CCI clears RIL's buyout of Bharti stake
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2011 , 10:04:22 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Reliance Industries' (RIL) buyout of Bharti group's 74% stake in insurance joint ventures with AXA of France.
"The monopoly watchdog has cleared the deal within 14 days of application as there was no anti-competition issue involved," a...
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I-T returns: Special counters for Delhiites
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2011 , 05:18:54 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax Department will open 50-special counters at Vikas Bhawan (near ITO) for residents of North-East and North-West Delhi from July 28 to July 31 to file their tax returns. The last date for filing of income tax returns for the assessment year 2011-12 is July 31.
"The ITD, New Del...
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FinMin to meet Sebi, exchange officials on market reforms
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2011 , 05:11:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
With a view to discuss ways to expedite policies for growth and reforms in the stock market, theFinance Ministry has called a meeting of top officials fromSebi and various stock exchanges early next month. Among other issues, the recent decline in stock market business volumes and the launch of some...
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RBI quashes banks' plea to revise NPA norms
Posted Date : 27-Jul-2011 , 02:13:16 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Appeals from banks to revise the norms for identification and classification of bad loans based on the commercial operation date of a project, have failed to find favour with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The banking regulator has no plan to change the guidelines and will consider requ...
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Exemption from requirement of furnishing return of income for A.Y. 2011-12 where income does not exceed Rs. 5 lakhs
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 10:08:21 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Income to accept Return of individual with Rs. 5 lakhs of income – CBDT had exempted those having income less than Rs. 5 Lakhs for the assessment year 2011-12 from filing Income Tax return. Board now clarifies that the Department should accept returns from this exempted category of persons, if...
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Simplified Procedure for Rectification of Register of Charges Under Section 141 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 09:28:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to simplify the procedures and cut timelines, the Ministry has decided to notify section 20 of the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (1) of 2003 thereby the work relating to rectification of register of charges under section 141 of the Companies Act, 1956 shall be shifted from the juri...
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India, Lithuania sign DTAA to check tax evasion
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 09:24:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
India and Lithuania on Tuesday signed an agreement for avoidance of double taxation to prevent tax evasion and exchange of banking information between the two countries.
The double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) provides that business profits would be taxable in the source country if t...
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India ranks 14th with $25 bn FDI in 2011: UN report
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 04:45:49 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
India slipped to 14th spot in the list of countries that attracted the highest foreign direct investment last year, with inflows declining by about $10 billion to $25 billion, says a UN report.
India is ranked way below neighbouring China, which saw FDI inflows to the tune of $106 billion...
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Rate hike will hurt investor confidence: industry
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 02:07:28 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
ndustry was united in its response to the rate hike announced by the Reserve Bank of India today, as several corporate leaders feared that the 50-basis-point increase in repo and reverse repo rates would see production and borrowing costs go up. Here is what some of them had to say:
Arvind ...
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Govt may soon appoint panel to clear asset buys abroad by PSUs
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 02:02:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is expected to soon appoint a high-power committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary for fast-track clearance of overseas asset buys by PSUs without going to Cabinet. Several public sector units (PSUs) in key infrastructure sectors like oil, coal and mines are scouting for ac...
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CAG says in process of finalising report on KG-D6 gas fields
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 02:01:06 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government auditorCAG today said it is in the process of finalising its report on Reliance Industries'sKG-D6 gas fields. Refuting allegation by theReliance Industries that it was not given enough time to respond to the audit observations, Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai said,...
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RBI Hikes Repo, Reverse Rpo by 50 BPS each, CRR Unchanged
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 11:23:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
RBI raised interest rates by a higher-than-expected 50 basis points on Tuesday, stepping up its fight against persistently high inflation despite slowing growth in Asia's third-largest economy. TheReserve Bank of India (RBI) increased therepo rate , at which it lends to banks, to 8 per cent, exceedi...
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SEBI to dilute open offer norms in mergers and acquisitions
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 07:23:13 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to approve a diluted version of the draft takeover code aimed at overhauling India’s corporate acquisition regime. The market regulator is likely to bring down the mandatory open offer to 51% of the total shares from the recommended 1...
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Online Incorporation of Companies Within 24 Hours
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 07:17:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to give ease to the corporate world to carry business within the country, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been simplifying the procedures under the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, to enable promoters to get their companies incorporated online within 24 hours, the incorporation proce...
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ICAI - Handbook on "The Process of E-filing of Income Tax Returns"
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2011 , 07:13:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Handbook on "The Process of E-filing of Income Tax Returns"
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ICAI - Procedure for verification of answer books of Chartered Accountants-Final, PCE, IPCE/ATE-Units, Examinations
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2011 , 09:54:32 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Candidates who are desirous of applying for verification of the marks obtained by them in the May 2011 exams are requested to note and follow the procedure detailed below
The application for verification of marks must be in the handwriting of the candidate. If the candidate had appeared in Hindi me...
