India detects Rs 565 crore worth undisclosed income in France
Posted Date : 30-Jul-2012 , 07:53:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Undisclosed income of Indians totalling Rs 565 crore has been detected in France, according to Income Tax authorities, indicating that the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreementis showing results. The figure was disclosed in the information that India received from France on Indians havi...
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Institute of Chartered Accountant of India to organize a tax awareness camp
Posted Date : 30-Jul-2012 , 07:51:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Department of Income Tax(Range IV & V, Chandigarh) in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) will jointly organize a Tax Awareness and Facilitation Camp on Monday, July 30 at Rajasthan Bhawan, Sector 33, Chandigarh.BS Sandhu, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, ...
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Companies to pay service tax on insurance, phone and transport perks
Posted Date : 30-Jul-2012 , 07:47:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Firms providing insurance cover, phone or car for personal use to its staff as part ofcompensation package will have to pay service tax on the benefit extended.Independent directors would also be liable to service tax on the remuneration paid to them, according to changes propose...
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Over Rs 2,400 crore lying in inoperative bank accounts: RBI
Posted Date : 29-Jul-2012 , 07:35:20 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
More than Rs 2,400 crore is lying as unclaimed deposits in the over one crore bank accounts across the country, the RBI has said in an RTI reply.
According to the data revealed by the RBI, the State Bank group has over Rs 233 crore unclaimed funds in its 10 lakh accounts, public sector bank...
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Income tax returns: Users face problems in online filing
Posted Date : 29-Jul-2012 , 08:59:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With the last date for filing income tax returns fast approaching on Monday, the I-T department as well as assessees are facing problems with online data entry.
This year onward, it is mandatory for all those who earn over Rs 10 lakh per annum to file their returns online, and this has caus...
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SEBI nod to online bonds subscription
Posted Date : 29-Jul-2012 , 08:55:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator SEBI today allowed online subscription of bonds, a move that will reduce timeline for completion of the process.In a notification issued in Mumbai on Friday, the market regulator said in order to facilitate a system to reduce the timelines of the issue process for public issue of de...
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Income tax department gets nod to prosecute employees at HSBC Geneva
Posted Date : 28-Jul-2012 , 11:34:34 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department plans to initiate prosecution proceedings against employees ofHSBC Switzerland for allegedly helping Indians stash away illegal wealth in Swiss banks.The finance ministry has given permission to the income tax department to initiate a...
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India & Indonesia sign double taxation avoidance agreement
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2012 , 06:26:22 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
India and Indonesia today signed an agreement for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.The agreement was signed by the visiting Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Indian Counterpart S.M Krishna at the Hyderabad house ...
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FM's power to nominate members to SEBI Chairman selection Board: SC
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2012 , 06:25:22 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging the Finance Minister's power to nominate two members in the search and selection board for appointment of SEBI chairman and full time members. A bench headed by S S Nijjar, however, refused to stay Rule 3 (5)(e) of Securit...
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India Inc's reporting standards under ICAI scanner
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2012 , 08:23:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
India's accounting regulator will look into the standards being followed by some of the country's leading companies, a move that comes in the wake of serious concerns raised by several analyst firms.Global analyst firm Veritas had downgraded Reliance Communications over...
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E Governance in DRTs/ DRATs
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 09:50:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Department of Financial Services , Ministry of Finance is considering implementation of e-governance in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)/Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) for which the services of National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG) are being utilised as Consultants.
The...
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Admission Notice for the Company Secretaries Executive Programme
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 09:48:28 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has notified that admission to Company Secretaries (CS) Executive Programme is on. In a Press Release the Institute has made it clear that Graduates seeking admission till 31st August, 2012 will be eligible for Examination in June 2013. B.A /...
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MCA: Payment of stamp duty on increase of authorised capital
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 09:06:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Notification vide No. G.S.R. 716(E). dated 23.09.2011 was issued, in view of the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi dtd. 21.04.2011 in the matter of M/s. S.E. Investment Limited Vs Union Of India and Others {W.P. (c) 2393/2010 and CM Appl. 4794/2011}, the Hon’ble Court ...
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Petrol, diesel prices hiked in seven states on local tax adjustments
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 07:30:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Just two days after petrol prices were hiked by 70 paise by oil marketing companies, prices of petrol and diesel went up in seven states, including West Bengal and Maharashtra, as the oil firms recalibrated rates to reflect changes in local levies.This hike is independent of Monday’s 70 paise ...
