Canada to invite more immigrants, offer PR status to 4 lakh every year
Posted Date : 17-Nov-2020 , 10:27:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Canada wants to invite more immigrants into the country, much higher than the current levels. Just like all other nations, Canada has also been hit hard due to the pandemic. To recover from the Covid-19 crisis, the Canadian government plans to invite 4 lakh new permanent residents to the country eac...
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Govt may invoke COFEPOSA against offenders in fake invoices for GST credit
Posted Date : 17-Nov-2020 , 09:38:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
After a nationwide drive against fake invoices that tend to mar the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, the government is examining if the offenders can be booked under COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act), apart from taking action against them unde...
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Officials arrest 25, book 350 cases in nationwide crackdown for Fake ITC
Posted Date : 16-Nov-2020 , 10:04:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a nationwide crackdown, authorities have arrested 25 people and booked cases against 1,180 entities in connection with fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims by allegedly using fake invoices, according to officials in the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI).
“The actual amou...
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RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on Punjab National Bank
Posted Date : 14-Nov-2020 , 10:57:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
State-run Punjab National Bank on November 13 said the RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on it for contravention of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act.
"RBI has observed that the Bank was operating a bilateral ATM sharing arrangement with Druk PNB Bank Ltd, Bhutan, (international s...
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Income Tax relief for Real-estate Developers and Home Buyers
Posted Date : 14-Nov-2020 , 10:51:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
As part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Package 3.0 as announced by Hon’ble Finance Minister on 12th November, 2020, certain income tax relief measures were brought in for real-estate developers and home buyers.
Up to 2018, section 43CA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) provide...
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Finance Ministry seeks ideas, suggestions and proposals for Annual Budget 2021-22
Posted Date : 14-Nov-2020 , 10:49:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Ministry of Finance has sought ideas, suggestions and proposals for the Annual Budget 2021-22. Over the years, the Ministry of Finance has been holding pre-budget consultations in North Block with Industry and Commerce Associations, Trade Bodies and Experts to seek ideas for the Annual Budget.&n...
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Finance Minister announces measures on AatmaNirbhar Bharat 3.0
Posted Date : 13-Nov-2020 , 08:40:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has announced 12 key measures, as part of Government of India’s stimulus to the economy, under AatmaNirbhar Bharat 3.0. The net stimulus announced today amounts to ₹ 2.65 Lakh crore. While addressing the Pre...
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RBI imposes Rs 50 lakh penalty on Central Bank of India
Posted Date : 11-Nov-2020 , 09:30:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on state-run Central Bank of India for non-compliance with its directions on disbursal of some housing loans.
“Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 10, 2020, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs...
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GST authorities will soon be able to intercept transactions by dubious firms
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2020 , 09:52:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government’s efforts to check evasion of Goods and Service Tax (GST) and step up the indirect tax system’s efficiency is set to reach the next level soon with officials being able to intercept suspicious transactions on a real time basis and pre-empt fraud.
The idea is to enable t...
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GST portal scaled up to handle 3 lakh taxpayers at a time
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2020 , 09:31:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) portal has been enabled to handle double the taxpayer traffic for return filing after the GST infra was upgraded to handle up to three lakh concurrent users at a time.
“The GSTN Portal now successfully handles almost double the taxpayer traffic for ...
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DRT slaps Rs 5 lakh penalty on Bank of India for compromising loan recovery
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2020 , 09:25:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Debt Recovery Tribunal here imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Bank of India for allowing withdrawal of a plea filed to recover over Rs 2.25 crore from its borrowers.
The tribunal also observed that the lender entered into a compromise to recover Rs 31.2 lakh against the loan amount.
The Presiding...
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SC cautions advocates-on-record for unauthorised sharing of video conference links of virtual court hearings
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2020 , 09:18:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court has warned advocates-on-record (AORs) and in-person petitioners of adverse consequences for unauthorised sharing of video conference links of virtual court hearings.
AOR is an advocate who is entitled to act as well as plead for a party in the apex court. No advocate other than ...
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Large NBFCs can become banks - RBI
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2020 , 10:05:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there is a case for systemically important non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) beyond a certain size to convert into banks and subject them to the same prudent regulatory framework. This arrangement will enable a regulation-light structure to continue ...
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Amount of fraud in GST needs cautious approach
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2020 , 10:01:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The CGST department needs to take a cautious approach because of the amount of fraud happening in claiming input tax credit (ITC) by business entities, an official of the GST administration said on Friday.
Deputy commissioner, north, CGST Naveen Rana said in a CII organised webinar that there are...
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Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 (Series VIII) – Issue Price
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2020 , 09:49:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In terms of Government of India Notification No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated October 09, 2020, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2020-21 (Series VIII) will be opened for the period November 09-13, 2020 with Settlement date November 18, 2020. The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be Rs 5,...
