In order to redress grievances and address various tax related issues in the cases of Start-ups, a Start-up Cell has been constituted by CBDT on 30.08.2019 with the following ex-officio members:
It has come to the notice of CBDT that an incorrect perception was being created in a section of the media inasmuch as if the announcements made by FM on last Friday, which brought in a number of responsive structural measures to boost up the economy, had created a differential regime between FPIs and domestic investors including AIF category III.
Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today decided to transfer a sum of ₹1,76,051 crore to the Government of India (Government) comprising of ₹1,23,414 crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and ₹52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital Framework (ECF) adopted at the meeting of the Central Board today.
In order to encourage investment in the capital market, it has been decided to withdraw the enhanced surcharge levied by Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 on tax payable at special rate on income arising from the transfer of equity share/unit referred to in section 111A and section 112A of the Income-tax Act,1961(the ‘Act’) from the current FY 2019-20. The following capital assets are mentioned in section 111A and section 112A of the Act:
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified today that small start-ups with turnover upto Rs. 25 crore will continue to get the promised tax holiday as specified in Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961(the ‘Act’), which provides deduction for 100 per cent of income of an eligible start-up for 3 years […]
Government of India has taken major initiatives to bring development in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India aligning with the initiatives of the Government of India, and to achieve a growth process in which people from different walks of life can participate and benefit, has launched a special Fee waiver Scheme for the students of of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) and Ladakh (UT).
Securities and Exchange Board of India PR No.20/2019 SEBI Board Meeting The SEBI Board met in Mumbai today and took the following decisions: I. Review of SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations The Board considered the recommendations of the working group constituted for reviewing the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 and approved the proposed new […]
No communication shall be issued by any income-tax authority relating to assessment, appeals, orders, statutory or otherwise, exemptions, enquiry, investigation, verification of information, penalty, prosecution, rectification, approval etc. to the assessee or any other person, on or after the 1st day of October, 2019 unless a computer-generated Document Identification Number (DIN) has been allotted and is duly quoted in the body of such communication.
The case was initiated on the basis of an application received by the CCI under Section 46 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the ‘Act’) read with Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009 (‘LPR’), from NSK/ RNSS. Thereafter, during the pendency of investigation, JTEKT/ JSAI also approached the CCI by filing an application under the Section 46 of the Act read with the LPR.
There have been reports in the media about Income Tax notices being issued to Durga Puja Committees in Kolkata recently. The reports also mention that Income Tax notices were sent to the Durga Puja Committee Forum in the last few weeks. It is unequivocally stated that the said reports are factually incorrect and are strongly denied. It is a fact that no notice was issued to the Durga Puja Committee Forum by the Department during this year.
