Now, the Maharashtra Ordinance No. XXIV of 2016 is promulgated on 30th September 2016. Thus for the purposes of Settlement Act time limit is extended from 30th September 2016 to 15th November 2016. All the stakeholders are requested to take note of it.
Considering the difficulties faced by the trade, the due date for submission of refund application in Form e-501 for the year 2014-15 has been extended by 7 days and now the dealer can upload the refund application upto 08.10.2016.
The Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 came into effect from 1st June, 2016. It provided an opportunity to persons who had not paid full taxes in the past to come forward and declare their domestic undisclosed income and assets. Declarations could be made online as well in printed copies of the prescribed form up to midnight on 30th September, 2016.
Subject to the provision of sub-rule (1), for effecting the conversion of a public company into a private company, a copy of order of the Tribunal approving the alteration, shall be filed with the Registrar in Form No. INC-27 with fee together with the printed copy of altered articles within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the order from the Tribunal
Notification to amend the Section 2,4 and 5 of MVAT Settlement of Arrears in Dispute Act 2016 to substitute 30th September 2016 by 15th November 2016
CBDT Instruction No.10 of 2016 dated 28.09.2016 provides that in cases where the declarants do not have PAN, a declaration under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 (the Scheme) can be filed manually before the jurisdictional Pr.Commissioner/Commissioner by quoting the date and acknowledgment number of PAN application form.
It is further clarified that the extension of ‘due-date’ of 17.10.2016 would apply to all assessees who are required to file their return of income by 30th September, 2016 as per clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of section 139 of Income-tax Act, 1961.
SEBI took over the Regulation of the Commodity Derivatives market on September 28, 2015 as a result of merger of FMC with SEBI. The merger of two Regulators is an unique and rare event across the world. It was also a heartening moment for SEBI as an organization that Government had reposed faith in its regulatory capacity while entrusting regulation of a new sector.
Several audit firms have represented about adverse impacts on Indian audit firms due to the structuring of certain audit firms leading to circumvention of various regulations, manner in which auditor rotation requirements is being implemented by companies, and imposition of restrictive conditions by foreign investors with regard to auditor appointment by companies.
As announced in the MTF, the limits for investment by FPIs in Central Government Securities for the next half year are proposed to be increased in two tranches, each of Rs. 100 billion from October 3, 2016 and January 2, 2017 respectively.