Unit holders in SEZs likely to start ops in H2 2019 to get tax benefits: CBRE
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2018 , 11:52:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Unit holders in special economic zones (SEZ) are likely to start operations during the second half of 2019 in order to avail tax incentives before the sunset date, according to property consultant CBRE.
Tax incentives granted to both developers and occupiers of SEZs will expire on March 31, 2020....
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Auto components industry seeks uniform 18% GST on all products
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2018 , 11:34:13 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Auto component industry today sought uniform 18 percent GST across the sector stating that low taxation would lead to better compliance and and larger tax base. The industry, which reported a growth of 18.3 percent to Rs 3.45 lakh crore in 2017-18, said the lower tax levy would also help in curtaili...
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RBI must resume issuing LoUs, LoCs, says parliamentary panel
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2018 , 05:48:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to discontinue the issuance of Letters of Undertaking (LoU) and Letters of Credit (LoC) for trade credit was a “knee-jerk reaction” to the Punjab National Bank fraud case and the facility should be restored at the earliest, the Parliamentary Sta...
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NCLAT extends deadline for submission of revised bid for Bhushan Power & Steel
Posted Date : 06-Aug-2018 , 11:25:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) today extended the deadline for submission of revised bids for debt-ridden Bhushan Power and Steel by one week on the plea of Tata, a resolution applicant in this. Modifying its earlier order, the appellate tribunal has now said all three bidder --...
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No GST refunds for foreigners as of now: Finance Ministry
Posted Date : 06-Aug-2018 , 01:25:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Foreigners coming to India may not get GST refunds on goods purchased and carried back by them as the government has not invoked relevant provisions of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act yet, the Finance Ministry has said in reply to an RTI query.
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In the fast lane? New draft GST return form seeks to provide relief to exporters
Posted Date : 06-Aug-2018 , 07:27:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The export community has consistently faced issues with GST and to make life easier, the Government has proposed simplification in the new return filing process.
The entire return filing process is supposed to undergo a change with only one monthly return for taxpayers. Return filing dates ...
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GST Council clears 20 per cent cashback on digital payments, with Rs 100 cap
Posted Date : 06-Aug-2018 , 12:55:00 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday cleared a pilot project to offer digital incentives, in the form of cashback of 20 per cent of GST paid on business-to-consumer transactions using RuPay and BHIM platforms, subject to a cap of Rs 100 per transaction.
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GST rates still leave room for pruning
Posted Date : 06-Aug-2018 , 12:28:28 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Centre has reportedly favoured a pause in further rate cuts on the goods and services tax (GST) due to the revenue shortfall, estimated at over Rs 40,000 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal. This is hasty, on two counts. The slew of changes that have periodically been brought about show th...
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GST Council meets in New Delhi today to discuss MSME Sector's suggestions and concerns
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 12:50:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is meeting in New Delhi today. The meeting, to be chaired by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, will discuss the concerns and suggestions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, among other issues.
The 29th meeting of the Council is also likely to di...
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Constitutional validity of NFRA challenged in Madras High Court
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 07:54:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The constitutional validity of the Centre’s proposed National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) which will replace the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India (ICAI) and wield penal and civil power over the practising CAs has been challenged in Madras high court.
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SEBI discontinues sub-broker category
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 07:49:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Sebi today said it has done away with the category of sub-brokers as market intermediaries, which require registration with the regulator.
Besides, the markets regulator said no person will be granted a fresh sub-broker registration, and the registered ones will have time till the end of th...
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Govt ready to make further changes to IBC if needed
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 07:44:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is ready to make further changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code if required, a senior official said on Friday.
While noting that the Code is a game changer, Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas also sought to dispel certain "myths" regarding the law, includi...
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GST Council may replace 12% and 18% slabs with 14-15% tax rate
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 07:40:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Service Tax Council (GST) may replace 12 per cent and 18 per cent slabs with 14-15 per cent, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and GST Council member Sushil Modi said on Thursday. Modi added that the GST Council can think of bringing the petroleum products under the new tax regime only after...
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Tata Steel moves Supreme Court on Bhushan Power bids
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2018 , 07:38:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Tata Steel Ltd on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed revision of bids for debt-laden Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL).
A lawyer representing Tata Steel informed the court that the company has sought urgent hearing on...
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Govt permits e-commerce shipment via Foreign Post Offices
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 10:27:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Customs Department plans to permit e-commerce shipment via foreign post offices. Exports by Post Regulations, 2018, prescribing the Postal Bill of Export-I for E-commerce shipments and Postal Bill of Export-II for non-E-commerce shipments, have been issued. Further, Circular ...
