Keeping in view the need to move towards a less cash economy, the Council has discussed in detail the proposal of a concession of 2% in GST rate [where the GST rate is 3% or more, 1% each from applicable CGST and SGST rates] on B2C supplies
Modification in Partial Withdrawal rules under NPS: Partial withdrawals will now be allowed to NPS subscribers who wish to improve their employability or acquire new skills by pursuing higher education/ acquiring professional and technical qualifications. Further, individual NPS subscribers who wish to set up a new business/ acquire new business will also be allowed to make partial withdrawals from his contributions. Other terms applicable to partial withdrawals will remain unchanged.
CBDT has entered into one Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (UAPA) during April, 2018. With signing of this Agreement, CBDT has achieved another milestone of having signed its 200th UAPA.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which is providing a host of e-services for its stakeholders, has now introduced a new service through ‘UMANG app’. On clicking ‘View Passbook’ option, it requires PPO Number and Date of Birth information to be entered by the pensioner.
A two-day meeting of port officers organized by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), of the Department of Commerce, ended today in New Delhi. The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu, addressed the regional officers from different parts of the country and urged them to reorient their thinking to be a facilitator and not a regulator.
ICAI invites applications from eligible Chartered Accountants firms for engagement as Internal Auditors for its various units i.e. Branches, Decentralized Offices and Regional Councils
ICAI invites applications from eligible Chartered Accountants firms for appointment as Statutory Auditors for its units i.e. Branches, Decentralized Offices and Regional Councils for the financial year 2018-19.
In 2016, ICAI issued the revised auditors reporting standards i.e. Revised SA 700 –‘Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, Revised SA 705 – ‘Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditors Report and Revised SA 706
The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4th May 2018 to 31st March, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) as part of Government’s commitment for financial inclusion and social security.
The format recommends various undertakings to be given by assesse while filing GST refund application
