MCA asked to conduct forensic audit of IFCI
Posted Date : 07-Jan-2018 , 08:26:17 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has been asked to institute a forensic audit into the operations of IFCI in connection with non-performing loans, Parliament was informed today.
"As part of its ordinary course of business, IFCI Ltd extends loans to corporate borrowers, some of which b...
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Companies facing insolvency action to get MAT relaxation
Posted Date : 07-Jan-2018 , 08:23:01 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a bid to provide taxation relief to the companies facing corporate insolvency proceedings, the Income Tax Department has decided to relax norms for levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) from the current financial year 2017-18. The government will now allow such companies to reduce the amount of tot...
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1463 bad loan accounts owe PSU banks Rs 100 crore or more
Posted Date : 07-Jan-2018 , 08:20:37 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
As many as 1,463 entities account for bad loans of Rs 100 crore or more in 21 public sector banks (PSBs), finance ministry data showed.
In State Bank of India (SBI) alone, 265 accounts had bad loans of more than Rs 100 crore each, totalling Rs 77,538 crore, at the end of the September quart...
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Budget Session of Parliament to begin from 29th Jan; General budget on 1st Feb
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2018 , 07:30:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Budget Session of Parliament will be convened from 29th of this month.
Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) met in New Delhi and recommend to the President to convene the session.
After the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters in New ...
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RBI begins PCA against Allahabad Bank
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2018 , 01:26:54 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) against public sector lender Allahabad Bank, owing to its high net non-performing assets (NPAs) and negative return on assets (RoA) for two consecutive years.
While in 2016-17, the bank’s net NPA ratio stood at 8.9...
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Bitcoin Exchanges seeking clarity over levy of GST
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2018 , 01:23:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Are Bitcoin exchanges required to pay goods and services tax? If they are, what would the rate be? And, will GST be levied on the revenues or operating margins of these exchanges?
India's top seven Bitcoin exchanges, which include Zebpay, Unocoin, CoinSecure and BtcxIndia, plan to appro...
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ICAI told to give monthly reports on CAs
Posted Date : 04-Jan-2018 , 08:32:34 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The central government has asked the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to submit monthly reports on disciplinary action taken against chartered accountants (CAs) involved with shell companies, said sources.
The task force of shell companies created in 2017 has directed the ICAI t...
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CBI arrests Income Tax officer for accepting bribe
Posted Date : 04-Jan-2018 , 08:26:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a Mumbai-based Income Tax officer for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a person.
A case was registered against the accused under Section 7 of PC Act 1988 after a complaint was filed against the officer for alle...
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Banks gearing up to refer 24 of 28 large NPA accounts to NCLT
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:59:23 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With the closure of RBI s deadline to resolve the 28 identified large stressed accounts in the second list, banks are gearing up to refer as many as 24 of them for insolvency proceedings.
In August, the Reserve Bank had asked banks to either resolve the 28 more large stressed accounts or re...
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E-way bill system under GST to be implemented from Feb 1
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:55:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) provision requiring transporters to carry an electronic waybill or e-way bill when moving goods between states will be implemented from February 1 to check rampant tax evasion and boost revenues by up to 20%.
After implementation of the GST from July 1, the requir...
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Govt allows action against 196 companies for CSR violations in FY 2014-15
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:32:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The centre government has given a nod for a suitable action against 196 companies who failed to spend two per cent of their annual average net profit on corporate social responsibility in the 2014-15 fiscal. Total 5,870 companies had spent around Rs 9,553.7 crore during the 2014-15 fiscal, while the...
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Govt to introduce reverse charge mechanism to check GST evasion
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:27:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In its bid to check evasion, especially by traders and small businesses under goods and services tax (GST), the government is likely to introduce the reverse charge mechanism, wherein, recipient of goods or services are required to pay GST instead of suppliers, said a report.
This will ensu...
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Trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum illegal - Finance Minister
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 08:54:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bitcoins or such crypto-currencies are not legal tender and those indulging in such transactions are doing it at their own risk, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today as MPs expressed concern over trading on these platforms.
During the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, DMK member Kanimozhi sought ...
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Govt relaxes norms for rectification of returns under GST
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2018 , 08:47:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Finance Ministry has permitted businesses to rectify mistakes in their monthly returns - GSTR-3B - and adjust tax liability, a move that will help them file correct returns without fear of penalty.
This relaxation will give an opportunity to businesses to claim tax credit correctly by r...
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Income Tax Dept launches new e-Filing helpline for taxpayers
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2018 , 08:45:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department on Monday notified a new helpline number for taxpayers who e-file their returns and conduct other tax-related businesses online.
