Section 61 of the Customs Act, 1962 had been amended vide the Finance Act, 1994 whereby the interest payable with respect to warehoused goods was to be calculated with reference to the duty payable at the time of clearance of the goods from the warehouse. This was clarified through Circular no 31/96-Customs dated 07.06.1996....

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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of time for filing of e­-Forms by the Companies under Companies Act, 2013 and for filing of Annual Return (Form 11 ) by the LLPs under the Limited Liability Partnership Act,2008....

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G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the power conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 218 of the Finance Act, 2016, (28 of 2016), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-...

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Section 68 of the Customs Act, 1962 requires the filing of a bill of entry (ex-bond bill of entry) for clearance of any warehoused goods for home consumption. At present, the ex-bond bills of entry are being filed with the Commissionerates having jurisdiction over the warehouses and in large number of cases, manually. The filing of ex-bond bills of entry on ICES will provide the benefits of automation to importers availing the warehousing facility and lend efficiency to the process of clearance ...

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Section 59 of the Customs Act, 1962 (as amended by Finance Act 2016) requires an importer of goods filing a bill of entry for warehousing to submit a Bond in a sum equal to thrice the amount of duty assessed on the goods to be warehoused. The bond can be:...

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RBI/2015-16/414 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.74 May 26, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Export Data Processing and Monitoring System (EDPMS) – Additional modules for caution listing of exporters, reporting of advance remittance for exports and migration of old XOS data Attention of AD Category - I banks is invited to paragraph number C.2, C.15, C.20, C.24 and C.28 ofMaster Direction No.16 dated January 1, 2016on Export of Goods and Services...

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RBI/2015-2016/413 DPSS.CO.PD.No./2895/02.10.002/2015-2016 May 26, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators/White Label ATM Operators Madam / Sir, ATMs - Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present (CP) Transactions Please refer to ourcircu...

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RBI/2015-16/412 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.73 May 26, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 (the Rules) - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to paragraph number 7 and 8 of the Master Direction on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 issued vide FEDMaster Direction No.4/2015-16 dated Jan...

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RBI/2015-16/411 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.72 May 26, 2016 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam / Sir, Memorandum of Procedure for channeling transactions through Asian Clearing Union (ACU) Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks is invited to the Memorandum containing detailed procedural instructions for channeling transactions through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU)(Memorandum ACM) issued on February 17, 2010, as amended from time to time. In terms of pa...

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RBI/2015-16/409 DCBR.BPD.Cir.No.17/16.74.000/2015-16 Jyeshtha 5, 1938 (saka) May 26, 2016 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State / Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam Credit information reporting in respect of Self Help Group (SHG) members Please refer to the instructions contained in paragraph (v) of the Annex II/III to ourcirculars UBD...

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RBI/2015-16/408 DNBR.CC.PD.No.081/03.10.01/2015-16 May 26, 2016 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/Sir, Review of Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy and Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) has issued various guidelines aimed at revitalising the stressed assets in the economy. The measures taken by the Bank include Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism, Framework to Revitalise the Distressed Asset...

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Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2015 will come into effect from 1st June, 2016. Krishi Kalyan Cess is leviable on all taxable services, other than services which are fully exempt from Service Tax or services which are otherwise not liable to Service Tax under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994, at the rate of 0.5%....

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F.No I87/10/2016.ITA.I Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes (Income-Tax) Circular No. 19/2016 New Delhi, the 25thMay,2016 Income Declaration Scheme, 2016,introduced vide Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), provides an opportunity to persons who have not paid full taxes in the past to come forward and declare their undisclosed income.Rule 4 of the Income Declaration Scheme Rules, 2016provides that a declaration of income or income i...

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F.No 142/32/2015-TPL Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes (TPL Division) Circular No 18/2016–Dated 23rd, May 2016 Sub: Relaxation for Furnishing of UID in case of Form 15 G/15H for certain quarters -reg The existing provisions of section 197A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act1 inter alia provide that tax shall not be deducted, if the recipient of certain payment on which tax is deductible furnishes to the pa...

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RBI/2015-16/404 DBR.No.Ret.BC.100/12.07.124A/2015-16 May 19, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Cessation of UBS AG as a banking company within the meaning of sub-section (2) of Section 36(A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 We advise that the “UBS AG” has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Notification DBR.IBD....

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RBI/2015-2016/403 FMRD.DIRD. 10 /14.03.002/2015-16 May 19, 2016 All RBI regulated eligible entities Dear Sir, Repo / Reverse Repo Transactions with RBI Please refer to ourcircular IDMD/4135/11.08.43/2009-10 dated March 23, 2010on accounting of repo/reverse repo transactions under market repo. As mentioned therein, these accounting norms were not applicable to repo / reverse repo transactions conducted under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) with RBI. 2. It has now been d...

