Draft scheme of the proposed rules for computation of Arm’s Length Price (ALP) of an International Transaction or Specified Domestic Transaction undertaken on or after 01.04.2014. Section 92C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the “Act”) provides for computation of Arm’s Length Price (ALP) of an international transaction or specified domestic transaction....

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RBI/2014-15/603 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 102 May 21, 2015 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Rupee Drawing Arrangement - Increase in trade related remittance limit Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to Part (B) of Annex-I to theA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 [A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 02] dated February 6, 2008on Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Forei...

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RBI/2014-15/604 DCM (CC) No. 4846/03.41.01/2014-15 May 21, 2015 The Chairman & Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Scheme of Incentives & Penalties – Review Please refer to ourMaster Circular DCM (CC) No.G-5/03.39.01/2014-15 dated July 1, 2014on the captioned subject. 2. As you are aware, the scheme of Incentives & Penalties was introduced in 2008 and has been revised expanding...

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RBI/2014-15/605 DNBR.CC.PD.No.036/03.10.01/2014-15 May 21, 2015 To All NBFCs (excluding PDs) Dear Sirs, Lending against security of single product - Gold Jewellery Please refer to thecirculars DNBS.CC.PD.No.356/03.10.01/2013-14 dated September 16, 2013andDNBS.CC.PD.No.365/03.10.01/2013-14 dated January 08, 2014on the captioned subject. 2. The Bank has prescribed that the valuation of gold jewellery for arriving at the Loan-To-Value (LTV) shall be done at the average of the cl...

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RBI/2014-15/607 FIDD.FID.BC.No.56/12.01.033/2014-15 May 21, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam, SHG-Bank Linkage Programme – Revision of progress reports In terms of ourCircular RPCD.CO.MFFI.BC.No.103/12.01.01/2006-07 dated June 20, 2007on Microfinance – Submission of progress report andMaster Circular RPCD.FID.BC.No.06/12.01.033/2014-15 dated July 01, 2014on SHG Bank Linkag...

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RBI/2014-15/608 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 103 May 21, 2015 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) denominated in Indian Rupees (INR) – Mobilisation of INR Attention of Authorized Dealers Category – I (AD Cat – I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 [Notification No. FEMA 25/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000], as amended ...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 17/2015-Service Tax New Delhi, the 19 th May, 2015 G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts taxable services provided under the Power System Development Fund Scheme of the Ministry of Power (hereinafter referred to ...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 16/2015-Service Tax New Delhi, the 19th May, 2015 G.S.R.….(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2015 as the date on which the provisions of sub-paragraphs (ix) and (xii) of paragraph 1 and...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 15/2015-Service Tax New Delhi, the 19th May, 2015 G.S.R.….(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2015 as the date on which the provisions of sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) and item (A) of sub-clause (d) of clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (e)...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th May, 2015 No. 14/2015-Service Tax G.S.R. ---(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a), (c) and (f) of section 107, section 108, sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 109, section 153 and section 159 of the Finance Act, 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2015 as the date on which the provisions of clauses (a), (c) and (f) of s...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th May, 2015 No. 13/2015-Service Tax G.S.R. ---(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenu...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Tax Research Unit D.O.F.No.334/5/2015-TRU, New Delhi, May 19, 2015. Dear Principal Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner / Director General, The Finance Bill, 2015, has received the assent of the Honorable President and has been notified. In the Budget, 2015, certain amendments in the Finance Act, 1994 have been incorporated through the Finance Act, 2015, which will come into effect from a date to be notified. In...

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The Reserve Bank of India has appealed to income tax assessees to remit their income tax dues sufficiently in advance of the due date. It has also stated that assessees can use alternate channels like select branches of agency banks or the facility of online payment of taxes offered by these banks. These will obviate the inconvenience involved in standing in long queues at the Reserve Bank offices. It is observed that the rush for remitting Income –Tax dues through the Reserve Bank of I...

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CBDT revises annual target of auditable cases for Add. CIT and internal audit parties. New Internal Audit System – Modification of Instruction No.3 of 2007...

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CBDT prescribes procedure to provide online response to outstanding tax demands in case of e-filing of return....

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RBI/2014-15/594 DCBR.BPD (PCB/RCB) Cir.No.35/12.05.001/2014-15 May 14, 2015 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /DCCBs/StCBs Provisioning pertaining to Fraud Accounts Please refer to the guidelines compiled inParagraph 3.3.1 (ii)of Master Circular on Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning and other related matters for UCBs dated July 1, 2014, and similar instructions for DCCBs & StCBs, in terms of which, in a...

