Presently, an AD category – I bank is required to obtain unconditional, irrevocable standby Letter of Credit (LC) or guarantee from an international bank, for an advance remittance exceeding US $ 1,00,000 or its equivalent, for imports of goods into India. With effect from 29 April 2011, RBI has enhanced the aforesaid limit to US $ 2,00,000.
NOTIFICATION F. NO. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/05/13907, DATED 29-4-2011 These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Notification No. 33/2011 – Customs (N. T.) , New Delhi, 29th April, 2011. S. O… (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –
29th April 2011 -These rules may be called the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms ( Amendment ) Rules 2011. (2) These rules shall come into force from 1st May 2011. 2. In the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms, 1956, in Annexure ‘A’ for Form 2, Form 3, Form 18, 23C and Form 32, the following Forms shall be substituted ,
IRDA requests for proposal from reputed Firms/Organizations to report on industry-wide trends of fraudulent behaviour affecting the insurance industry. The detailed RFP document is attached (.pdf document) .Last date for receipt of BIDS is 20th May 2011 by 3:00 PM
CA has now permitted companies to send the Annual Report to the Shareholders through email subject to following conditions: The email address of the shareholder is registered with the Company; Company’s website has full text of the Annual Report and the same is easily accessible; Company has published a notice in local and English newspaper that the copies are put up on the website and are available for inspection; Physical copy would be sent to any member whose email address is not registered; Any member insisting for physical copy would be provided with the same free of cost.
In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 29/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 337 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011, – for “section 71” read “section 74″.
In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.343 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011, in Note,- for “and last amended vide notification No.25/2011-Service Tax, dated the 31st March, 2011, vide number G.S.R.184(E),”,read “and last amended vide notification No.26/2011-Service Tax, dated the 31st March, 2011, vide number G.S.R.284(E)”.
Notification No. 23 – Income Tax [F.NO. 203/46/2010/ITA-II], DATED 28-4-2011- It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Centre for Social Studies, Surat 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) with effect from assessment year 2010-11 onwards in the category of ‘Other Institution’ partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
Notification No. 22 – Income Tax [F.NO.203/43/2010/ITA-II], DATED 28-4-2011- It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi 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) with effect from assessment year 2010-11 onwards in the category of ‘Other Institution’ partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions