Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance today lashed out at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for “not filing an FIR against the BCCI when it found out that the society has violated several provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) i
With no consensus in sight for a model to implement the goods and services tax (GST), state governments have presented a modified version of the proposed regime that would enable states to enjoy discretionary fiscal powers without requiring Constitu
Getting approvals for setting up units in SEZs will be done electronically from next month – a move which will help entrepreneurs reduce transaction costs, a senior Commerce Ministry official said today. “Special Economic Zones (SEZs) online means al
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), which is one of the Institutes functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, will be organizing a one- day Round Table Conference on the theme ‘Commerce & Accountancy Educati
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date of filing of returns of income for the Assessment Year 2010-11 for all categories of cases in the State of Jammu & Kashmir to 30th November 2010. The decision was taken by the CBDT in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of […]
The finance ministry is in a fix over the proposed implementation of point of taxation rules for service tax from October 1 this year, with the industry resisting transition to the accrual basis for taxation of services. Simply put, under the accrual
For the first time since its founder admitted to falsifying the company’s accounts, Satyam Computer will come out with its financials for fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10 on September 29. The Board of Satyam, now acquired by Mahindra Group and since
The registrar of companies (RoC) could be empowered to issue orders relating to conducting searches and raids. The proposal, mooted by the corporate affairs ministry, can be part of the new companies Bill that is set to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament. According to officials, the government is looking to strengthen the mechanism of investigation and probe, an area that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the RoC.
Stance of BJP-ruled states unchanged. The stalemate between the Centre and the states over the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) continued on Monday, with some states opposing the changes suggested by the central government in the Cons
Worried over the speedy growth of a parallel economy in the country, with black money amounting to almost one-fourth of India’s GDP, the government is planning to crack down on such illegal transactions, at least those related to property. The finan
