Monthly Archives: March 2018

Self Ratification Scheme : DGFT specified format of certificate

By | March 26, 2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLIC NOTICE No. 68/2015-2020  NEW DELHI, DATED THE 22 March, 2018 Subject: Amendments in Handbook of Procedures 2015-20- reg. In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade makes the… Read More »

Non-occupancy charges etc received by co-operative societies not Taxable : Supreme Court

By | March 26, 2018

Whether certain receipts by co-operative societies, from its members i.e. non-occupancy charges, transfer charges, common amenity fund charges and certain other charges, are exempt from income tax based on the doctrine of mutuality. The challenge is based on the premise that such receipts are in the nature of business income, generating profits and surplus, having… Read More »

Due-diligence and reporting for Foreign Portfolio Investor : SEBI Circular

By | March 26, 2018

  DUE DILIGENCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT (FATCA) AND COMMON REPORTING STANDARDS (CRS) CIRCULAR NO.IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/53, DATED 21-3-2018 1. This is in continuation of SEBI circulars No. CIR/MIRSD/2/2015 dated August 26, 2015 and No. CIR/MIRSD/3/2015 dated September 10, 2015wherein SEBI has informed all intermediaries regarding due diligence and reporting requirements under Rules 114F to 114H of… Read More »

Cost Inflation Index : New and old : Income Tax Act of India

By | March 26, 2018

New Cost Inflation Index NOTIFIED COST INFLATION INDEX UNDER SECTION 48, EXPLANATION (V) – New cost inflation index for FY 2017-18 onwards As per Notification no. So 1790(e)[no. 44/2017 (f. No. 370142/11/2017-tpl)], dated 5-6-2017, following table should be used for the Cost Inflation Index  for calculating long term capital gains for FY 2017-18 (AY 2018-19 ) onwards… Read More »

Format of Request Letter for copy of Provisional Receipt of TDS return

By | March 25, 2018

Request letter by Account Office in Letter Head   (Letter should be signed & stamped by authorized signatory along with name and designation of authorized person) Ref No:                                                                                                                       Date:   To Senior Vice President TIN Operations NSDL e- Governance Infrastructure Limited 1st Floor, Times Tower, Kamala Mills Compound Senapati Bapat Marg Lower Parel, Mumbai –… Read More »

GST Advisory for change in taxpayer type from SEZ to Regular or Regular to SEZ.

By | March 25, 2018

Advisory for change in taxpayer type from SEZ to Regular or Regular to SEZ. 19/03/2018 Migrated taxpayers who have inadvertently selected themselves as SEZ, can send their requests to become regular on the email: reset.sezflag@gst.gov.in. Taxpayers who have not migrated as SEZ, can send their requests to become SEZ on the email : reset.sezflag@gst.gov.in. Please attach scanned copy… Read More »