The Reserve Bank on Friday announced steps to inject an additional Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) into the system, a move that would pave the way for further cut in interest rates and more funds for credit disbursal. As part of decisions, forming the second stimulus package finalised jointly with the government, RBI announced […]
Government on Friday gave the economy a second stimulus by enabling the industry to borrow more from abroad and FIIs to invest more in the country, besides stepping up public spending. The package, the last for the current financial year and announced in tandem with rate cuts by RBI, aims at providing much higher and […]
With corporate accounting frauds on the rise, the ICAI has decided to promote forensic accounting to equip chartered accountants with adequate tools to detect white-collar crimes and identify malpractices like money laundering and routing terrorist funds.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is conducting inspection of stockbrokers, who act as depository participants (DPs) and are also into margin-funding business, as there have been instances of client-account mismanagement. The Sebi move follows complaints from some retail investors about misuse of their shares by brokers. According to Sebi officials, a few […]
In a significant order, a division bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that foreign law firms, even though working as solicitors for multinational corporations with operations in India, will pay tax only in those countries where they give legal advice and not in India. The order came after legal eagle Harish Salve argued […]
The Supreme Court has held that only a court in whose jurisdiction an offence of cheque bounce was committed could try the offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court set the guideline as it found that there were numerous instances where complaints were being filed at more than one place to harass the drawer […]
NEW DELHI: The small scale pharmaceutical industry has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s help to remove anomalies created by maximum retail price (MRP)-based excise duty system for medicines.The system puts small units at a disadvantage by squeezing their margins as compared to big pharmaceutical companies based in excise-free zones. The government has been levying excise […]
MUMBAI: This New Year could well be forgettable if you are the Income Tax (I-T) department’s chosen one. Those with unaccounted cash stashed away inside mattresses, behind false ceilings or dummy firms, are likely to be greeted by a rather unfriendly visit by officials. All this is not without reason. Faced with a worrying situation […]
Applications are invited online from the firms of Chartered Accountants who intend to be empanelled with this office for the year 2009-2010 for appointment as auditors of Government Companies/Corporations. The format of application along-with the detailed instructions regarding the documents to be furnished will be available on our website: www.cag.gov.in from 1st January 2009 to […]
FOR NON-CORPORATE ASSESSEES In suppression of earlier instructions on the above subject the Board hereby lays down the following procedure for selection of returns / cases of Non- Corporate Assessees for scrutiny during the current financial year i.e. 2007-08. 2. The following categories of cases shall be compulsorily scrutinized; – i) All assessment pertaining to […]
