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The regular assessment tax (RAT) is one of best tools available to the Department to collect taxes. The collection from RAT not only showcases the effort of the Department to collect taxes but can also have a great deterrent effect on the tax...

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In a landmark ruling, the Central Information Commissioner has passed an order which says information on refunds is covered under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. L Lakshmi Narayanan, an assessee, had filed an RTI petition with the (I-T )...

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What does, however, ‘salary’ include? Salary includes basic salary, bonus, wages, pension, fees, commission, gratuity, encashment of leave salary, advances and arrears, profits in lieu of salary, allowances and perquisites. An ‘allowance’ is a fixed...

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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, on 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. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.118 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has never been armed with stronger draconian powers over the fate of Indian citizens. A recent opinion of the Supreme Court has held SEBI to be a social welfare organisation, and its powers under...

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Regarding Licencing requirement, it is clarified that in terms of Rule 27 of SEZ Rules, a unit in SEZ/FTWZ can import all types of goods except prohibited items. However, in terms of Rule 26 of SEZ Rules, if any permission is required for import under any other law, the same shall be allowed with the approval of BOA. In respect of prohibited items, Instruction No.47 dated 4th March, 2010 shall apply.

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.39/96-Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996, G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23rd July, 1996, namely:-

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Department of Revenue has issued Notification No.20/2010-Customs (N.T.) dated March 15, 2010 notifying tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds as shown in the table below.

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In this article I will be writing about the interest rates for fixed deposits in the coming months. As we have noted earlier that RBI had increased the CRR ratio by 0.75 points. This reduce the about Rs.35000 crore money from the liquidity. It is expected to be increase in the banks fixed deposit interest [...] Related posts:

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As per the provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008, subsequently amended in 2008 and 2009, the specified health warning rules notified by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on 31.5.2009...

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If your bank rejects any of your currency notes in the Rs 1,000 or Rs 500 denomination on the suspicion of it being fake, you have a right to fight. The problem of fake notes in circulation has assumed serious proportions across the country,...

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) committee on takeovers headed by C Achuthan is seriously considering making it mandatory for boards of target companies to guide shareholders in the event of competitive bids in line with global...

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Provisions of s. 124(3) are self-explanatory. No person shall be entitled to call in question the jurisdiction of an AO after the expiry of one month from the date on which he was served with a notice or after the completion of the assessment,...

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Sir, i have pan number but pan card yet not received. My pan number is apqps8273l. Please let me know what to do?

Go to a bank like HDFC/ ICICI, they will open it for you…you only need to carry your PAN card and they charge something for a stamp paper if I remember correctly..maybe 50 bucks and you must ofcourse have a savings account with that ...

Norms for issuing export licences should be tightened, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has told the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). The directive is believed to have come immediately after a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) showed up inconsistencies in exports of textiles, gems and jewellery, to W Asian destinations.

On 5th March,2010, SEBI announced that it would be mandatory for `Qualified Institutional Buyers’ (QIBs) to put in 100 per cent of the application money towards subscription of shares in capital issues through offers. This would come into force from 1st May, 2010. Presently, QIBs are required to pay just 10 per cent of the share value on application and Anchor investors are required to pay 25 per cent on application and balance payment is required to be paid on allotment.

In respect of AY 2004-05, the assessee computed its book profits u/s 115JB by claiming a deduction for provision for doubtful debts and advances and the same was allowed vide order u/s 143 (3). On 18.7.2008 (within 4 years), the AO issued a notice u/s 148 inter alia on the ground that the provision for doubtful debts had to be added back to the book profits.

BJP today said it would take legal action, if the state government fails to implement a cabinet decision to impose entertainment tax on the Indian Premier League(IPL) matches here. Finance minister Sunil Tatkare's recent announcement that there will...

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PAN Card Number (Mandatory to process process the profile) : Name(With Full Form of all Initials in your name) Total years of experience: Relevant Years of experience in J2ME as a developer: Date Of Birth: Current CTC: Expected CTC: ...

In order to have uniformity in the practices adopted by different companies, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released 10 secretarial standards, recommending the Government to make them mandatory for all companies, a to p...

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The CA institute is keen on having a role in the probes undertaken by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO) on any financial irregularities or corporate scams. The audit profession regulator will...

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I just saw question on FD by NRI in nationalized banks. I have further question- as an NRI can I make investment in FD with indian banks like SBI, ICICIBank through normal banking account or do I have to make FD only through some NRI account only? I guess that by convering my account into [...]

To apply for a PAN card all you need to do is submit the requisite application form number 49 A to the Indian Revenue authorities. To download PAN application forms or to learn more, ...