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RBI/2014-15/595 FMRD.DIRD.08/14.03.002/2014-15 May 14, 2015 To All Market Participants Ready Forward Contracts in Corporate Debt Securities A reference is invited to ourcircular FMRD.DIRD.04/14.03.002/2014-15 dated February 3, 2015enclosing the Repo in Corporate Debt Securities (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015. As indicated under paragraph 4 of the Directions, the following entities are eligible to enter into ready forward contracts in corporate debt securities: i. Any scheduled c...

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RBI/2014-15/596 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 98 May 14, 2015 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Account (Banks) (FCNR (B)) Scheme Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, notified videNotification No. FEMA 5/2000-RB dated May...

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RBI//2014-15/599 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.101 May 14, 2015 To All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Export of Goods and Services- Declaration of Exports of Goods/Software Attention of the Authorised Dealers is invited to Regulation 6 of theNotification No.FEMA 23/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations,...

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RBI/2014-15/600 DNBR (PD) CC.No.035/03.10.001/2014-15 May 14, 2015 All NBFCs (excluding Primary Dealers) Dear Sirs, Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) Please refer to the Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 issued videNotification No. DNBS.233/ CGM(US)-2011 dated November 21, 2011(the Directions) prescribing detailed guidelines on the regulatory framework for NBFCs to sponsor IDFs which are to be set up as NBFCs. 2. On a revie...

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1. With reference to the requirements of regulation 6 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider trading) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”),:- i. Formats for disclosures are as Annexed. ii. Such disclosures may be maintained by the company in physical/electronic mode....

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8th floor, Vikrikar Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai 400010. TRADE CIRCULAR To No.JC (Reg) /uploading Document Regn/2015/346 Trade Circular No. 5T of 2015 Mumbai, dated 06.05.2015 Subject: Online grant of registration under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 and Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The applications for registration under the MVAT Act, 2002 and the CST Act, 1956 are required to be submitted online. Once the application is uploaded the applicant is required to attend befo...

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RBI Circular /2014-15/590 DBS.CO.CFMC.BC.No.007/23.04.001/2014-15 May 7, 2015 The Chairmen & Chief Executive Officers of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and All India Select Financial Institutions Dear Sir/Madam, Framework for dealing with loan frauds The rising trend in loan related frauds in the financial sector is a matter of serious concern. Equally disquieting is the delay in detection and reporting of such frauds by banks. The issues relating to pr...

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RBI Circular/2014-15/587 DGBA.GAD No.H- 5013/45.01.001/2014-15 May 07, 2015 The Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer All Agency Banks Dear Sir Mandatory issue of acknowledgement to pensioners on submission of life certificates In terms of extant instructions, all pensioners are required to furnish a life certificate to the pension disbursing bank every year in November for continuance of pension. This certificate can be submitted at any branch of the pension paying bank. The ...

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RBI Circular/2014-15/586 DCBR.CO.RCB.No.BC.34/19.51.008/2014-15 May 07, 2015 The CEOs of all State Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Opening of branches/extension counters by State Co-operative Banks Please refer to ourcircular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.14/07.06.00/2009-10 dated August 4, 2009on “Opening of new place of business by State Cooperative Banks”. The policy for opening of branches/extension counters/specialized branches within the area of operation of the S...

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RBI/2014-15/589DPSS (CO) PD No.2112/02.14.003/2014-15 May 07, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs/Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks/Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks Madam / Dear Sir, Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions A reference is invited to our circularsDPSS.PD.CO.No.513 / 02.14.003 / 2011-2012 dated September 22, 2011andDPSS (CO) PD No.2377 / 02.14.003 / 2012-13 dated June 24, ...

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RBI/2014-15/585 DCBR.BPD (PCB ) Cir.No.8/12.05.001/2014-15 May 5, 2015 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Modalities for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) Government of India, Ministry of Finance intends to roll out Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) from June 1st, 2015. ...

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Circular No. 1003/10/2015-CX Dated 05.05.2015 F.No.267/29/2015-CX-8 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise and Customs ************ Sub: Clarification regardingCenvatCredit in transit sale through dealer - reg. Kind attention is invited to Notification No. 8/2015 – Central Excise (NT) dated 1-3-2015 amending Central Excise Rules, 2002 (CER). Representations have been received from trade regarding the scope and purpose of third...

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(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii)) Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 5 / 2015-20 New Delhi, Dated the 1st May, 2015 Sub: Withdrawal of Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme for import of raw Sugar. S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1...

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G.S.R -ln exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, section 4, sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 5, section 6, sub-section (1) and (2) of section 7, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 8, clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section11, sub­sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 12, sub-sections (3), (4) and the proviso to sub-section (5) of section 13, sub-section (2) of section 14, sub-section (1) of section 17, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 20 read with sub-sections (1...

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