Revision in Bank Rate
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:35:45 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/489DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.19/16.11.00/2014-15
March 4, 2015
The Chief Executive OfficerAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs/ CCBs)
Madam / Dear Sir,
Revision in Bank Rate
Please refer to ourcircular DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.12/16.11.00/2014-15 dated January 15, 2015on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in theMonetary Policy Statement dated March 4, 2015, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 8.75 pe...
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Marginal Standing Facility
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:34:06 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-2015/488FMOD.MAOG.No.107/01.18.001/2014-15
March 04, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Madam / Sir,
Marginal Standing Facility
As announced by the Governor today, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to7.50 per centwith immediate effect.
2. Consequent to the change in the Repo rate, the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate will stand adjus...
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Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:32:46 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-2015/487FMOD.MAOG.No.106/01.01.001/2014-15
March 04, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers
Madam / Sir,
Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates
As announced by the Governor today, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to7.50 per centwith immediate effect....
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Change in Bank Rate
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:31:10 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/486DBR.No.Ret.BC.73/12.01.001/2014-15
March 04, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks,Local Area Banks and RRBs
Dear Sir,
Change in Bank Rate
Please refer tocircular DBR.No.Ret.BC.61/12.01.001/2014-15 dated January 15, 2015on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in thePress Release 2014-2015/1847 dated March 04, 2015, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 8.75 per cent to 8.50 per cent with effect from March 04, 2015.
3. All penal interest rates on shortfall in...
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Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:29:16 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/485REF.No.MPD.BC. 377/07.01.279/2014-15
Phalguna 13,1936(Saka)March 4, 2015
To
All Scheduled Banks [excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)]and Primary Dealers
Dear Sir/Madam,
Standing Liquidity Facilities forBanks and Primary Dealers
Please refer to theStatement by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor on Monetary Policy dated March 4, 2015, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been reduced by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 7.50 per c...
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Clarification relating to filing of e-form DIR-I1 & DIR-12 under the Companies Act, 2013
Posted Date : 04-Mar-2015 , 06:22:27 pm | Posted By: Vijay
This Ministry has received sevcral rspresentations about the difficulties fbced by stakeholders due to deactivation of Digiral signature certificate (DSC) following en masse resignation of all thc directors of a company before appointment ofnew direotors in their places. Thc difliculty arises because ofautomatic dcaativation of DSC on firing o1,DIR-11 (Notice 01'resignation ofa direcror to the Rcgisftar) by the resigncd/resigning Director (s), and nonc of the ncw Director's details having been f...
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Trade Credits for Imports into India — Review of all-in-cost ceiling
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2015 , 08:47:56 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
RBI/2014-15/484A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.81
March 03, 2015
To,
All Category - I Authorized Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Trade Credits for Imports into India — Review of all-in-cost ceiling
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 dated July 28, 2014relating to the all-in-cost ceiling of Trade Credits for imports into India.
2. On a review it has been decided that the all-in-cost ceiling as specified under paragra...
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External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) Policy — Review of all-in-cost ceiling
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2015 , 06:01:49 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/483A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.80
March 03, 2015
To,
All Category - I Authorized Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) Policy — Review of all-in-cost ceiling
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 17 dated July 28, 2014relating to the all-in-cost ceiling for ECB.
2. On a review, it has been decided that the all-in-cost ceiling as specified under paragraph 2 ofA.P. (DIR Series) ...
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Instructions regarding adjudication of Central Excise and Service Tax Cases booked by DGCEI
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2015 , 05:58:57 pm | Posted By: Vijay
Circular No. 1000/7/2015-CX
datedthe 3rdMarch, 2015
F. No. 208/03/2012-CX-6
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
To
The Director General of Central Excise Intelligence,
All Principal Chief/ Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax,
All Principal Chief/ Chief Commissioners of Central Excise.
Sub: Instructions regarding adjudication of Central Excise and Service Tax Cases booked by DGCEI-reg.
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RBI prohibits citizens of Macau and Hong Kong from acquiring/transferring immovable properties in India
Posted Date : 03-Mar-2015 , 08:03:39 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
FEMA/ILT/INDIAN ACTS & RULES : FEM (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 – Substitution of Regulation 7
RBI prohibits citizens of Macau and Hong Kong from acquiring/transferring immovable properties in India...
