive assets like jewellery, yacht and aircraft will be extended to productive assets like equity or preference shares held by an Indian company in its overseas subsidiary and interest in f
Corporate espionage is on the rise in the country, with the digital medium offering an extremely fertile ground for its perpetuation. An increasing number of companies are also hiring private detectives to keep tabs on both their employees and busin
The deadline of March, 2014, under the proposed Direct Taxes Code (DTC) for making new special economic zone units operational if they are to get tax benefits is likely to speed up development of these SEZs by entrepreneurs, a report said.