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Clarification form Finance Ministry: Exemption from filing returns is voluntary
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2011 , 12:55:32 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The finance ministry’s decision to exempt salaried people with taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh from filing returns has become a bane for some taxpayers. Though the ministry had clarified that it was not mandatory for taxpayers to avail of this privilege, some taxpayers willing to file returns d...
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Audit firms may also face action in Satyam-like cases
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2011 , 08:08:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
New Companies Bill to propose equal responsibility of auditors, firms. Unlike in the multi-crore Satyam fraud, audit firms will not be able to wash their hands of corporate scams perpetrated by companies in connivance with their partner auditors.
The Companies Bill, 2011, being finalised by...
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Service tax evaders under scanner
Posted Date : 25-Jul-2011 , 08:01:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is set to crack down on nearly nine lakh service providers - constituting almost 60% of those registered with the tax department - for not filing returns.
A recent study by the finance ministry has revealed that of the 15 lakh service providers across the country, only six lakh are ...
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Farm debt waiver scheme: CAG seeks details from banks
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2011 , 09:38:09 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government auditorCAG has sought details from all banks, including regional rural banks and cooperative banks, regarding the implementation of the Rs 71,000-crorefarm debt waiver scheme. The scheme provided relief to about four crore farmers. Information has been sought to examine how...
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Four Major construction PSUs likely to be merged : NBCC, NPCC, HPL, HSCL.
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2011 , 09:32:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Four major construction PSUs, of which two are sick, may be merged to achieve greater synergy between companies like National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and Hindustan Steelworks Construction (HSCL).
The companies which are being considered for merger are NBCC, Hindustan Pre...
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RBI likely to raise policy rates by 25 basis points: Bankers
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2011 , 05:05:49 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Faced with inflation much above the comfort level, the Reserve Bank is likely to raise key interest rates by another 25 basis points in its first quarterly review of monetary policy 2011-12 on July 26. "There is a general perception that (policy) rates are going to go up by 25 basis point...
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Task force on GST to submit report in two weeks: CBEC
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 10:02:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The task force on Goods and Service Tax (GST) set up by the finance ministry will submit its report within two weeks, said Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Chairman S Dutt Majumder on Friday.
“By mid-September, we hope to finalise business rules. A dispute settlement autho...
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Government prepares ground for TDS on services, to primarily impact B2B service providers, including IT majors like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, BPOs & consultancy services
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 02:37:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The finance ministry is exploring the option of introducing tax deduction at source, or TDS, in the services sector to stem tax evasion, though some experts say the move could raise transaction costs and lock up working capital. The proposed tax regime will be similar to the one in place for in...
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Newly Elected President & Vice President of ICWAI
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 12:41:20 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
PRESIDENT
Shri M. Gopalakrishnan , has been elected as President of The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, for the year 2011-12
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Shri Rakesh Singh, has been elected as Vice President of The Ins...
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I-T searches have no material implications: IRB Infra
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 12:37:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Highways developer IRB Infra today said searches conducted by the Income Tax (I-T) department at its premises has no material implications on the company.
"IRB Infrastructure Developers has cooperated with the authorities and various statements were recorded by the authorities during the ...
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IRDA mulls making listing of life insurance companies mandatory
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 12:36:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Insurance regulator Irda on Friday said it is mulling over making it mandatory for insurance companies to go public, even though the final IPO norms are still awaited and most players are not keen to hit the market. "The (Insurance) Act doesn't stipulate companies to go public, but the regulato...
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RBI to issue new coins of 50 paise to Rs 10 denomination
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 07:18:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank today said it will soon put into circulation new coins in five denominations, ranging from fifty paise to Rs 10. "The RBI will shortly put in circulation... coins of the fifty paise, one rupee , two rupees, five rupees and ten rupees denominations," the apex bank said in a statement...
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E-filling of income tax returns may cross 50% this year
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2011 , 07:17:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
E-filing of income tax returns has increased so substantially over the past two years that the income tax department believes paper filing of returns would soon become a negligible proportion of the total. The department also says that e-filing, combined with its highly efficient and automated centr...
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Govt to create a new technology platform for GST regime
Posted Date : 22-Jul-2011 , 09:30:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government today said it is working on a special IT platform for smooth implementation of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) -- a new regime that will subsume various levies imposed by centre and states.
The IT special purpose vehicle (SPV) christened as GST N (Network) will be o...
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