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Exclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934- The Vasavi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad
Posted Date : 02-Mar-2015 , 06:07:43 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/482DCBR.CO.BPD. (PCB).Cir.No.6/16.05.000/2014-15
March 2, 2015
The Chief Executive OfficerAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Dear Sir/ Madam
Exclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934- The Vasavi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad
We advise that the name of “The Vasavi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad” has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by notification UBD.CO.BPD./1/16.05.00...
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Simplification of Registration Procedures in Service Tax
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:59:31 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
The legal provisions for registration in service tax are contained in section 69 of the Finance Act, 1994, rule 4 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 and the Service Tax (Registration of Special Category of Persons) Rules, 2005. Paragraph 2 of Circular 97/8/2007-Service Tax dated 23-8-2007 and Order No. 2/2011-Service Tax dated 13-12-2011 also explain some of the procedural aspects of registration in service tax.
In supercession of Order No. 2/2011-Service Tax dated 13-12-2011, the Central Board o...
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Seeks to notify the “resident firm” as the class of persons for the purpose of sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of section 96A of the Finance Act, 1994.
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:53:59 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of section 96A of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby specifies “resident firm” as class of persons for the purposes of the said sub-clause....
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Seeks to amend notification No. 26/2012-Service Tax, dated 20th June 2012, so as to make necessary amendments in the specified entries prescribing taxable portion and the conditions for availing the exemption therein.
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:52:51 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
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 Revenue), No.26/2012- Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)...
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Seeks to amend notification No. 30/2012-Service Tax dated 20th june, 2012, so as to prescribe, the extent of service tax payable by the service provider and any other person liable for paying service tax other than the service provider.
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:51:54 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
G.S.R.(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 68 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 30/2012-Service Tax, dated the 20thJune, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 472 (E), dated the 20thJune, 2012, namely:-...
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Seeks to amend notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax, dated 20th June 2012, so as to amend certain existing entries granting exemption on specified services and inserting new entries for granting exemption from service tax on specified services.
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:50:52 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
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 Revenue) No.25/2012- Service Tax, dated the 20thJune, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (...
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Seeks to amend Service Tax Rules, 1994 so as to prescribe
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:49:52 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
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 makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely:-...
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Seeks to rescind the redundant notification No. 42/2012-Service Tax, dated 29th June 2012.
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:48:00 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
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 rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 42/2012-Service Tax, dated 29th June 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 520 (E), dated 29th June ...
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Clarification regarding place of removal
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:45:46 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Attention is invited to Circular No. 988/12/2014-CX dated 20.10.2014 issued from F. No. 267/49/2013-CX.8 on the above subject wherein it was clarified that the place of removal needs to be ascertained in terms of provisions of Central Excise Act, 1944 read with provisions of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 and that payment of transport, payment of insurance etc are not the relevant considerations to ascertain the place of removal. The place where sale takes place or when the property in goods passes...
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Withdrawal of prosecution filed in a court
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:44:24 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Your kind attention is invited to the issue of withdrawal of prosecution after it has been filed in a court of law. Instructions in this regard were issued on the Central Excise side vide Circular no. 30/30/94-CX dt 4-4-1994. The relevant part of the instruction contained in paragraph 5 is reproduced below –...
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Simplification of Registration Procedures in Central Excise and Service Tax
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:41:31 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Registration process in Central Excise has been prescribed vide Notification no 35/2001 - C.E(N.T) dt 26-6-2001 as amended from time to time. The prescribed procedure has been amended by notification no. 07/2015-CE (N.T.) dated 01.03.2015 to simplify the procedure and improve the ease in doing business in manufacturing. The salient features of the revised registration procedure are as follows -...
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Recovery of arrears in installments and amendment of Garnishee Notice
Posted Date : 28-Feb-2015 , 06:40:28 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Your attention is invited to provisions of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Central Excise Act, 1944. Central Excise Officers are empowered under this provision to issue an order to any other person from whom money is due to such person from whom recovery of arrears is required to be made. Such notice for recovery to the other person is generally referred as Garnishee Notice. Similar provisions are contained in section 142(1)(d) of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 87(b) of the Finance Act, ...
