EC and SHEC credit availed after February 28, 2015 can be utilized for payment of Basic Excise Duty
Posted Date : 01-May-2015 , 06:00:48 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
Notification
No. 12/2015-Central Excise (N.T.)
New Delhi, the 30th April, 2015
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rule...
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Govt. exempts service-tax on Pradhan Mantri Insurance schemes and Atal Pension Yojna
Posted Date : 01-May-2015 , 05:48:19 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th Aoril, 2015
No. 12/2015-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 ame...
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RBI Circular - First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 – Issue of Credit Cards by Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2015 , 06:24:18 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/577DCBR.CO.BPD.(SCB).No.1/13.05.000/2014-15
April 30, 2015
The Chief Executive Officers ofAll Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Dear Sir/Madam,
First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 – Issue of Credit Cards by Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks
Please refer to para 26 of First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 (extract appended) by Reserve Bank of India on April 07, 2015 on the captioned subject.
2. With a view to enlarging the scope of Ur...
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RBI Circular - Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2015 , 06:21:19 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/579A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 96
April 30, 2015
To
All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985between Government of India and erstwhile USSR
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 dated September 12, 2014wherein the Rupee value of the Special Currency Basket was indicated as Rs. 80.580297 effective from September 09, 2...
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RBI Circular - Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines - accounts of proprietary concerns
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2015 , 06:19:26 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/581DNBR(PD).CC.No.034/03.10.42/2014-15
April 30, 2015
All NBFCs
Dear Sir,
Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines - accounts of proprietary concerns
Please refer tocircular No.DNBS.(PD).CC.No.275/03.10.42/2011-12 dated May 29, 2012on the captioned subject.
2. Reserve Bank has been receiving representations pointing out difficulties in complying with the requirement of furnishing two documents as activity proof while opening accounts of sole proprietary firms in certain cases. It is...
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RBI Circular - Acquisition of Accommodation on Lease/Rental basis by Commercial Banks for their use (i.e. for Office and Residence of Staff) – Liberalization of guidelines
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2015 , 06:15:59 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/582DBR.No.BAPD.BC.92/22.01.003/2014-15
April 30, 2015
All Commercial Banks (including RRBs)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Acquisition of Accommodation on Lease/Rental basis by Commercial Banks for their use (i.e. for Office and Residence of Staff) – Liberalization of guidelines
Please refer to Circulars DBOD.No.BL.BC.105/22.01.03/98 dated November 11, 1998,DBOD.No.BL.BC.32/22.01.003/2008-09 dated August 21, 2008andDBOD. No.BAPD.BC.59/22.01.003/2012-13 dated November 20, 2012on the above...
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RBI Circular - Rights of Transgender Persons - Changes in Bank Forms / Applications etc.
Posted Date : 30-Apr-2015 , 06:12:09 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/583DCBR.BPD (PCB/RCB) Cir. No.33/12.05.001/2014-15
April 30, 2015
The Chief Executive OfficerAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /DCCBs/StCBs
Rights of Transgender Persons - Changes in Bank Forms / Applications etc.
It has been brought to our notice that transgender persons face difficulties in opening accounts as there is no provision for them in the account opening and other forms.
2. in this connection, banks are advised to refer to the judgement dated April 15, 2014 of th...
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MHA cancels registration of 8,975 foreign-funded NGOs for not filing their annual returns
Posted Date : 29-Apr-2015 , 07:31:47 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Central Government, exercising its power conferred under Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010, cancelled the certificate of registration of 8,975 NGOs for violating provisions of section 18,read withRule 17(2) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011.
In view of section 18 of the FCRA 2010, every person who has been granted a certificate under this Act has to furnish, within prescribed time and manner, an annual return to the Central Government and such...
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Clarification on rebate of duty on goods cleared from DTA to SEZ – reg.
Posted Date : 28-Apr-2015 , 06:43:48 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
Circular No.1001/8/2015-CX.8
F. No.267/18/2015-CX.8
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
New Delhi, the 28th April, 2015
To,
Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Central Excise (All),
Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Service Tax (All),
Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs (All),
Director General, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence,
Web-maste...
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Filling of online return for 4th quarter of 2014-15 - extension of period thereof.
Posted Date : 27-Apr-2015 , 06:47:17 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
Filling of online return for 4th quarter of 2014-15 - extension of period thereof.
Date of efiling Dvat return has extended up to 15.05.2015....
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RBI Circular - Mandatory Leave for Employees Posted in Sensitive Positions or Areas of Operation
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2015 , 06:09:50 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/563DBR.No.BP.BC.88/21.04.048/2014-15
April 23, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Dear Sir,
Mandatory Leave for Employees Posted inSensitive Positions or Areas of Operation
Please refer to ourcircular DBS.CO.FrMC.BC.No.10/23.04.001/2010-11 dated May 31, 2011on ‘Findings of Forensic Scrutiny- Guidelines for prevention of frauds’, in terms of which banks were advised to immediately put in place ‘staff rotation’ policy and po...
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RBI Circular - Collection and Dissemination of Information on Defaulters
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2015 , 06:08:27 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/565DBR.No.CID.BC.89/20.16.001/2014-15
April 23, 2015
i) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) andii) All India Notified Financial Institutions
Dear Sir / Madam
Collection and Dissemination of Information on Defaulters
Please refer to ourCircular DBOD.No.DL.BC.54/20.16.001/2001-02 dated December 22, 2001on the above subject.
2. As you are aware, Section 2(60) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines an officer who is in default to mean only the following categories ...
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RBI Circular - Collection and Dissemination of Information on Wilful Defaulters
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2015 , 06:07:00 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/566DBR.No.CID.BC.90/20.16.003/2014-15
April 23, 2015
i) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) andii) All India Notified Financial Institutions
Dear Sir / Madam
Collection and Dissemination of Information on Wilful Defaulters
Please refer to theMaster Circular on Wilful Defaulters DBR.No.CID.BC.57/20.16.003/2014-15 dated January 7, 2015.
2. Paragraph 3 of the Circular has been amended as follows (amended portion in bold italics):
“3. Mechanism for ident...
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RBI Circular - Simplified procedure for opening of Currency Chests
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2015 , 06:05:07 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/571DCM(CC)No.G-13/4553/03.39.01/2014-15
April 23, 2015
The Chairman & Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer / Managing DirectorAll Scheduled Commercial Banks
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Simplified procedure for opening of Currency Chests
Please refer to our circular DCM(CC)No.2991/03.39.01/2011-12 dated January 02, 2012 on “Construction of Currency Chests Strong Rooms / Vaults”. The extant instructions for setting up of new currency chests were reviewed and it has been...
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RBI Circular - Rights of transgender persons – Changes in bank forms/applications etc
Posted Date : 23-Apr-2015 , 06:03:44 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2014-15/572DBR.No.Leg.BC.91/09.07.005/2014-15
April 23, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir/Madam
Rights of transgender persons – Changes in bank forms/applications etc.
It has been brought to our notice that transgender persons face difficulties in opening accounts as there is no provision for them in the account opening and other forms.
2. in this connection, banks are advised to refer to the judgement dated April 15, 2014 of the Supreme Court in the ca...
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Foreign Trade Policy 2015 - 2020 –Salient changes in Schemes of reward or incentive / advance authorization or DFIA / EPCG or post export EPCG - reg
Posted Date : 20-Apr-2015 , 06:37:43 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
Circular No. 14 /2015-Cus.
F.No. 605/55/2014-DBK
Government of India
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
New Delhidated20thApril 2015
To,
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of CBEC
All Principal Directors General/Directors General of CBEC
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of CBEC
Ma’am/Sir,
Subject: Foreign Trade Policy 2015 - 2020 –Salient changes in Schemes of reward or in...
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Exclusively listed companies of De-recognized/Non operational/exited Stock Exchanges.
Posted Date : 20-Apr-2015 , 06:14:16 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
SEBI vide circular dated May 30, 2012 (Exit Circular) issued guidelines for exit of De-recognized/Non-operational stock exchanges. Subsequently, vide circular dated May 22, 2014, SEBI issued directions to the stock exchanges to address issues faced by companies exclusively listed in non-operational stock exchanges.
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – Reporting under FDI Scheme on the e-Biz platform
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2015 , 11:47:39 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
RBI/2014-15/561
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 95
April 17, 2015
To
All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam/Sir
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) –
Reporting under FDI Scheme on the e-Biz platform
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations 2000, notified by the Reserve Bank videNotification No.F...
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Restoration of the facility of acceptance of Demand Draft towards application fee/ penalty/ any other fee - DGFT
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2015 , 08:10:06 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises the mode of deposit of application fees by amending Appendix 2K (Scale of Application Fee and Format for Deposit/Refund of Application Fee/Penalty etc.) of Appendices and Aayaat Niryat Forms, 2015-20...
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CBDT - Completion of PAN Migration activity as per the new jurisdiction orders post restructuring
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2015 , 06:21:50 pm | Posted By: Vijay
After the new jurisdiction orders have been passed by you/ your officers' subsequent to restructuring, the PAN requires to be migrated to the new Ward/ circle as per the new jurisdiction. It appears that this activity has not been completed by some of the field officers. This is causing inconvenience to a large number of taxpayers. The Chairperson CBDT has desired that this activity of migrating PANs must be completed by 25 th April, 2015 so that the taxpayers are aware of their jurisdiction...
