Hon'ble Minister of Finance, Government of India, in his speech while presenting the Budget for FY 2017-18 on February 01, 2017, announced that the process of registration of financial market intermediaries will be made fully online by SEBI. 2. As you are aware, SEBI had already started development of Enterprise SEBI Portal with various custom applications, including online registration modules for various intermediaries and in this regard, had various rounds of consultation with the market par...

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I am directed to invite your attention to para 2(d) of Circular No. 5/2010-Cus dated 16.03.2010 directing initiation of action to safeguard revenue in case of non-submission of Export Obligation Discharge Certificate within the time period stipulated in the relevant Customs notifications. These directions have been reiterated in para 7 (iii) of Instruction dated 18th January, 2011. 2. Some field formations have expressed difficulty in implementing these instructions stating that when a notice i...

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Representations have been received from the field formations and members of the trade and industry regarding practicality of round-the-clock posting of Central Excise officers in the cigarette manufacturing units. In terms of para 10 of instructions dated 24.12.2008 issued vide F. No. 224/37/2005-CX.6, read with para 2.2 of Chapter 4 of the CBEC Manual, mandatory, round-the-clock presence of Central Excise officer in the factory has been prescribed to ensure that the goods are not removed withou...

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RBI/2016-17/294 DBR.BP.BC.No.65/21.04.103/2016-17 April 27, 2017 The Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) And Small Finance Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Risk Management Systems – Role of the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Please refer to the guidelines on Risk Management Systems issued vide our circular DBOD.No.BP.(SC).BC.98/21.04.103/99 dated October 7, 1999 and the Guidance Notes...

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1) SEBI vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DRMNP/25/2014 dated August 27, 2014, specified the guidelines for Core Settlement Guarantee Fund, Default Waterfall and Stress Test for Clearing Corporations. 2) Based on the feedback received from the market participants and the recommendation of the Risk Management Review Committee of SEBI, it has been decided that the clearing members shall be permitted to bring their contribution towards Core Settlement Guarantee Fund, in the form of Central Government Secu...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and section 93A and sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), read with rules 3 and 4 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Minis...

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MCAClarification regarding online generation of Challans for Offline payment, Circular No. 02/2017 Dated 20-04-2017...

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Circular No. 17/2017 F. No: 500/07/2017-FT & TR-V Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes Foreign Tax & Tax Research – II Ft & TR-V Division New Delhi, dated 26.04.2017 CORRIGENDUM Subject: Corrigendum to Circular No 13/2017 dated 11.04.2017 on the Clarification regarding liability to income-tax in India for a non-resident seafarer receiving salary in NRE (Non Resident External) account maintained with an I...

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G.S.R.399(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with section 115TD 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 (8th Amendment), Rules, 2017. (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force from the 1st day of June, 2016. 2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, after rule 17CA, the following rule sh...

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Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that according to a practice that was generally prevalent regarding levy of duty of excise (including non-levy thereof) under section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), on Heena Powder and Paste falling under Chapter 33 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said goods), was not being levied according to the said practice, during the...

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The Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) had commenced on 17.12.2016 and was open for declarations upto 31.03.2017. Considering the representations received from stakeholder, CBDT, vide Circular No.12 dated 31st March, 2017, extended the date for filing of declaration in Form No.1 till 10th of April, 2017, in cases where due tax, surcharge, penalty and deposit under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme, 2016 (Deposit Scheme) had been recei...

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Cyprus was specified as a "notified jurisdictional area" (NJA) under section 94A of the lncome-iax Act, 1961 vide Notification N0.86/2013 dated 01.11.2013. The said Notification No. 86/2013 was subsequently rescinded vide Notification No. 114 dated 14.12.2016 and Notification No. 1 19 dated 16.12.2016 with effect from the date of issue of the notification. 2. lt has been brought to notice of the Central Board of Direct Taxes that in some cases a view has been taken by the Income-tax authorities...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Excise and Customs No.33/2017-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 6th April, 2017, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annex...

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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 exempts the goods, falling under Chapter 30 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), of the description specified in column (2) of the Table below, for supply under Patient Assistance Programmes specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table,...

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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. 41/1999-Customs dated the 28th April, 1999 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 2...