The department issued an advisory and said: “Attention taxpayers: e-Filing help desk number has been changed. New Help desk number is: I...
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IBBI publishes syllabus and other details of educational courses and valuation examinations
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2018 , 08:34:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Government notified the commencement of section 247 (relating to valuers) of the Companies Act, 2013 with effect from 18th October, 2017. It also notified the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 on 18th October, 2017.
Vide a notification dated 23rd October, 2017, ...
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Make PAN mandatory for overseas package tours: ICAI to Govt
Posted Date : 01-Jan-2018 , 11:05:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has suggested the government to make PAN compulsory on air-ticket bookings for overseas package tours to bring high value transactions into the data system. In its pre-Budget memorandum with regards to direct taxes, the Chartered Accountants' apex ...
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Government in favour of separate regulator for CAs
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 07:02:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government is in favour of an independent regulator to oversee compliance with accounting and auditing standards as well as for oversight of audit professionals, Parliament was informed today.
However, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is of the view that existing framewo...
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CPE HOURS requirement date for 2017 extended to 28th Feb 2018 - ICAI
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 07:26:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
December 28, 2017
FOR INFORMATION OF THE MEMBERS
Subject: Extension of last date “for complying with the CPE hours requirement for the Calendar Year 2017” - from 31st December, 2017 to 28th February, 2018
This is for kind information of the members that the last date for compl...
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GST Returns deadline extended till January 10
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 06:44:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has extended by 10 days the last date for filing of final sales return GSTR-1 till January 10 under the Goods and Services Tax, sources said. Businesses with turnover of up to Rs. 1.5 crore will have to file GSTR-1 for July-September by January 10, 2018, as against December 31, 2017 e...
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Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 06:39:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Lok Sabha today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill -2017 with a voice vote.
The bill prohibits certain persons from submitting a resolution plan in case of defaults.
These include wilful defaulters, promoters or management of the company having an outsta...
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Trade in bitcoins at your own risk, Finance Ministry warns users
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 11:21:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The recent Bitcoin surge has triggered a ponzi scheme fear, forcing the finance ministry to flag it on Friday.
"VCs (virtual currencies) such as bitcoins don't have any intrinsic value and are not backed by any kind of assets. The price of bitcoin and other VCs therefore is entirel...
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Bill replacing IBC ordinance to allow promoters of insolvent companies more time to repay dues
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 11:12:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government will give promoters of insolvent companies more time to repay their dues and participate in the resolution process of bankrupt companies in the Bill that will replace the ordinance that was promulgated last month to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), ET has learnt. The ch...
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SEBI eases FPI norms; allows listing of security receipts by ARCs
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 09:32:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Markets regulator Sebi decided to relax entry norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) willing to invest in the Indian markets.
Besides, Sebi would allow listing of security receipts issued by an asset reconstruction company (ARC) on stock exchange platform.
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SEBI may mandate for disclose of defaults within 24 hours
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2017 , 09:47:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The market regulator Sebi may mandate all listed entities to start disclosing the first instance of a default to a bank or financial institution within one working day, ET Now learns from reliable sources.
This is one of the big items for discussion for the Sebi board meet scheduled for T...
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Govt cuts small savings interest rate by 0.2 percentage points
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:49:04 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government on Wednesday cut the interest rate on small savings schemes, including public provident fund (PPF), national savings certificate (NSC) and Kisan Vikas Patra, by 0.2 percentage points for the January-March quarter, a move that will prompt banks to lower deposit rates.
Interest rates...
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Tax payers can see status of returns filed on GSTN portal
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:46:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Tax payers can now view the status of the returns filed by them on the GST Network portal, the company handling the technology backbone of the new indirect tax system said today.
"All users logging on the GST portal can now see the status of their returns filed for all the returns like GSTR-...
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Lok Sabha passes GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill- 2017
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:45:01 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill- 2017 amid uproar by the opposition Congress and TMC.
The Bill will replace Ordinance which was promulgated in September this year. It amends the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to Stat...
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GST revenue slips further; Rs 80,808 crore tax collected for Nov
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:14:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Revenue collection from Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of November slipped further to Rs 80,808 crore, lowest since the implementation of the indirect tax system from July 1.
The dip in revenue collection was mainly due to a decline in overall incidence of taxes on most commodities, e...
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Govt directs NGOs to open account in any designated bank within month for transparency
Posted Date : 26-Dec-2017 , 01:13:03 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Home Ministry has directed all NGOs, business entities and individuals who receive funds from abroad to open accounts in any of the 32 designated banks, within a month for higher level of transparency.
According to the ministry order, the directive to the NGOs, companies and individuals to ...
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