Monthly Archives: July 2016

ICDS deferred by Govt , Now to apply from AY 2017-18

By | July 6, 2016

Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) notified under Section 145 (2) of the Income -tax Act, 1961 to be applicable from 1stApril, 2016 Vide Notification No. SO 892 (E) dated 31st March, 2015, the Central Government notified 10 Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS). These ICDS are applicable from 1.4.2015 i.e. previous year 2015-16 (Assessment… Read More »

Govt Committee to decide feasibility of having new financial year

By | July 6, 2016

Government today constituted a Committee headed by Dr. Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser) to examine the desirability and feasibility of having ‘a new financial year’; The Committee to submit its Report by 31st December, 2016. The Government of India today constituted a Committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of having ‘a new financial… Read More »

Upfront payment of interest allowable in the year of payment , No Spreading required over the years : SC

By | July 6, 2016

[2015] 372 ITR 605 (SC) SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Taparia Tools Ltd. v. Joint Commissioner of Income-tax, Nasik A.K. SIKRI AND ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 6366 – 6368 OF 2003 AND 6946 – 6948 OF 2004 MARCH  23, 2015 K. Radhakrishnan, Sr. Adv., Sanjay M. Shah, Rustom B. Hathikhanawala, Ms. Niranjana Singh,… Read More »

Stamp duty expenses etc. incurred for obtaining loan is revenue expenditure

By | July 6, 2016

[1966] 60 ITR 52 (SC) SUPREME COURT OF INDIA India Cements Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax K. SUBBA RAO, J.C. SHAH AND S.M. SIKRI, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1106 OF 1964 DECEMBER  8, 1965 A.V. Viswanatha Sastri, R. Venkataraman and R. Gopalakrishnan for the Appellant. S.T. Desai, Gopal Singh, B.R.G.K. Achar and R.N. Sachthey for… Read More »

RBI Master Direction on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings

By | July 6, 2016

RBI/FMRD/2016-17/31 FMRD Master Direction No. 1/2016-17 July 5, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealers – Category I Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of 1999),… Read More »

Anti-dumping duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid including its variants

By | July 5, 2016

Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on “Purified Terephthalic Acid” including its variants Medium Quality Terephthalic Acid (MTA) and Qualified Terephthalic Acid (QTA), originating in or exported from China PR, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, for a period of five years from the date of imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty 28/2016-Cus (ADD), dt. 05-07-2016

Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy Implementation Guidelines

By | July 5, 2016

Guidelines for Implementation of Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy The Ministry of Shipping has approved a set of guidelines for implementation of  its Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy. An institutional mechanism has also been created within the Ministry for redressal of grievances arising out of matters related to the said policy. The Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy was… Read More »