Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has directed stock exchanges to post all their regulatory orders and arbitration awards on websites from this fiscal to ensure greater transparency for investors. The exchanges have also been asked to post all such orders since April 1, 2007, on their websites within 30 days.
THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has so far made no headway in the proceed against the auditors for their alleged involvement in the Satyam scam.The disciplinary meeting was held on March 31,2010.
MORE than a dozen foreign entities, which invest in shares of Indian companies using the Mauritius route, are planning to move the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) for clarity on the issue of tax liability in India. AAR is a quasi judicial body on tax disputes that involve overseas companies.
The Finance Act, 2009 introduced new provisions (section 206AA) in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). As per these provisions any person entitled to receive any sum on which tax is deductible under the Act shall furnish its Permanent Account Number (PAN) to the deductor. In case of failure in providing PAN to the deductor, the deductor is required to withhold taxes at higher of the following rates:
RBI has eased asset classification infrastructure and project loan guidelines, which in turn will lower the amount of bad loans in the books of banks. Till now, a bank had to classify a project loan as a ‘sub-standard’ asset if commercial operations did not start within six months of the completion of the project, even if the company regularly serviced its loan.
A panel formed by the apex body of accountants to study the fallout of the scam at Satyam Computer Services Ltd has suggested the formation of a separate regulatory framework to oversee foreign entities providing a range of management consultancy, auditing and other services to Indian clients.
The Finance Minister presented the Economic Survey 2009-10 before the Parliament. It is a report card of India’s economic performance which gives the current and expected direction of the Government Policies. The key highlights of the same are given below:
The income tax department has sought the Supreme Court’s direction to decide if Reliance Industries Ltd should pay tax on sales tax incentives given to them by the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat. A bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia has sought reply from the company headed by Mukesh Ambani. The tax of Rs 368 crore is for the company’s two units at Hazira and Patalganga for the assessment year 1998-99.
The next CPT Examination (Paper- Pencil Mode) is scheduled to be held on 20th June, 2010. To be eligible to appear in June, 2010 Examination, an applicant is required to be registered for the CPT Course on or before 1st April, 2010.
The committee constituted to review the acquisition procedure of the security features for currency notes; review the relevant procurement manuals and suggest a roadmap for progressive indigenization of various inputs including high end machinery and security features submitted its report to the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in his North Block Office in New Delhi today.