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RBI/2015-16/402 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.71 May 19, 2016 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Rupee Drawing Arrangement - Submission of statement/returns under XBRL Madam / Sir, Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Cat – I) banks is invited to theA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 [A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 02] dated February 6, 2008and theA. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 7 dated July 18, 2014in terms of which AD Cat- I banks were requi...

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RBI/2015-16/401 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.70 May 19, 2016 To All Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme Money Transfer Service Scheme - Submission of statement/returns under XBRL Madam / Sir, Attention of Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) is invited to theA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 89 dated March 12, 2013in terms of which all Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money T...

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RBI/2015-16/400 DBR.CID.BC.No.98/20.16.042/2015-16 May 19, 2016 All Credit Information Companies Investment in Credit Information Companies In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 11 of Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and in supersession of its direction onInvestment in Credit Information Companies (CICs) dated November 29, 2013, Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, h...

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RBI/2015-16/399 DCBS.CO.Cir.No.001/12.17.001/2015-16 May 19, 2016 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism Please refer to ourMaster circular no. DCBR.CO.BPD.MC.No.1/12.05.001/2015-16 on Frauds- Classification and Reporting dated July 01, 2015. 2. On a review, it has been decided to change the fraud monitoring and reporting mechanism at the Regional Offices and Central Fr...

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S.O. 1796 (E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby, after obtaining the concurrence of the respective Chief Justices of the High Courts, designates the following Courts mentioned in the Table below as Special Courts for the purposes of trial of offences punishable under the Companies Act, 2013 with imprisonment of two years or more in terms of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013, namely:-...

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S.O.1795 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby appoints the 18th day of May, 2016 as the date on which the provisions of clause (iv) of sub-section (29) of section 2, sections 435 to 438 (both sections inclusive) and section 440 of the said Act shall come into force....

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It has come to the notice of the Board that there is some confusion regarding the legal position with respect to continuance of reverse charge mechanism for services provided by arbitral tribunals and individual arbitrators on the arbitral tribunal, with effect from 1.4.2016. 2.1 Services provided by an arbitral tribunal to (i) any person other than a business entity; or (ii) a business entity with a turnover up to rupees ten lakh in the preceding financial year, are exempt from services tax ...

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F No.01/34/2013 CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor. A Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rood, New Delhi – 110001. ​ General Circular No 06/2016 Dated the 16th May 2016. All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All stakeholders. Subject: Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of various e-Forms under the Companies Act – reg Sir, In continuation of this Ministry’s General Circul...

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No. 05/01/2014-CSR Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R. P. Marg New Delhi -110 001 ​ General Circular No. 05/2016 Dated: 16th May, 2016 To, All Regional Director, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders Subject: Clarification with regard to provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. In continuation to this Ministry’s General Circular 01 of ...

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RBI/2015-16/397 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.69 [(1)/22(R)] May 12, 2016 To All Authorised Dealers Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Establishment of Branch Office (BO)/ Liaison Office (LO)/ Project Office (PO) in India by foreign entities - procedural guidelines Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toNotification No. FEMA 22(R) /2016-RB dated March 31, 2016viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch office or ...

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RBI/2015-16/396 DPSS.CO.AD.No.2627/02.27.005/2015-16 May 12, 2016 To, All entities authorised under the Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act) Dear Sir/Madam, Guidelines for Voluntary surrender of Certificate of Authorisation (COA) by Payment System Operators (PSOs) authorised under PSS Act 2007 As you are aware, in terms of section 4 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act) it is mandatory to seek authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (th...

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RBI/2015-16/395 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.68 [(1)/23(R)] May 12, 2016 To All AD Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Exports of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to A.D.(M.A. Series) Circular No. 11 dated May 16, 2000 in terms of which ADs were advised of various Rules, Regulations, Notifications/ Directions issued under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 10thMay, 2016 Subject: Protocol for amendment of the Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital gains between India and Mauritius – reg 1. The Protocol for amendment of the Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to ta...

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The CBDTvide Notification No. 30/2016 [F.NO.142/29/2015-TPL], Dated 29-4-2016has revised the due dates for filing of quarterly TDS returns by persons (other than government). However, there are some wrong notions of the taxpayers that the due dates for filing of TCS returns have also been extended by the CBDT. The gist of the changes madevideaforesaid notification are as under: 1) The due dates for filing of TDS returns by persons (other than government) for the quarter ended 30thJune,...

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