SEBI has stipulated that no entry load shall be there for any mutual fund scheme and the upfront commission to distributors will be paid by the investor directly based on the assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the distributor.
The Base Rate system has replaced the Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) system with effect from July 1, 2010. Since the Base Rate is the minimum rate for all loans, banks are not permitted to resort to any lending below the Base Rate. Accordingly, the current stipulation of BPLR as the ceiling rate for loans up to Rs. 2 lakh stands withdrawn.
The Government has said that it proposes to set up a ‘National Company Law Tribunal’ to consolidate the powers and jurisdiction presently being exercised by various bodies namely, Company Law Board, Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, High Courts and entrust it to the Tribunal. Stating this in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs,
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, said that under the ‘Easy Exit Scheme- 2010’ (EES) defunct companies can get their names struck off the Register of Companies under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956, by filing an application in the form EES, 2010, with indemnity bond, affidavit verifying correctness of the application and defunctness of the company and up to date statement of accounts. The Minister further informed the House that under ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme- 2010’ on payment of 25% of the actual additional fees payable for filing belated documents delay gets condoned and immunity from prosecution is granted.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has said that it is concerned with taking action against the developers in the realty sector which are registered as companies under Companies Act, 1956 for offences/violations of the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 as and when noticed.
Haven’t got your income tax (I-T) refunds? Here is the reason – the department has not processed close to 20 lakh returns filed by taxpayers in Mumbai. The issue was taken up by Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, P. P. Srivastava, who recently took charge, during a meeting with senior officials on Thursday.
Income Tax (I-T) investigation has started probing vendors and contractors involved in supply of goods and execution of works for Commonwealth Games stadiums. Surveys are being conducted to verify books of accounts and record transaction details.
The billions of rupees stuck in courts and rising tax litigation have invited the attention of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as he pushes through a major reform in the country’s tax regime.
According to the new rules on ‘time of supply’, service tax will also be levied at the point of raising invoice. At present, service tax is charged only when the amount is received. However, it has been proposed in the new rules that it be levied when the consideration is received or when the invoice is raised, whichever is earlier.
It will soon be easier to get specific details of Indians having unaccounted wealth in secret Swiss bank accounts. The Union Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday, the amended Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Switzerland, official sources told to reporters.
