The Ministry has issued General Circulars No. 27/2011 and 28/2011 dated 20.05.2011 whereby it was clarified that a shareholder or a director of the company may participate in meetings under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 through electronic mode. In order to have better understanding of the circular, it is further clarified as under: — (i) It is not mandatory for companies to provide its directors, the facility to attend meetings through video conferencing.
Net direct tax collections during the first two months of the current fiscal (April & May 2011) stood at Rs.12,954 crore, down from Rs.24,878 crore in the same period last fiscal, a decline of 47.93 percent. Gross direct tax collections were, however, up by 37.34 percent at Rs.50,405 crore as against Rs.36,702 crore.
NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 1064(E), DATED 16-5-2011 – WHEREAS, M/s. Infoparks Kerala, a State Government organization, has proposed under section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), to set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Villages Puthencruz and Kunnathunadu, Taluka Kunnathunadu, District Ernakulam in the State of Kerala
CIRCULAR NO. IRDA/ACT/CIR/MIS/111/05/2011, DATED 25-5-2011 – This technical note describes the framework for estimating Economic Capital (EC hereafter) for general insurance companies including standalone health insurers of India. Typically EC is calculated using “standard formula” approach or through the use of internal models (company specific models). This technical note describes the “standard formula” approach for estimating EC.
CORRIGENDUM NO. 5/2010 [F.NO.142/13/2010-SO(TPL)], DATED 30-9-2010- In partial modification of Circular No. 5 of 2010, dated June 3, 2010, (i) in para 37.5 (page 333) of the said Circular, for the lines- The above amendment has been made applicable with effect from 1st April, 2009 and will accordingly apply in respect of assessment year 2009-10 and subsequent years.
Notification No. 33/2011 – Income Tax Section 10(23AAA) Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 – Exemptions – Income Received By Any Person On Behalf Of Fund Established For Welfare Of Employees Or Their Dependents – Notified Purposes/Conditions For Establishment Of Fund – Amendment In Notification No.S.O.672(E), Dated 27-7-1995
Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 These rules shall apply to every company, including a foreign company as defined under section 591 of the Act, which is engaged in the production, processing, manufacturing, or mining activities and wherein, the aggregate value of net worth as on the last date of the immediately preceding financial year exceeds five crores of rupees; or wherein the aggregate value of the turnover made by the company from sale or supply of all products or activities during the immediately preceding financial year exceeds twenty crores of rupees; or wherein the company’s equity or debt securities are listed or are in the process of listing on any stock exchange, whether in India or outside India.
Emphasizes on Putting Proper Regulatory Mechanism in Place to Protect the Interest of Policy Holders – Shri S.K. Sharma, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance launched the online grievance portal i.e. Integrated Grievance Management System (IGMS) of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA)) in a seminar on ‘Policyholder Protection and Welfare’, here today.
CIRCULAR [NO. 12/2/2011-FOI], DATED 5-5-2011 It has been realised that while this stipulation would remain to be a guiding factor to operate E-visa regime in general, units bringing large amount of FDI in SEZs could be granted exemption from this stipulation for a few of their foreign employees who are specialists in their respective fields. Department of Commerce would like to send a proposal to this effect in consultation with industries particularly with SEZ for Ministry of Home Affair’s consideration.
Cost Auditor to be furnished with the cost accounting records etc. – Without prejudice to the powers and duties the Cost Auditor shall have under sub-section (4) of section 233B of the Act, the company and every officer thereof, including the persons referred to in sub-section (6) of section 209 of the Act, shall make available to the cost auditor, such cost accounting records, cost statements, other books and documents, and Annexure to the Report, duly completed, as would be required for conducting the cost audit, and shall render necessary assistance to the cost auditor so as to enable him to complete the cost audit and submit his report within the time limit specified in rule 5.
