The dealers under the MVAT Act 2002 and the CST Act 1956 are successfully using the facility of filing electronic returns and making e payments on www.mahavat.gov.in. the web site of Maharashtra Sales Tax department (MSTD) This facility was to be provided to the profession tax registration certificate holders (PTRC) and the profession tax enrollment certificate holders (PTEC). The Profession Tax Act was accordingly amended w.e.f. 1st May 2010 by inserting section 7A to provide for filing of electronic return (e-Return) and making electronic payment (e-Payment). Filing of e-Return has already been made mandatory to all the employers registered under the Profession Tax Act from 1st August 2011. A government resolution Dt. 08.12.2011 is passed providing for e payment under the allied Acts administered by the MSTD. The facility for electronic payment under the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1975 (Professions Tax Act) is accordingly being provided.
Notification No 94 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government makes the following amendment in Notification No 86(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 28.11.2011 read with Notification No 75(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 20.09.2011 immediate effect.
Circular no. IRDA/AGTS/CIR/GLD/017/01/2012, A. As per clause 3 (b) of the guidelines only entities registered as Company under the Companies Act, 1956 and Societies and Trusts registered under Societies Registration Act shall be eligible to apply for accreditation as ATIs. The following is added in the above clause:
ORDER NO 1 /2012 – Service Tax -In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 7(4) of the Service Tax Rules 1994 read with notification No. 48/2011-Service Tax dated 19th October 2011, Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby extends the date of submission of half yearly return for the period April 2011 to September 2011, from 6th January 2012 to 20th January 2012.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in Single brand retail today via Press Note No.1 (2012 Series). The Union Minister for Commerce Industry and Textiles said Cabinet took the conscious decision to liberalise policy for FDI in single brand retail. FDI in single brand has led to emergence of some global majors in Indian market
SEBI regulations require that the offer document shall contain adequate disclosures so as to enable investors to take well informed investment decisions. Further, a merchant banker is required to exercise due diligence and satisfy himself about all the aspects of the issue including the veracity and adequacy of disclosures in the offer documents.
In all other matters, the concerned DC, SEZ should take all necessary steps, including consultation with Government Counsel and represent the matter before the relevant Court on behalf of UoI also.
In respect of 2 % interest subvention, banks are required to submit their claims on a half-yearly basis as at September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, of which, the latter needs to be accompanied by a Statutory Auditor’s certificate certifying the claims for subvention for the entire year ended March 31, 2012 as true and correct. Any remaining claim pertaining to the disbursements made during the year 2011-12 and not included in the claim for March 31, 2012, may be consolidated separately and marked as an ‘Additional Claim’ and submitted latest by April 30, 2013, duly audited by Statutory Auditors certifying the correctness.
An Act further to amend the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:— Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011.
To facilitate the trade, STC number/Registrations were issued to those assessees also who were not having PAN Numbers. To them registrations were given by creating TEMP (Temporary) Numbers by the department. This was done so that genuine tax payers will be able to pay their tax on time. These assessees were required to subsequently obtain PAN Number from Income Tax authorities and apply to the department to convert Temp based Registration Number into PAN based Registration Number. Trade Notice No.15/2011-ST,
