87 companies under scanner for fraudulent investment schemes: Pilot
Posted Date : 05-Mar-2013 , 08:22:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The corporate affairs ministry today said investigations or inspections have been initiated against 87 companies following complaints against the entities for floating fraudulent investment schemes. Further, to crackdown on entities floating fraudulent investment schemes, the government has asked st...
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Failure to pay excise, service tax may lead to arrest: Finance Bill 2013
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2013 , 06:48:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Failure to pay excise duty and service tax could lead to arrest of defaulters, as per the provisions proposed in the Finance Bill 2013 introduced by Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha.
As per the provisions, offences relating to excise and customs duty evasion of over Rs 50 lak...
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Government will issue transfer pricing rules by April, says P.Chidambaram
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2013 , 05:48:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government will issue so-called safe harbour rules by April 2013, a set of provisions that under certain conditions would enable tax authorities to accept companies transfer pricing claims without further scrutiny, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Transfer pricing is the valu...
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RBI says financial inclusion plan key criteria for new bank licence
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2013 , 03:16:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Financial inclusion plan will be an important criteria for getting new bank licences in the private sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday.
The apex bank came out with new bank licence guidelines last month wherein it said the important criterion for processing application would be ...
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ICAI Invites Applications from Highly Competent Candidates for the Positions of SECRETARY, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR and DIRECTOR (TAXATION)
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2013 , 02:45:16 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA(Premier professional body set up by an Act of Parliament)ICAI Bhavan, Indraprastha Marg, Post Box No. 7100, New Delhi 110 002.
ICAI invites applications from highly competent candidates for the positions ofSECRETARY,TECHNICAL DIRECTORa...
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All-women bank to start operations from November: Chidambaram
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2013 , 04:54:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
India's first all-women bank will start operations from November this year through six branches spread across the length and breadth of the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.
"It will be inaugurated in November. Initially we should start with at least one branch in each maj...
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Tax dept to send notices to 35,000 assesses next week: Chidambaram
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2013 , 09:40:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the revenue department will send tax notices to 35,000 assesses next week, beefing up efforts to reach the collection target for the fiscal.
"We have issued notices to 35,000 people saying that on the basis of information we have, you should have filed yo...
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IRCTC passes service tax on to passengers
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2013 , 09:38:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Come April and the Indian Railways' online ticket booking portal IRCTC will start levying service tax on service charge for e-tickets booked through it.
A letter to this effect was issued on February 27 by the railway ministry. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation&...
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New CPC for TDS to help nab tax evaders
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2013 , 09:37:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is tightening noose on tax evaders by strengthening its Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system. The focus on technology-based processing is so much so that Finance Minister P Chidambaram did not wait for the Centralised Processing Cell (CPC) for TDS at Ghaziabad to become fully operation...
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Diesel price for bulk consumers hiked by up to Rs. 1.25 a litre
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 07:09:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Diesel price for bulk consumers like the Railways and power plants has been hiked by up to Rs. 1.25 per litre as state-owned oil companies yet again exercised the newly bestowed pricing freedom.
This means that the Railways and power plants will have to shell out more for the fuel, and it...
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Filmmaker Karan Johar moves HC challenging I-T notice
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 06:41:41 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by the Income Tax department which claimed that more than Rs two crore profits from his film 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' were not disclosed during the assessment year 2006-07.
In the petition, Johar said t...
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Government asked to increase limit of duty free gold for NRIs
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 06:32:48 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
An Indian American organisation has asked the Indian government to increase the limit ofduty free gold that an NRI couple can bring to India.The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) in a statement has asked the Indian government to increase the limit to Rs 3 lakh from the current...
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Budget 2013: FinMin issues clarification on tax residency certificate
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 08:41:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The finance ministry on Friday issued a clarification on tax residency certificates (TRC) after concerns were expressed regarding the clause in the Finance Bill that amends Section 90 of the Income Tax Act. Section 90 deals with Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA).
Finmin clari...
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Sebi moots 20% reservation for retail investors in IDR redemptions
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 08:39:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has said reservation of 20 per cent will have to be made for retail investors during conversion of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) into underlying shares. The regulator today issued a detailed road map and framework for enabling partia...
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Govt banks raise retail term deposit rates
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2013 , 08:34:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Three state-run lenders have raised their retail term deposit rates by 25-125 basis points. United Bank of India increased interest rates on domestic term deposits below Rs 5 crore by at least 25 basis points, effective immediately. The Kolkata-based lender will now pay nine per cent on term deposit...
