With more SEZs becoming operational, the Centre will consider on June 8 framing rules that would allow migration of units from one special economic zone to the other. As of now there is no specific provision for transfer of a unit from one SEZ to the other.
Corporate houses seeking banking licences will come under the scrutiny of both the Reserve Bank of India and the finance ministry, which are keen to restrict the entry of players involved in dubious transactions. The books and accounts of all group companies will be examined before granting the new banking licences, proposed by the finance minister in the Union budget, said a finance ministry official privy to the deliberations on the subject.
Majority of Indian companies feel tax incentives from the government are needed to accelerate adoption of energy-efficient business practices, according to a survey.According to the survey by workspace solutions provider Regus, though India has been criticised for its high emission levels, around 30 per cent companies here monitor their carbon footprint.
The Greek tragedy has opened our eyes to many things. No one can any longer mock the critics of high fiscal deficits. Not only was the fiscal deficit of Greece high but that there were attempts to manipulate the numbers to hide the reality. It took a long time before this could be uncovered.
In a fresh move, the Finance Ministry today said income tax payers will have to mention receipt number of tax deducted at source (TDS) forms in the returns to claim refunds, from this fiscal. Tax payers will have to mention this number along with his permanent account number (PAN) and Tax-deduction Account Number (TAN) of the deductor, otherwise refunds may not be considered.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have directed the Income Tax Department (ITD) to make arrangements for receiving income tax returns on 31st July 2010, the due date for filing tax returns by most taxpayers, as that day happens to be a Saturday.
Some companies take large loans to take the benefit of tax deduction. It means if the loan amount is high, the companies need to pay higher amount of interest and all this interest will be tax free. Means companies may use it as a tax saving instrument. Like if the companies take the equity capital instead of loan, then the companies need to pay dividend which is almost like interest amount and the dividend is not tax free, one need to pay income tax first and then distribute dividend to the shareholders. But now government is planning to introduce ‘thin capitalization’ rule to check this type of tax evasion.
The Income Tax Department has filed a caveat in the Bombay High Court in the Vodafone tax case. The caveat was filed to avoid ex-parte proceedings. Vodafone is likely to move the Bombay High Court next week. It is learnt that theIncome Tax Department has issued a seven-page showcause with its final order. The showcause represents new proceedings against Vodafone and relates to representative assesses.
Investors in the Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and insurance plans for retirement have a reason to worry. The Direct Tax Code (DTC), meant to replace the existing Income Tax Act, proposes to introduce the exempt-exempt-taxation (EET) regime for all retirement corpuses.
The Supreme Court judges hearing a petition against the merger of Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) with ICICI Bank on Wednesday described it as an “abuse of process of law” and asserted that they would not hear the case unless the petitioner disclosed in an affidavit how many shares he held in BoR.