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WhatsApp starts payment service in India
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2020 , 09:48:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
WhatsApp on Friday said it is rolling out its payments services in India after receiving nod from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
In 2018, the Facebook-owned company had started testing its UPI-based payments service in India, which allows users to utilise the messaging platfor...
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Canada issues 4500 invitations under Express Entry for PR
Posted Date : 06-Nov-2020 , 10:48:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Canada held its latest Express Entry draw on November 5.
A total of 4,500 invitations went to Express Entry candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement of 478.
French-speaking candidates are eligible for more CRS points in this draw. Recently, Immigration, Re...
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SEBI enhances foreign investment limit for individual AMCs
Posted Date : 06-Nov-2020 , 10:40:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a circular issued, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) enhanced the foreign investment limit per fund house from 300 million USD to 600 million USD. The move comes after several AMCs approached the regulator to increase the limit as Mint reported here .
A surge of interest in int...
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SEBI lays downs guidelines for due-diligence on debt securities
Posted Date : 05-Nov-2020 , 11:10:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday night laid down fresh set of norms for increasing diligence on debt securities.
Sebi prescribed enhanced disclosures in the trustee deed which would make it easier for debenture trustees to conduct due-diligence on encumbrances of...
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Government extends Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme by one month
Posted Date : 03-Nov-2020 , 08:51:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Government has extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by one month till November 30th, 2020, or till such time that an amount of Rs. 3 lakh crore is sanctioned under the Scheme, whichever is earlier, in view of the opening up of various sectors in the economy and the e...
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GST collection crosses Rs. 1 lakh Cr mark for first time since Feb.2020
Posted Date : 01-Nov-2020 , 12:35:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST collections in October stood at over Rs. 1.05 lakh crore, crossing for the first time ₹1 lakh crore mark since February this year, the finance ministry said on Sunday.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections fell from the psychologically important ₹1 lakh crore mark as the lockdown i...
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GST officers can arrest evaders without completion of assessment - Gujarat HC
Posted Date : 31-Oct-2020 , 09:12:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Gujarat High Court in a recent order has armed GST Commissioners with the power to authorise arrest of a person if he has reasons to believe that the person has committed a cognisable and bailable offence, and that the power can be exercised even before completion of assessment and determination...
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RBI cancels certificate of registration of seven NBFCs
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2020 , 10:24:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the certificate of registration of seven non-banking finance companies. These include Malpani Financial Services Private Limited, Vishav Dealer Private Limited, U K Fin Services Limited, Prabhat (India) Limited, Compusta Securities Private Limited, Harsh...
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CGST officials bust racket for generating fraudulent ITC through fake billing of around Rs 1,278 Cr
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2020 , 09:54:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Based upon specific intelligence, the officers of the Anti Evasion branch of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST),Commissionerate, Delhi (East) have busted a major racket for generation of huge inadmissible input tax credit (ITC) through fake billing of Rs 1,278 crore (approx). The well established ...
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FinMin extends I-T exemption under LTC cash voucher scheme to non-central government employees
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2020 , 09:47:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has decided to extend the income tax exemption available under leave travel concession (LTC) cash voucher scheme to non-central government employees also to boost consumer spending. Non-central government employees will include employees of state governments, public sector enterprises, ba...
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RBI imposes monetary penalty on DCB Bank, Jio Payments Bank for rule violations
Posted Date : 29-Oct-2020 , 09:16:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on October 28 imposed monetary penalty on DCB Bank and Jio Payments Bank for various rule violations.
The central bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 22 lakh on DCB Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions on marketing/distribution of mutual fund/insurance etc....
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IBBI approaches SC to club all cases on personal guarantee pending in HCs
Posted Date : 29-Oct-2020 , 09:10:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the petition of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to transfer all the ongoing cases of personal guarantee invocation currently under dispute including Reliance Group’s Anil Ambani from various high courts to the apex court and club them to...
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GIFT IFSC prescribes framework for listing of Depository Receipts
Posted Date : 29-Oct-2020 , 09:04:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective to develop the financial products and financial services in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC) has prescribed the regulatory framework for listing of Deposito...
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Income tax department raids expose Rs 500-crore racket of fake bill entry operation
Posted Date : 28-Oct-2020 , 09:15:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department carried out search and seizure action on October 26 on a large network of individuals running a Rs 500-crore racket of entry operation and generation of huge cash through fake billing.
The searches were carried out on Monday at 42 premises in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab, ...
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Payment Date Extended for Vivad se Vishwas Scheme
Posted Date : 28-Oct-2020 , 09:04:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to provide further relief to the taxpayers desirous of settling disputes under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, the Government today further extended the date for making payment without additional amount from 31st December 2020 to 31st March 2021. The last date for making declar...
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