Review of Offer for Sale (OFS) through stock exchange mechanism. – The Board noted that the OFS mechanism has been found to be useful by market participants and popular for offloading shares of promoters in listed companies in order to achieve minimum public shareholding.
The Indian Software Industry has been the beneficiary of direct tax incentives under the provisions like sections 10A, 10AA & 10B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of their profits derived from the export of computer software.
A number of countries have provided for General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in matters relating to taxation. While tax mitigation is recognized, tax avoidance is frowned upon. International literature describes tax avoidance as the legal exploitation of tax laws to one’s own advantage and an arrangement entered into solely or primarily for the purpose of obtaining a tax advantage.
In order to simplify the process of single & centralized registration, the requirements of documents vide Annexures-I & IA have been re-casted. (Refer Annexures I & IA).
The Director General of Income Tax (System) as per powers assigned to it under clause (ii) of Para 14 read with clause (7) of Para 4 of the ‘Centralized Processing of Returns Scheme, 2011’, issued as per C B D T Notification No. SO 16(E) dated 4.1.2012, has decided to extend the time limit for filing ITR-V
SEBI has, today, placed a consultative paper on the SEBI website on ‘Review of Corporate Governance Norms in India’. Comments on the discussion paper have been solicited on or before January 31, 2013.
Are QFIs required to obtain PAN Card to comply with tax norms in India? What are the benefits to QFIs of having a PAN Card? How QFIs can apply for a PAN Card? Can QFIs make an On-line application for PAN Card? What are the attestation requirements for a QFI for obtaining PAN card? What are the tax related responsibilities of Qualified Depository Participants (QDPs)?
The assessing officers undergo in-depth training on direct tax at the induction stage at National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur (NADT) and the seven subordinate Direct Taxes Regional Training Institutes (DTRTIs) located across the country and on indirect tax at National Academy for Customs, Excise and Narcotics, Faridabad and its nine Regional Training Institutes located at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Vadodara, Patna and Kanpur. They also undergo various refresher courses conducted by NADT and DTRTIs from time to time.
i) Promoting e-filing of the returns for speedy processing ii) Issuance of refunds through Refund Banker iii) Centralized Processing Centre (CPC) at Bengaluru has been set up to process e-returns. iv) Through Citizens’ Charter and other press releases issued by the Department, tax payers are requested to carefully mention the relevant particulars in return of income.
General Anti-Avoidance Rules The GAAR (General Anti-Avoidance Rule) provisions have not been put on hold. The Finance Act, 2012 had provided that these provisions shall be effective from the 1st day of April, 2014 and apply to Assessment year 2014-15 onwards.
