US rating downgrade may hit India IT hiring by 1/4th
Posted Date : 09-Aug-2011 , 08:17:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Hiring activity in the Indian IT sector, one of the biggest employers in the country, could fall by about one-fourth due to the downgrade of the USA's credit rating and the deepening economic crisis, experts said. It might take at least 5-6 months for the recruitment activities of the IT sector...
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Goldman Sachs upgrades India's rating to 'market weight'
Posted Date : 09-Aug-2011 , 08:14:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Citing expected improvement in the macro-economic situation, global investment bank, Goldman Sachs today upgraded India's rating to 'market weight', from the earlier 'under-weight,' indicating bullishness in the short-term.Goldman Sachs also cited lower oil prices,and the government's push for polic...
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Misuse of Public Issue Funds by Companies
Posted Date : 09-Aug-2011 , 08:12:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs today informed the Rajya Sabha that such complaints relate to misuse of public issue funds by way of diversion of funds, non-fulfillment of terms and conditions for the completion of the projects as per the time schedule given in the prospec...
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I-T dept says telecom firms haven
Posted Date : 09-Aug-2011 , 08:09:13 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Mumbai income-tax (I-T) department sent a note to the finance ministry and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) last week saying telecom firms haven’t paid an estimated Rs. 1,000 crore of tax deducted at source (TDS) while selling their prepaid products through distributors...
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US crisis may hit export & capital flows: C Rangarajan
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 04:13:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan today said the downgrade of the US sovereign rating will negatively impact exports and moderate capital flows into the country. "More than the downgrade, what will be the impact for the rest of the world will be the slow pace ...
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No difficulty to bring Direct Tax Code into operation from Ist April: FM
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:45:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Finance Minister has said that there would be no difficulty to bring Direct Tax Code, DTC into operation from 1st of April next year. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that the Parliamentary Standing Committee will submit its report by Winter Session of Parliament. Speaking at a function in ...
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Sebi to upgrade surveillance system
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:42:38 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market watchdog the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning a major upgradation of its key surveillance system through which it monitors data from stock exchange and depositories for identifying the manipulation activities.
The move would help the regulator in its efforts ...
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France hands over list of 700 bank accounts in Switzerland
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:38:13 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
After the list of bank accounts of Indians in Liechtenstein, it is the turn of HSBC accounts in Geneva. The government last month received a list of some 700 bank accounts in Switzerland from the French government and investigations are already underway to determine whether any of the account holder...
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Sebi issues notice to NSE on code changes by brokers
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:35:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a first, the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, has issued a show-cause notice to the country's leading stock exchange, National Stock Exchange, following a probe into alleged client code modifications by its broker members. The notice has asked the bourse to ex...
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Telecom firms will pay service tax on sale of SIM cards: SC
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:30:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court has held that telecom operators will have to pay service tax on the sale of SIM cards as these transactions entail their processing and activation for providing cellphone services.
Upholding the judgement of the Kerala high court, a bench of justices Mukundakam Sharma and A R Dav...
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Hyundai mulls legal action against DRI tax evasion notice
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:28:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The country's second largest car maker Hyundai Motor India today said it is considering to take legal steps against the Rs 266-crore tax evasion notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). "Our legal team is in the process of preparing an appropriate response to the show cause no...
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e-Filing for AY 10-11
Posted Date : 08-Aug-2011 , 07:26:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
e-Filing for AY 10-11: Quick Statistics (as on 31st July 2011)
QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF E-FILING IN F.Y. 2011-12 (UPTO 31/7/2011)
COMPARATIVE GROWTH OF E-FILING IN CURRENT YEAR
FORM WISE RECEIPT OF E-RETURNS UPTO 31st JULY
S.N.
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I-T dept to share PAN database with NATGRID
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2011 , 02:53:09 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax department has decided to share it's PAN card database with the NATGRID -- a network aimed to initiate robust information sharing amongst law enforcement agencies to tackle terror threats at home and abroad.The department, after getting approval from the Central Board of Direct ...
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BSE Sensex: Stock crash erodes over Rs 1.3 lakh crore from investor wealth
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 10:11:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The investors were left poorer by over Rs 1.33 lakh crore after today's stock market crash, even as the market managed to recover nearly half of the losses suffered earlier during the day. The plunge in investors' wealth, which is notional in nature and is measured in terms of cumulative value of al...
