A person resident in India who proposes to transfer, by way of gift, to a person resident outside India any security including shares/convertible debentures is required to obtain prior approval of the Reserve Bank. However, the value of security to be transferred together with any security transferred by the transferor, as gift, to any person residing outside India which was not to exceed the rupee equivalent of USD 25,000 during a calendar year has been enhanced to USD 50,000 per financial year.
Non-Resident Indian (NRI), as defined in FEMA Notification No. 5, ibid, may be permitted to open NRE / FCNR(B) account with their resident close relative (relative as defined in Section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956) on ‘former or survivor’ basis. The resident close relative shall be eligible to operate the account as a Power of Attorney holder in accordance with extant instructions during the life time of the NRI/ PIO account holder.
It has been decided that individuals resident in India may be permitted to include non-resident close relative(s) (relatives as defined in Section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956) as a joint holder(s) in their resident bank accounts on ‘former or survivor’ basis. However, such non- resident Indian close relatives shall not be eligible to operate the account during the life time of the resident account holder.
Provided further that service of an order on a foreign party resident outside India shall be deemed to be sufficiently served if a copy thereof is delivered or tendered or sent by post at the last known address of such party’s authorised representative(s) resident in India, where he appears by such representative(s)
As per Rule 9A(1) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, a manufacturer of final products is required to furnish an annual declaration of principal inputs and the input-final product ratio, in respect of each of the final products manufactured or to be manufactured. As per Rule 9A(3) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, a manufacturer of final products is required to submit a monthly return, in respect of receipt and consumption of each principal inputs with reference to quantity of final products manufactured by him. Now this annual declaration and monthly return are to be submitted electronically as spcified by CBEC in its Notification No. 22/2011 – Central Excise (N.T.), Dated 14-09-2011 .
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 620A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby directs that in Schedule-I annexed to the notification number GS.R. 978, dated the 28-5-1963, after serial number 368 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be added,
Dated 14th September, 2011 made it mandatory From 1st October for all Central Excise assessees, [except those availing the exemption under Notification Nos. 49/2003-CE and 50/2003-Central Excise, both dated 10th June 2003 (Uttarakhand and Himachal exemptions)] to file monthly returns electronically. This applies to hundred percent EOUs also. Rule 12 and Rule 17 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 are amended.
Notification No. 51/2011 – Income Tax [F.NO. 203/71/2010/ITA-II], DATED 14-9-2011 It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Mangalore University, Mangalore has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), from Assessment year 2011-12 and onwards in the category of ‘University’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions:—
Circular No. 41/ 2011 – Customs, DGFT has issued three notifications on 9.9.2011 which modify the Export policy in respect of Non-Basmati Rice, Wheat and Onion with immediate effect. Notification No.71 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 9.9.2011 makes Free the export of Non-Basmati Rice subject to it being made by private parties from privately held stocks and only through Customs EDI ports.
Vide Notification No. 16/2011 Central Excise dated 18.07.2011, CBEC had notified new ER-1 and ER-3 Forms. In which it forgotten to mention, Secondary and Higher Education Cess. Now this is made good and Secondary and Higher Education Cess is included in the forms. In ER-1, in the previous form, in Sl. No. 3, in Details of manufacture, clearance and duty payable, there were no columns for ‘opening balance’ or ‘closing balance’. Notification No. 20/2011 -Central Excise (N.T.)
