Stud farm owner Hassan Ali Khan tops the list of direct tax defaulters in the country. The outstanding demand against Khan as on March 31, 2009, is a whopping Rs 50,345 crore. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, minister of state for finance S S Palanimanickam gave the names of Top 100 defaulters of direct taxes worth Rs 1.41 lakh crore.
Actor Emraan Hashmi, who was refused an NOC to buy a flat in Nibbana housing society at Pali Hill allegedly because he was a Muslim, has one more quarter to turn to for help. The model bye-laws framed by the state government under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act hold that a person does not require a no objection certificate (NOC) from the society at the time of transfer of a flat.
Government does not propose to change the method of calculation of Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which is being published on weekly basis regularly since 1947. According to available information, 157 countries use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to track inflation, while the WPI is used by 24 countries including India.
The CBI has closed the corruption case registered against S K Sharma, former director general (investigation) of income tax due to lack of evidence .The special court recently accepted the closure report.In 2007, Sharma was accused of abusing his official position by obtaining illegal gratification from directors of two private companies in Pune and Mumbai […]
In a first, the government is considering a revamp of the legal system by giving more powers and responsibilities to the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), a quasi-judicial body, which currently only settles disputes in capital market transactions. The thinking within the government is that SAT’s role needs to be widened and should deal with appeals against insurance […]
Board’s right to inspect and investigation The Board may appoint one or more persons as inspecting officer to undertake the inspection of the books of accounts, records, documents and infrastructure, systems and procedures or to investigate the affairs of a mutual fund, the trustees and asset management company for any of the following purposes, namely:
It is not just Indian accounting standards, which would converge fully with the International Financial Reporting Standards by 2011, but cost accounting standards, would also need to be in tune with the global model. The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, the apex body to regulate the profession of cost accountants, is working out the […]
Suppose Firms A & Co, B& Co. merge in C & Co during the year (a) All three firms are empanelled in bank branch auditor’s panel and audit is allotted to M/s B& Co. only. In the above case, B& Co. will be allowed to take up the audit assignment in the name of C […]
The government has withdrawn tax benefits enjoyed by consortia of foreign and Indian engineering firms undertaking infrastructure projects, in a move that may hit the sector plagued by severe capacity deficit. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has withdrawn a 20-year-old instruction that provided tax exemption and lower tax rates to foreign firms setting up […]
The Competition Act, 2002 inter-alia provides for regulation of combinations in accordance with the provisions contained therein. However, the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 relating to regulation of combinations, including mergers and amalgamations have not yet come into force as the same have not been notified. This information was given today by Shri Salman Khurshid, […]