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DVAT - Special drive for disposal of objections relating to mismatch of Annexure 2A/2B cases for the Assessment Year 2012-13
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2015 , 09:26:49 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND TAXES
(POLICY BRANCH)
VYAPAR BHAWAN, I.P.ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110 002
No.F.7(480)/Policy/VAT/2014/807-816
Dated: 27/02/2015
CIRCULAR NO. 27 of 2014-15
Sub:- Special drive for disposal of objections relating to mismatch of Annexure 2A/2B cases for the Assessment Year 2012-13.
In continuation of this department’sCircular Nos.18,20,22and24 of 2014-15, it has now been decided to dispose of objections filedu/s 74...
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Regarding Central Excise and Service Tax Audit norms to be followed by the Audit Commissionerates
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2015 , 06:04:52 pm | Posted By: Vijay
Circular No. 995/2/2015-CX
dated the 27thFeb., 2015
F. No. 206/03/2014-CX.6
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
To
The Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax (All),
The Director General of Service Tax,
The Director General of Central Excise Intelligence,
The Commissioners of Service Tax (Audit) (All)
The Commissioners of Central Excise (Audit) (All)
Madam/Sir,
Subj...
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Unclaimed Deposits / Inoperative Accounts in Banks Display list of Inoperative Accounts
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2015 , 05:44:07 pm | Posted By: Vijay
RBI/2014-15/481DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.18/13.01.000/2014-15
February 27, 2015
The Chief Executive Officers ofAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State and Central Co-operative Banks
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Unclaimed Deposits / Inoperative Accounts in BanksDisplay list of Inoperative Accounts
Please refer to ourCircular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.9/13.01.000/2008-09 dated September 1, 2008andRPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.89/07.38.01/2008-09 dated February 18, 2009, wherein detailed instructions have been given t...
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The Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Amendment Rules, 2015
Posted Date : 25-Feb-2015 , 09:53:10 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
G.S.R ..............(E) .- [n exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (l) of section 123 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014, namelyi...
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Priority Sector Lending- Targets and Classification –Overdraft in PMJDY accounts
Posted Date : 25-Feb-2015 , 09:43:57 pm | Posted By: CASANSAAR
RBI/2014-15/477FIDD.CO.Plan.BC 50 /04.09.01/2014-15
February 25, 2015
The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer[All scheduled commercial banks(excluding Regional Rural Banks)]
Dear Sir,
Priority Sector Lending- Targets and Classification –Overdraft in PMJDY accounts
Please refer to ourMaster Circular RPCD.CO.Plan.BC 10/04.09.01/2014-15 dated July 01, 2014on Priority Sector Lending- Targets and Classification.
2. It has been decided that overdrafts extended by banks upto...
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Bank’s prior approval for change in shareholding
Posted Date : 24-Feb-2015 , 06:12:23 pm | Posted By: Vijay
Bank’s prior approval for change in shareholding
In terms of Section 3(6) of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, every Securitisation Company /
Reconstruction Company (SC / RC) is required to obtain prior approval of the
Reserve Bank for any substantial change in its management. For the purpose of this
section, the expression “substantial change in management” means the change in
the management by way of transfer of shares or amalgamation or transfer of the
business of the company. H...
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TARC releases its final report on tax administration reforms in India
Posted Date : 21-Feb-2015 , 08:52:59 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
TARC releases its final report on tax administration reforms in India.
e-Book Fourth Report of TARC(Dated 20th February, 2015)
e-Book Feedback Report of TARC(Dated 20th February, 2015)
Fourth Report of TARC(7 MB)(Dated 20th February, 2015)
Feedback Report of TARC(3 MB)(Dated 20th February, 2015)
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MCA mandates IndAS from FY16-17 for companies having net worth above Rs 500 crore; notifies Ind AS rules
Posted Date : 21-Feb-2015 , 08:33:43 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 133 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and sub-section (1) of section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government, in consultation with the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, hereby makes the following rules, namely:
Notifications
Description
G.S.R dated 16 Feb 2015
The Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
Indian Accounting Standard ...
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