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11,69,238 Multiple Pan Cards Detected and Deleted
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 09:56:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
No. of PAN CARD Holders:
As on 31.3.2009
8,09,21,993
As on 31.3.2010
9,59,26,877
As on 31.3.2011
12,10,45,706
No. of Returns filed during the financial year
FY 2008-09
3,38,69,567
FY 2009-10
3,27,36,625
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Be vigilant to check NPAs; don't choke credit: FM to banks
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 06:33:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Concerned over rising Non- performing Assets (NPAs) of public sector lenders, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said banks must tackle the problem seriously but without choking credit.
"NPAs in public sector banks have witnessed an upward trend. I had a meeting with chiefs of these ba...
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Government for reviewing DTA with Mauritius for better tax info
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 04:38:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is working to review the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) with Mauritius to further strengthen its provisions and have better exchange of information on tax matters with the island nation, which accounts for almost 36 per cent of FDI inflow to India. In a written reply to t...
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CWG scam: CAG report to be tabled in parliament
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 11:51:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on irregularities in the October 2010 Commonwealth Games will be tabled in parliament on Friday, according to the business listed for the two houses. The report, which has already caused much uproar after being leaked to the media, is expected ...
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RBI allows pre-paid cards for corporate reimbursements
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 11:37:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian companies can now pay perks to their employees in plastic money. In a move that could pave the way for cashless settlements of perquisites and reimbursements, RBI on Thursday allowed banks to issue pre-paid payment instruments to corporates for onward issuance to their employees."...
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Ministry of corporate affairs may levy annual duty on registered companies
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 11:36:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The ministry of corporate affairs (( MCA)) is contemplating introducing an annual charge on all registered companies in the new Companies Bill with the twin aim of boosting its revenue and creating a system to track companies. The charge will most likely be based on the capital size of the com...
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Video Conferencing for AGMs
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2011 , 07:34:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recognized participation by shareholders in the Annual General Meetings under the Companies Act, 1956 for all companies through video conference. Vide Circular dated 06.06.2011 issued by the Ministry, it is proposed to be mandatory for all listed companies for f...
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Announcement of KYC Norms by ICAI
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 11:16:04 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
All the members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), who are in practice, are hereby informed that the Council has formulated the following Know Your Client Norms (KYC norms) at its 307th Meeting held on 13th July, 2011, which shall be recommendatory in nature, and appl...
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ICAI- Period of validity of Registration in CA Course
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 10:50:17 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
BoS/ Announcement/227/11
In continuation of Institutes Announcement dated June 23, 2011 on Institutes website and in the Chartered Accountants Students Journal (July, 2011 issue) regarding Period of Validation of Registration in Chartered Accountancy Course, it is info...
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No tax on Hutch deal under present laws: Vodafone in SC
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 10:21:12 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Resuming its arguments against Rs 11,000-crore tax demand by the Income Tax (I-T) department, the British telecom giant Vodafone today contended before the Supreme Court that the present Indian income tax laws do not cover gains from overseas transactions.
Senior advocate Harish Salve app...
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RBI forms panel on monetary policy
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 10:18:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today reconstituted the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which advises the apex bank on its monetary policy stance, in the light of macroeconomic and monetary developments.
The reconstituted committee would include eminent economists like Shankar Acharya...
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Per capita income has grown 120% between FY'05 and FY'11:Government
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 10:15:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The per capital income in the country has jumped over two-folds between 2004-05 and 2010-11 to touch Rs 54,835 per annum, Parliament was informed today. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Jena said that...
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HDFC Bank starts income tax payment service through ATMs
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 07:19:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Private sector lender HDFC Bank on Wednesday launched a service whereby its 115 lakh debit card holders can pay income tax through the bank’s ATMs.
“With this facility, the bank has given its vast customer base the freedom from waiting in long queues at counters or logging into ...
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Sebi clears single-window clearance for prior approvals
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 07:17:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today approved a single-window clearance system for market entities, including stock brokers, merchant bankers and credit ratings agencies, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures.
"W...
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HC verdict on service tax over lease today
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 07:15:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Bombay high court on Thursday will start dictating the judgment in a case related to the central government levying service tax payable on leasing, letting, licensing and renting of immovable properties for commercial purposes. The court was hearing several petitions moved by establisments such ...
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Gifts received by Mayawati from supporters cannot be included in tax return: Delhi HC
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2011 , 07:11:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a reprieve to UP Chief Minister Mayawati, the Delhi High Court has ruled that gifts she received from party supporters cannot be included in her tax return for 2003-04, as it was not taxable under provisions of the Income Tax Act. The court dismissed the appeal of the Revenue Department which had...
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