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13 cos under MCA scanner for alleged money circulation
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 06:41:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Corporate Affairs Ministry has cracked the whip this time around on 13 companies most of which are in real estate. The registrar of companies is investigating allegations of money circulation and money laundering. In fact even the RBI has trained its guns on the alleged scams, reports CNBC-TV18's Ma...
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Now just log on to EPFO website to check your monthly balance
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 06:40:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Over 50 million subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO can obtain e-passbook along with details of their updated accounts online from on Wednesday. "The EPFO subscribers can get their statement of accounts online from today," Central Provident FundCommissioner R C Mishra sa...
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Govt may appeal against Madras HC order on Esops
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 06:38:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government may appeal against a Madras high court judgement on employee stock options (Esops) that could have a bearing on how corporate tax is calculated. The appeal plan was disclosed by a senior income tax department official, who didn’t want to be identified.
In a 19 June judg...
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Bombay High Court rejects IT department's appeal against Amitabh Bachchan
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 06:32:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bombay High Court recently dismissed an Income Tax department appeal against an order in favour of actor Amitabh Bachchan, holding that the plea did not involve ‘any substantial question of law’.
On October 13, 2002, Bachchan had filed his income tax return, declaring his earnin...
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Announcement regarding IAASB
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2012 , 06:30:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERSInternational Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’sInvitation to Comment, Improving the Auditor’s Report
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), has recently published an Invitation to ...
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Income Tax Department Starts Two More Taxpayer Friendly Initiatives :
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2012 , 07:09:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to make the Income Tax Return filing experience even more convenient, the Income Tax Department has started two more taxpayer friendly initiatives ‘Register for Home Visit’ and ‘Online Tax Help’. To avail these facilities, a taxpayer must visit th...
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Sebi warns investors against dealing with Trading India Portfolios Ltd
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2012 , 07:05:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Sebi has warned investors against dealing with Trading India Portfolios Ltd (TIPL) and its chairman Ankush Srivastava after the regulator observed that the firm has placed false and misleading information related to portfolio management and stock broking services on its webs...
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Imposing Fees on Certain E-Forms Filed with ROC, RD OR MCA(HQ) under MCA-21 Where at Present No Fee is Prescribed
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 09:01:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to impose a certain amount of fee on the following forms at the rates indicated in the table below:-
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Form 1 of Investor Educati...
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Foreign Investment Promotion Board Approves 14 FDI Proposals Worth Rs.1584.11 Crore
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 09:00:31 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Based on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on June 29, 2012, the Central Government has approved 14 Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting toRs.1584....
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I-T department offers help in filing returns at door steps
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 08:57:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a major drive to help taxpayers file returns, the Income Tax Department on Tuesday offered to provide expert services at door-steps in the four metros and some major cities like Bangalore, Jaipur and Patna.
Also, it has started 'Online Tax Help' to provide professional services to ...
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Special IT return receipt counters for Delhi
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 08:55:56 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department has set up special I-T return receipt counters in Delhi. People having income from salary can file their I-T returns at the counters in Mayur Bhavan, Connaught Place till tomorrow.
According to the department, I-T returns will later on be only accepted at the new I...
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Sebi tightens F&O norms to keep out illiquid stocks
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 07:57:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator Sebi has tightened the criteria for stocks to be traded in the futures and options segment by raising the minimum requirement of median quarter-sigma order size (MQSOS) - an indicator of market depth - for a stock to Rs 10 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. Sebi has also trebled the min...
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Income Tax Department adds new column for declaring foreign assets
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2012 , 07:56:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Tightening the norms, Income Tax (I-T) Department has introduced a new column seeking details of foreign assets in the Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the 2012-13 assessment year.Taxpayers, who hold foreign bank accounts or properties, will now have to furnish details of their foreign as...
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Petrol price to be hiked by 70 paisa per litre from tonight
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2012 , 08:36:36 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
After two rounds of rate cuts last month, petrol price was on Monday hiked by 70 paise per litre on firming international oil rates.
Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs68.48 per litre with effect from Monday midnight as compared to Rs67.78 a litre now, state-owned oil companies announced on Monday...
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FII inflow into India crosses $10-bn mark
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2012 , 08:29:18 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have poured in over $1.67 billion this month in the Indian stock market, taking their total investments so far this year to more than $10 billion.According to data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign investors, who had pull...
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Finance ministry starts probe into HSBC
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2012 , 08:09:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the finance ministry has begun a probeinto the HSBC's India operations after it was alleged that the country was exposed to terror funding and money laundering due to the banking giant's weak safety mechanisms. The FIU,...
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