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RBI/2016-17/289 IDMD.CDD.No.2760/14.04.050/2016-17 April 20, 2017 The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 – Series I Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(8)-(W&M)/2017 dated April 20, 2017announced that the Sovereign G...

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RBI/2016-17/284 Ref. DBS.CO.PPD.BC.No.9/11.01.005/2016-17 April 20, 2017 The Chairman/Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir, Compliance with Ghosh Committee Recommendations We invite attention to ourcircular DBS.CO.PPD.BC.No.10/11.01.005/2015-16; dated April 28, 2016, in terms of which banks have been advised that the compliance to the Jilani Committee recommendations need not be reported to the Audit Committee of the Board (ACB). 2. A...

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RBI/2016-17/283 DBR.BP.BC.No.63/21.04.018/2016-17 April 18, 2017 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 paragraph 22 of the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2015-16 announced on September 29, 2015 on the captioned subject (extract enclosed). 2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) assesses ...

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RBI/2016-17/282 DBR.No.BP.BC.64/21.04.048/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Additional Provisions For Standard Advances At Higher Than The Prescribed Rates Please refer to paragraph 5 of theMaster Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances dated July 1, 2015. 2. It is advised that the provisioning rates prescribed in the abovementioned cir...

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RBI/2016-17/281 DBR.BP.BC.No.61/21.04.018/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on compliance with Accounting Standard (AS) 11 [The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates] by banks - Clarification Please refer tocirculars DBOD.No.BP.BC.76/21.04.018/2004-05 dated March 15, 2005andDBOD.BP.BC.No.76/21.04.018/2005-06 dated April 05, 2006on the captioned subject. 2. It has been observed that banks ...

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RBI/2016-17/280 DBR.No.FSD.BC.62/24.01.040/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Prudential Guidelines – Banks’ investment in units of REITs and InvITs Please refer to the paragraph 12 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies (extract enclosed) issued by RBI on April 06, 2017. As indicated therein, it has been decided to allow banks to participate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastru...

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Economic Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th April, 2017 S.O. 1185(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 130 of the Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017), the Central Government hereby appoints the 17th day of April, 2017 as the date on which the provisions of Part I of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017) shall come into force. [F. No. 6/5/CM/2002-Vol.V] PRAVEEN GARG, Jt. Secy. We are reproducing below the Extra...

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Attention is invited to Board Circular F. No. 528/213/87-Cus. (T.U.) ICD dated 08.08.1987. In the said circular, Board had stipulated that once a contract is registered either for initial setting up or for substantial expansion of an existing plant etc, the imports made become classifiable under the heading 9801 of the customs tariff liable to duty at the project rate. Such goods forming part of the contract and assessed under CTH 9801 lose their identity and cannot be classifiable on merits und...

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- 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 20th June, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 472 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, namely:- 1. In the said noti...

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In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (2) of section 67A and clause (a) and clause (hhh) of 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 Point of Taxation Rules, 2011, namely :— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Point of Taxation (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the 22nd day of January, 2017. 2. In the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011, after rul...

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- 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:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Service Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) Save as otherwise provided, they shall come into force on the 23 rd day of April, 2017. 2. In the Service Tax Rules, 1994,- (i) in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), in clause (d...

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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.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R....

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CHAPTER — ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT 1. Provisional Assessment (1) Every registered person requesting for payment of tax on a provisional basis in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 60 shall furnish an application inFORM GST ASMT-01,along with the documents in support of his request, electronically through the Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by theCommissioner. (2) The proper officer may, on receipt of the application u...

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Electronic Way Bill 1. Information to be furnished prior to commencement of movement of goods and generation of e-way bill (1) Every registered person who causes movement of goods of consignment value exceeding fifty thousand rupees — (i) in relation to a supply; or (ii) for reasons other than supply; or (iii) due to inward supply from an unregistered person, shall, before commencement of movement, furnish information relating to the said goods in Part A of FORM GST INS-0...

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 12th April, 2017/Chaitra 22, 1939 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 12th April, 2017, and is hereby published for general information:— THE CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 NO. 12 OF 2017 [12th April, 2017.] An Act to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on intra-State supply of goods or services or both by the Central Government and f...

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