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Amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Laws
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 10:26:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government has proposed around 46 Amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws viz., the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 along with the respective State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Union Territory Goods and Services Tax...
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Notices for assessment/reassessment of income of old cases
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 10:25:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Under the provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’), notices for assessment/reassessment of income of old cases of more than six years from the end of the relevant assessment year can be issued only in the following exceptional situations:
Under clause (c) of sub-section (...
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2,25,910 companies under scanner of MCA for not filing returns
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 10:24:31 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Minister of State for Law & Justice and Corporate Affairs Shri P.P. Chaudhary said in Lok Sabha today that during financial year 2018-19, a total of 2,25,910 companies have been identified for action under Section 248 of the Act on the basis of non- filing of due returns for...
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MCA ordered inquiry in 87 real estate companies in 2017-18
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 10:22:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Minister of State for Law & Justice and Corporate Affairs Shri P.P. Chaudhary said in Lok Sabha today that during the year 2017-18 and till 30.06.2018, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has ordered inquiry in 87 companies, inspection of books and papers in 17 companies and investigati...
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Open book exam in the elective subjects of Paper 6 of Final (New) course
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2018 , 05:11:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
ICAI had introduced elective subjects in Paper 6 in the CA Final (New) course exam from May 2018 exam and onwards, which is being held on open book methodology.
In this regard, it is hereby clarified that it has been decided as follows in respect of Paper 6 Electives- of Final (New) course exam:
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GST officers arrest 2 businessmen for Rs 201 crore tax evasion
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 07:27:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST officers have arrested two city based businessmen for evading taxes worth Rs 201 crore by fraudulently issuing invoices of Input Tax Credit (ITC) without actual supply of goods.
The Central GST Delhi West Commissionerate has arrested two Rohini-based businessmen in the plastic granule i...
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GST refunds worth Rs 54,378 crore cleared till July
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 12:34:02 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST refund claims of Rs 54,378 crore of exporters have been cleared by the Centre and state tax officials till July end, the finance ministry said today. As of July 31, 2018, the total amount of Integrated GST (IGST) refund claims disposed by CBIC is Rs 29,829 crore, taking the disposal rate to 93 p...
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Report on Audit Quality Review (2017-18) of the Quality Review Board
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 11:22:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government of India has, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 28A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, constituted a Quality Review Board (the ‘Board’) to perform the following functions u/s 28B of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949:-
a) to make recommendations to the...
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Cabinet clears amendments to GST laws
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 09:11:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Cabinet gave approval to GST laws amendments today, which included hiking threshold limit for availing composition scheme dealers to Rs. 1.5 crore, among other things.
The government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing mon...
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RBI to unveil norms on co-origination of loans
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 09:07:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it will soon release guidelines on what it called co-origination of loans by banks and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) for the priority sector. Bankers said the move could help banks meet priority sector lending targets in a more convenient and or...
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CBDT signs 9 more unilateral APAs with taxpayers in July
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 08:58:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed nine more unilateral advance pricing agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers in July as it looks to reduce litigation by providing certainty in transfer pricing.
The nine APAs signed in the past one month pertain to sectors like telecom, healthc...
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Income Tax dept can’t attach property being liquidated under IBC
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 08:56:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government agencies don’t have rights on the encumbered property of a company facing liquidation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the Hyderabad High Court has ruled.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Amarnath Goud was hearing a case filed by Leo Edibles and Fats against a decisi...
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Government Collects Rs 96483 Crore GST For June
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 03:18:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Total Gross GST Revenue collected in the month of July 2018 is Rs. 96,483 crore of which CGST is Rs. 15,877 crore, SGST is Rs. 22,293 crore, IGST is Rs. 49,951 crore (including Rs. 24,852 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 8,362 crore (including Rs. 794 crore collected on imports). This...
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RBI hikes repo rates by 25 basis points
Posted Date : 02-Aug-2018 , 08:43:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Reserve Bank of India today hiked repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19.
For the second consecutive time, the six-member MPC headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel has hiked the key poli...
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NCLT may move cases to other benches for speeding up the process
Posted Date : 01-Aug-2018 , 09:35:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is considering allowing cases admitted by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency proceedings to be shifted from one bench to another to speed up the resolution process, sources close to the development said.
In order to avoid pi...
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