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RBI Circular - Union Budget - Interest Subvention Scheme 2015-16
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2015 , 07:08:26 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/557
FIDD.No.FSD.BC.53/05.04.02/2014-15
April 16, 2015
The Chairman / Managing Director
All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks
Dear Sir / Madam
Union Budget – 2015-16 Interest Subvention Scheme
Please refer to ourCircular FIDD. No. FSD.BC. 48/05.04.02/2014-15 dated January 21, 2015on Interest Subvention Scheme for Short-term Crop Loans for the year 2014-15. As regards the Scheme for the year 2015-16, Government of India (GoI) has advised that...
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Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) - Guidelines on Off-site/Mobile Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2015 , 07:05:30 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-2015/556
DCBR.CO.RCB.No.BC.29/19.51.008/2014-15
April 16, 2015
All State Co-operative Banks
Dear Sir,
Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies)
- Guidelines on Off-site/Mobile Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
Please refer to our circular RPCD.No.BC.114/07.06.00-94/95 dated February 1, 1995, in terms of which State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) are permitted to install on-site ATMs without obtaining prior permission from RBI. In...
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RBI Circular - Interest Rates on Deposits
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2015 , 07:04:10 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/554
DBR.No.Dir.BC.87/13.03.00/2014-15
April 16, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(Excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir/ Madam
Interest Rates on Deposits
Please refer to our circulars DBOD. No. Dir.BC.36/13.03.00/98 dated April 29, 1998, DBOD. No. Dir.BC.07/13.03.00/2001-02 dated August 11, 2001 andDBOD. No. Dir. BC.74/13.03.00/2012-13 dated January 24, 2013in terms of which banks are allowed to offer differential rates of interest on term deposits on the basis of tenor for de...
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CBDT Revised limit - Doubles exemption limit of conveyance allowance
Posted Date : 15-Apr-2015 , 06:50:48 pm | Posted By: Vijay
S.O. 1002 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295, read with clause (14) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (6th Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2015. CBDT
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Co. intending incorporation can now apply for PAN in Form INC-7 prescribed under Companies Act, 2013
Posted Date : 14-Apr-2015 , 08:12:49 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
S.O. 995(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Income –tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, –
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MCA Clarification under sub-section (7) of section 186 of the Companies Act,2013
Posted Date : 11-Apr-2015 , 07:25:33 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Attention of this Ministry has been drawn to General Circular No 06/2013 dated 14.03.2013 vide which it was clarified that in cases where the effective yield (effective rate of return) on tax free bonds is greater than the yiild on prevailing bank rate, there was no violation of Section 372A(31 of bompaniis Act, 1956. Stakeholders have requested for similar cLarification w.r.t. corresponding section 186(7) of the Companies Act' 2013'...
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Clarification for Remuneration to managerial person under Schedule XIII of the Companies Act, 1956
Posted Date : 11-Apr-2015 , 07:23:28 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Staleholders have drawn attention to the Drovisions of Schedule Xtll (sixth proviso to Para (C) of Section ll of Part ll) of the Companies Act, 1956 (Earlier Act) and as clarihed vide Circular nwber 14l11/2O12-CL-VII dated 16th August,2012, which allowed listed companies and their subsidiaries to pay remuneration, without approval of Central Government, in excess of limits specified in para II Para (C) of such Schedule if the managerial person met the conditions specified therein. Stakeholders h...
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CBEC Clarifies on rate of service tax applicability
Posted Date : 11-Apr-2015 , 07:12:44 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Circular No. 183 / 02 / 2015-ST
F. No. B-1 /1/2015-TRU
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Tax Research Unit)
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Room No. 153, North Block, New Delhi.
Dated 10thApril, 2015.
To
Chief Commissioner of Customs and CentralExcise(All)
Chief Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (All)
Director General of Service Tax
Director General of Central Excise Intelligence
Director General of Audit Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise ...
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Custom Circular - 4% SAD refund claim
Posted Date : 10-Apr-2015 , 07:09:14 pm | Posted By: Vijay
Circular No. 12/2015-Customs
F.No.401/57/2014- Cus III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise and Customs)
*****
New Delhi, the 9thApril, 2015
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)
All Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)
All Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
Sir / Madam
Subject: 4% SAD refund claim &ndas...
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MCA Notifies the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015
Posted Date : 10-Apr-2015 , 07:02:54 pm | Posted By: Vijay
S.O. _(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013 ) and in supersession of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 20O3, published in the cazette of lndia, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide nurnber G.S.R. 480 (E), dated the 12th June, 2003, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, after consultation with the Institute of Chartered Accoun...
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