G.S.R. 279(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 139 read with 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. Short title and commencement.__ (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2019....

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RBI/2018-19/158 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.17/02.08.001/2018-19 April 1, 2019 The Chairmen & Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers All Lead Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda has been notified vide Gazette of India Notification G.S.R. 2(E) dated January 2, 2019. The Notification called the ‘Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda Scheme, 2019’ has come into...

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RBI/2018-19/157 DBR.BP.BC.No.32/21.04.018/2018-19 April 1, 2019 All Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Disclosure in the "Notes to Accounts" to the Financial Statements - Divergence in the asset classification and provisioning Please refer to ourcircular DBR.BP.BC.No.63/21.04.018/2016-17 dated April 18, 2017, on the captioned subject, requiring discl...

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RBI/2018-19/156 DBR.No.BP.BC.31/21.01.003/2018-19 April 1, 2019 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Large Exposures Framework (LEF) Please refer to thecircular DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2016-17 dated December 01, 2016on the subject. After due consideration of the representations received from stakeholders, it has been decided as under: Non-centrally cleared derivatives exposures will be outside the purview of exposure limits t...

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RBI/2018-19/155 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.28 March 28, 2019 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Sir / Madam Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 - Opening of NRO Accounts by Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, changes related to Special Non-Resident Rupee (SNRR) Account and Escrow Account Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 notified videNotification No. FEMA 5(R)...

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RBI/2018-19/154 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 27 March 28, 2019 To, All Category - I Authorized Dealer Banks Madam / Sir Establishment of Branch Office (BO) / Liaison Office (LO) / Project Office (PO) or any other place of business in India by foreign entities Attention of the Authorised Dealer (AD - Category I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a Branch Office or a Liaison Office or a Project Office or any Other Place of Business)...

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RBI/2018-19/153 DPSS.CO.RPPD.No./2089/03.01.03/2018-19 March 28, 2019 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Special Clearing operations on March 30 and 31, 2019 A reference is invited to the circular issued by Department of Government and Bank Accounts (DGBA.GBD.No.2...

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G.S.R… (E). - In pursuance of section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and sub-rule (3) of rule 45 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), and in supercession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 78/2018- Central Tax, dated the 31st December 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide num...

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Doubts have been raised whether sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as „CGST Act‟) provides for transfer of input tax credit which remains unutilized to the transferee in case of death of the sole proprietor. As per sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Central Goods and Services Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as „CGST Rules‟), the registered person (transferor of business) can file FORM GST ITC-02 electronically o...

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Doubts have been raised whether sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as „CGST Act‟) provides for transfer of input tax credit which remains unutilized to the transferee in case of death of the sole proprietor. As per sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Central Goods and Services Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as „CGST Rules‟), the registered person (transferor of business) can file FORM GST ITC-02 electronically o...

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Various representations have been received seeking clarifications on certain issues relating to refund. In order to clarify these issues and to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of law across the field formations, the Board, in exercise of its powers conferred by section 168 (1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “CGST Act”), hereby clarifies the issues as detailed hereunder:...

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RBI/2018-19/152 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26 March 27, 2019 To, All Authorised Persons Madam / Sir Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities Medium Term Framework Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2017 notified videNotification No. FEMA.20(R)/2017-RB dated November 07, 2017,...

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RBI/2018-19/151 FMRD.DIRD.13/14.03.041/2018-19 March 27, 2019 To All participants in rupee interest rate derivative markets Dear Sir/Madam Non-resident Participation in Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives Markets (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 Please refer to theBi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement in April 2018wherein it was announced that non-residents shall be given access to the Rupee Inte...

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RBI/2018-19/150 DBR.No.Leg.BC.30/09.07.005/2018-19 March 26, 2019 All Agency Banks Dear Sir/ Madam All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) The Government of India has advised that all Pay and Account Offices will remain open on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) to facilitate government receipt and payment transactions. Accordingly, all Agency Banks are advised to keep all their branches dealing with government business open on March 31, 2019 (Sunday). 2. Ba...

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G.S.R. (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), 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. 52/2003-Customs, dated the 31st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 274 (E), dated th...

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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below, in the manner as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Tabl...

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G.S.R……(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with sections 50 and 60 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Shipping Bill and Bill of Exports (Forms) Regulations, 2017, namely :- ...

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RBI/2018-2019/146 DBR.BP.BC.No.29/21.07.001/2018-19 March 22, 2019 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Deferral of Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Please refer to paragraph 3 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policiesissued with the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy 2018-19 on April 5, 2018, wherein the implemen...

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RBI/2018-2019/145 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 March 20, 2019 To, All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS Attention of Authorised Dealer (Category I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.84 dated February 29, 2012,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15 dated July 28, 2014andA.P (DIR Series) Circular No.50 dated February 11, 2016giving guidelines for compilation of R-Returns for reporting under the Fore...

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RBI/2018-19/144 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 24 March 20, 2019 To All Authorised Persons Madam/Sir, Export and Import of Indian Currency Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to Regulation 8 of Foreign Exchange Management (Export and import of currency) Regulations, 2015, in terms of which a person may take or send out of India to Nepal or Bhutan and bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India for any amount in ...

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RBI/2018-19/143 DGBA.GBD.No.2394/42.01.029/2018-19 March 20, 2019 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2019 Please refer toCircular DGBA.GBD.No.2324/42.01.029/2017-18 dated March 19, 2018advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including CBDT, CBEC, Departmentalised Ministries and Non-Civil Ministries) at the Receiving/Nodal/Focal Point branches of your...

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RBI/2018-19/141 FMRD.FMSD.11/11.01.012/2018-19 March 15, 2019 To All eligible market participants Dear Sir/Madam Reserve Bank of India (Prevention of Market Abuse) Directions, 2019 Please refer to Paragraph 12 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19 dated June 06, 2018, wherein it was announced that the Reserve Bank shall introduce regulations, in line with best global practices, to prevent abuse in ...

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RBI/2018-2019/140 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 23 March 13, 2019 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Trade Credit Policy – Revised framework Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to the rationalised principal regulation governing the External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits already notified on December 17, 2018 through the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018 gazetted videNotification No. FEMA.3R/20...

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Various representations have been received seeking clarification on issues raised with respect to tax treatment of sales promotion schemes under GST. To ensure uniformity in the implementation of the law across the field formations, the Board, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 168(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) hereby clarifies the issues in succeeding paragraphs....

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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),and in supersession of the notification no 8/2017- Central Tax, dated the 27th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 647 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, except as things done or omitted to be done before such superses...

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G.S.R......(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 37 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 under the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, by such class of registered persons having ...

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G.S.R......(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year, as the class of registered persons, who shall follow the special procedure as mentione...

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G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the following category of persons, as the category of persons exempt from obtaining registration under the said Act, namely,-...

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G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9, subsection (1) of section 11, sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (herein after referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby notifies that the central tax, on the intra-State supply of goods or services or both as...

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G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (vi) of section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the following category of persons, as the category of persons exempt from obtaining registration under the said Act, ...

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