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Government Approves Nine Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment Amounting to About Rs.1140.14 Crore
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 06:51:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on January 21, 2013, the Government has approved nine (9) Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment amounting to Rs.1140.14crore appro...
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Petrol price hiked by Rs. 1.40 a litre from midnight
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 06:21:41 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian Oil Corp, India's largest state-owned oil company, will hike the price of petrol by Rs. 1.40 effective midnight tonight, the company said in a statement.
The company attributed this hike to increasing international crude prices and a falling rupee.
"International prices have incre...
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Impose limit on global transactions of cards, RBI tells banks
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 02:53:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to check frauds, the RBI has asked banks to impose monetary limit for international transactions on credit and debit cards and refrain from issuing cards with global access unless specifically sought by the customer.
"All the active magstripe international cards issued by banks should have...
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Budget 2013: Impact of corporate tax proposals
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 08:29:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Under the corporate tax, although there are no changes proposed to Income tax rates but the surcharge is proposed to increase from 5 to 10 % on domestic companies having income exceeding INR 10 crore. In case of foreign companies (if income exceeds INR 10 crores), surcharge will increase f...
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Budget 2013: Buyback of shares by unlisted companies taxed
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 08:07:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union finance minister P Chidambaram in his budget 2013 has decided to levy a withholding tax of 20 % on profits distributed by unlisted companies to shareholders through buyback of shares. The move will deter unlisted companies opting for buyback of shares. Tax consultants ...
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Budget 2013: MCA to get higher allocation at Rs 255.28 cr for next fiscal
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 08:05:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Corporate Affairs Ministry will get higher budgetary allocation at Rs 255.28 crore in the next fiscal, with increased funding for think-tank IICAand investigation agency SFIO, among others. According to the Budget proposals, the government has earmarked Rs 255.28 cr...
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Scheme to promote voluntary compliance with service tax
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2013 , 08:00:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The proposed scheme to encourage voluntary compliance with service tax announced in the Union budget is a tool to broaden the tax base. It excludes cases where the assessees have disputed the levy, or against whom the government has initiated action.
What the Service Tax Voluntary Complianc...
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Banks can act as insurance brokers, KYC norms simplified
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 09:34:00 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
With an aim to increase insurance sector's penetration, the government today said banks can act as brokers to sell policies and also simplified KYC norms for buying the product.
In a boost to the sagging insurance sector, Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his Budget also announced that insurance co...
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Amendment in definition of Capital Asset
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 09:21:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The existing provisions contained in clause (14) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act define the term “capital asset” as property of any kind held by an assessee, whether or not connected with his business or profession. Certain categories of properties including agricultura...
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More decisions will be announced: Chidambaram
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 07:42:16 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indicating that his hands were tied because the economy is “challenged”, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said more “measures and decisions” will be announced during the Budget passage in Parliament.
Addressing a post-Budget press conference, he said Budget...
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Penalty u/s. 271FA for non-filing of Annual Information Return
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 06:19:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Section 285BA mandates furnishing of annual information return by the specified persons in respect of specified transactions within the time prescribed under sub-section (2) thereof. Sub-section (5) of the section empowers the Assessing Officer to issue notice if the annual ...
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Govt to enable online filing of Wealth Tax Returns
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 06:13:15 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Section 14 of the Wealth-tax Act provides for furnishing of return of net wealth as on the valuation date in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner setting forth particulars of the net wealth and such other particulars as may be prescribed. Currently, certain documents, repor...
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Exclusion of time in computing period of limitation for completion of assessments & reassessments
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 06:03:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The existing provisions of section 153, inter alia, provide the time limit for completion of assessment and reassessment of income by the Assessing Officer.
Explanation to section 153 provides that certain periods specified therein shall be excluded while computing the p...
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ROI filed without payment of Self Assessment tax to be treated as defective return
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 06:01:43 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The existing provisions contained in sub-section (9) of section 139 provide that where the Assessing Officer considers that the return of income furnished by the assessee is defective, he may intimate the defect to the assessee and give him an opportunity to rectify the defect within a period of fif...
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Highlights of the Union Budget 2013-14
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2013 , 02:17:15 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Budget for 2013-14 aims at higher growth rate leading to inclusive and sustainable development as ‘mool mantra’.
· Finance Minister makes three promises: to women, youth and the poor.
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