he EPFO has issued an inter-department clarification on May 23, 2011 indicating that splitting of minimum wages for the purposes of PF contributions is not permissible. This Clarification, which has been issued in view of the lack of a uniform approach followed by the PF authorities in different states, seems to be an attempt by the labour department to settle the ongoing ambiguity with respect to the calculation of provident fund contributions.
The matter has been examined. As per your letter, organizing a business exhibition involves three activities viz. (a) hiring of premises outside India, (b) arranging/coordinating installation of stalls and (c) renting of stalls to Indian Exhibitors. The first two activities are the services received by CII from outside India and third activity is service provided by CII within India.
UBD.BPD.(PCB) CIR No. 49/09.14.000/2010-11 Consequent upon the enhancement in gratuity limits following the amendment to Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, UCBs and their Associations have expressed that it would be difficult to absorb the large amount involved in a single year. The expenditure, if not fully charged to the Profit and Loss Account during the financial year 2010-11, be deferred over a period of five years beginning with the financial year ended March 31, 2011 subject to charging to the Profit and Loss Account a minimum of 1/5th of the total amount involved every year.
Every claim made against an insurance company in respect of a loss, would be a claim within purview of claims “requiring to be paid or settled” under section 64UM(2) of Insurance Act.
Review of the policy on Foreign Direct Investment- Allowing FDI in Limited Liability Partnership firms-amendment to paragraphs2.1, 3.3.5 and 3.3.6 of ‘Circular I of 2011-Consolidated FDI Policy’. The Government of India has reviewed the extant policy on FDI and decided to permit FDI in LLP firms, subject to specified conditions.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub Section (1-A) of Section 81 of the Companies Act 1956 read with Section 642 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules in supersession of unlisted Public companies (Preferential Allotment) Rules, 2003. 1. Short Title and Commencement -(i) These rules may be called Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment and Private Placement) Rules 2011 (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication on official Gazette.
Notification No. 41/2011-Customs, Whereas, in the matter of import of Vitrified Porcelain Tiles, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject goods’), falling under Chapter 69 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Customs Tariff Act’) and originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China PR) and United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject countries’), the designated authority, vide its final findings in notification No.37/1/2001-DGAD dated 4th February, 2003 in the original anti-dumping case published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 4th February, 2003 had come to the conclusion that—
IDMD.PCD.No. 5053 /14.03.04/2010-11 As indicated in paragraph 113 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for year 2009-10, an Internal Group was constituted by the Reserve Bank to finalise the operational framework for the introduction of plain vanilla OTC single-name CDS for corporate bonds in India.
Order No.4/FT&TR/2011 – In exercise of powers conferred under section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and in supersession of Order No.1/FT&TR-I/2011 dated 12.012011 and Order No.3/FT&TR-I/2D11 dated 31.03.201, the Board hereby constitutes the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) comprising of three Commissioners of Income Tax/Directors of Income Tax as Members of DRP at the places given below, who shall perform such duties in addition to their regular duties with effect from 23.05.2011 and until further order:
After removing requirement of approaching Central Government for Managerial Remuneration by Public Companies which are not subsidiaries of Listed Company, MCA has further simplified the requirements of Schedule XIII. MCA has allowed the subsidiaries of Listed Companies to fix managerial remuneration subject to following conditions and has dispensed with requirements of Central Government approval: The Remuneration Committee and Board of Directors of Holding Company approve the remuneration and the said remuneration is considered as remuneration paid under Section 198 by the Holding Company;
