IFC to fund IBBI for new insolvency reform implementation in India
Posted Date : 17-May-2018 , 08:14:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will support the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in strengthening the implementation of India's new insolvency and bankruptcy framework, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.
The funding focuses on four key areas including capac...
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CBI names top PNB officials in second chargesheet in fraud case
Posted Date : 17-May-2018 , 08:11:23 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Two days after registering the first chargesheet in the Rs12,636 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed another chargesheet in the matter in the Mumbai sessions court, on the basis of a case registered on 15 February.
“The c...
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CBDT directs IT dept to hold grievance redressal fortnight in June
Posted Date : 16-May-2018 , 06:17:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
CBDT has directed the Income Tax department to hold a special 'grievance redressal fortnight' next month to address taxpayers' disputes regarding rectification and adjustments made in tax demands.
The policy-making body for the tax department has asked the regional chiefs of the depar...
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Free banking services out of GST Net - FinMin
Posted Date : 16-May-2018 , 09:18:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Free banking services like cheque book issuance and ATM withdrawals are likely to remain out of the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax, a senior finance ministry official said.
The Department of Financial Services had approached its revenue counterpart to clear the confusion over the levy of GST...
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Allahabad Bank divests its CEO of all Powers
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 07:46:02 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Board of state-owned Allahabad Bank today divested its MD and CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers with immediate effect, following a directive from the finance ministry after she was named in the CBI's chargesheet in PNB fraud case.
Ananthasubramanian, was the CMD of Punjab National...
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NCLT approves Tata Steel's resolution plan for Bhushan Steel
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 02:54:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved Tata Steel Ltd’s resolution plan for debt ridden Bhushan Steel Ltd under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
Bhushan Steel’s admitted financial debt stood at Rs56,051.16 crore as on 1 February 2018, and it is one of th...
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Two Independent Directors of IDBI Bank Quit
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 02:49:38 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Two independent directors Ninad Karpe and S Ravi have resigned from the board of state-owned IDBI Bank days after CBI filed FIR in connection with Rs 600 crore loan given by the bank to former Aircel promoter C Sivasankaran, his son and companies controlled by him.
Karpe and Ravi cease to be inde...
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ICAI Invites Applications from Highly Competent Candidates for the Position of SECRETARY
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:38:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body established for regulation of the profession of Chartered Accountants in India. ICAI, the second largest accounting body in the world is looking for a high profile and multi-faceted personality with proven leadership qualitie...
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Banks can't exchange soiled or torn Rs 200 and Rs 2000 currency notes
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:32:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
There are many reasons why a currency note gets soiled or disfigured, ranging from excessive handling to getting torn/wet and nibbled on by white ants. But while the RBI has made provisions for the value of such notes to be refunded to the owner, either in full or as a matter of grace depending on t...
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RBI bars Allahabad Bank from taking deposits, giving loans
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:28:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
State-owned Allahabad Bank on Monday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked it to freeze lending after its capital-to-risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) fell below the mandatory 9% at the end of March.
In a regulatory filing, the bank said the central bank had asked it “to restrict e...
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CA Piyush Goyal to take Additional Charge of Finance Ministry
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:21:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Railway minister CA Piyush Goyal has been given additional charge of the finance ministry and Smriti Irani has been supplanted from the information and broadcasting ministry to make way for Rajyavardhan Rathore, who has been been given the reins with independant charge.
Union minister of state S....
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Roll out of e-Way Bill system for intra-State movement of goods in the States of Assam & Rajasthan
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:13:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
As per the decision of the GST Council, e-Way Bill system for inter-State movement of goods has been rolled out from 01st April, 2018. As on 13th May, 2018, e-Way Bill system for intra-State movement of goods has been rolled out in the States/ Union Territory of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bi...
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Petrol prices hiked by 17 paise a litre, Diesel by 21 paise per ltr
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 10:10:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Petrol and diesel prices have been increased. Cost of petrol has been raised by 17 paise a litre and diesel by 21 paise per litre in Delhi . Fuel prices were last hiked 19 days ago.
With this, diesel prices touched an all-time high of 66 rupees 14 paise in the national capital. Petrol price...
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CBDT Releases Java Utility of ITR-2 for AY 2018-19
Posted Date : 15-May-2018 , 09:54:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
CBDT has finally released Java Utility of ITR-2 (For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession) of Assessment Year 2018-19.
Earlier CBDT has released Excel and Java Utility of ITR 1 on 14th April 2018 and Excel and Java Utility of ITR-4 on 10th ...
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RBI declines to share copies of Inspection Reports of PNB Fraud
Posted Date : 14-May-2018 , 09:05:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
RBI has declined to share inspection reports for scam-hit Punjab National Bank or PNB, citing Right To Information clauses that bar disclosure of details which may impede the investigation process or prosecution of offenders among other reasons.
Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also sai...
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28% GST to be levied on e-rickshaw tyres - AAR
Posted Date : 14-May-2018 , 08:51:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
E-rickshaw tyres will attract GST at the highest slab of 28 per cent as they are registered as 'motor vehicles' under the Motor Vehicle Act, according to the order of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR).
The Maharastra-bench of the AAR passed the order on an application filed by tyre-...
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PCA review of 11 state-run banks on May 17
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 09:27:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government will hold a review meeting on May 17 of state-run banks that are under the Reserve Bank of India's prompt corrective action (PCA) framework. At present, there are 11 banks under PCA on account of poor performance.
"A review meeting has been called for some of the wea...
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RBI puts Dena Bank under prompt corrective action
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 05:26:15 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Reserve Bank has initiated prompt corrective action against public sector lender Dena Bank in view of high non-performing loans, restricting the bank from giving fresh credit and new hiring.
The public sector lender yesterday reported widening of its net loss to Rs 1,225.42 crore in the March qua...
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ICAI sends notices to Big Four, other MNC auditors
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 09:33:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued notices to Indian arms of multinational auditing firms including Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton and BDO, seeking details of corporate structures, investments and revenue.
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Bank unions announce 2 Days Strike from May 30
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 09:26:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has threatened to observe two-day bank strike on May 30 and 31 to protest against Indian Banks' Association's measly wage hike offer and delay in wage negotiation.
The bankers association has stirred up a hornets nest by offering an average pay inc...
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Adwords Advt paid by Google India to Google-Ireland taxable as royalty - ITAT
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 09:23:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Google India will have to shell out a 10 per cent withholding tax for its payment to its Ireland unit for the AdWords advertising service for the assessment year 2013-14, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s Bangalore bench has ruled.
AdWords is an online advertising service developed by Goo...
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No consensus on GST concession for digital payments
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 09:10:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Group of State Finance Ministers, which met here on Friday to decide on providing a 2 percentage point concession in the GST rate for digital payments, could not reach a consensus.
“We need some more data to arrive at a decision,” Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar ...
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Subramanian Swamy pitches for abolition of income tax
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 08:58:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Subramanian Swamy on Friday pitched for abolition of Income Tax to ease the burden on the middle class and promote higher economic growth in the country.
He said it is essentially the middle class and young generation of startup entrepreneurs who suffer because of incom...
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SEBI notifies new governance norms for listed firms, splits CMD post
Posted Date : 11-May-2018 , 12:47:00 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday notified changes in the governance norms for listed companies to enhance governance and transparency.
Separately, it issued a circular on the non-mandatory provisions such as disclosures of board evaluation, disclosure...
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Banks under taxman scanner for GST refund on ATM transactions
Posted Date : 11-May-2018 , 10:20:27 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The indirect tax department’s investigation arm is scrutinising the GST credit availed by banks on taxes paid by their ATM vendors and could soon ask banks to cut the credit availed by them, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The taxmen are examining whether ba...
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CBIC releases the list of e-way bill system grievance redressal officers
Posted Date : 10-May-2018 , 11:51:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Central Board for Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC) has released list of grievance redressal Officers and their contact numbers for e-way bill system under rule 138D of Central/ State GST Rules, 2017.
The list include, name of the concerned officer, designation, email id and contact landline numbe...
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ITR 4 for AY 2018-19 is now available for e-Filing
Posted Date : 10-May-2018 , 11:19:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
CBDT has finally released Excel and Java Utility of ITR-4 (For presumptive income from Business & Profession) for Assessment Year 2018-19. Earlier CBDT has released Excel and Java Utility of ITR 1 on 14th April 2018 . CBDT has notified ITR Forms vide Notification No. 16/2018-Income T...
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Walmart-Flipkart deal to face scrutiny from income tax dept
Posted Date : 10-May-2018 , 10:46:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Walmart-Flipkart deal will face fresh scrutiny from the income tax department. Even before Walmart’s acquisition of 77 per cent stake in Flipkart became official on Wednesday, the income tax department had sent a communication to the company, apprising them about the Sections of the Income...
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Court issues fresh order to attach Mallya's properties in PMLA case
Posted Date : 09-May-2018 , 03:22:35 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Delhi court today issued fresh directions to attach the properties of businessman Vijay Mallya, who was declared a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a money laundering case related to FERA violations.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat issued the order after advocate N K Mat...
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Finance ministry considers shore-up certificates to ease bad loan burden of lenders
Posted Date : 09-May-2018 , 01:47:43 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The finance ministry is looking at an idea to relieve banks of the burden of non-performing loans and allow them to focus on the core issue of financial intermediation by issuing ‘shore-up certificates’ against their stressed assets to shore up their capital.
“The Prime Mini...
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