Category Archives: other Acts

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

By | December 31, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II — Section 1 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th December, 2015/Pausha 8, 1937 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 26th December, 2015, and is hereby published for general information:— THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015… Read More »

Period of default of TDS for Interest recovery is from date of deductibility till date of actual payment of tax

By | December 29, 2015

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Commissioner of Income tax, New Delhi v. Eli Lilly & Co. (India) (P.) Ltd.  S.H. KAPADIA AND AFTAB ALAM, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5114 OF 2007 AND OTHERS MARCH 25, 2009 A perusal of section 201(1) and section 201(1A) shows that both these provisions are without prejudice to each other. It… Read More »

How many articles CA can train : ICAI Announcement

By | December 28, 2015

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ANNOUNCEMENT Date: 21.12.2015 43. Engagement of Articled Assistants Subject to the provisions of these Regulations and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Council may deem fit to impose in this behalf, the members designated as an associate or a fellow, who has been in practice continuously, whether… Read More »

SEBI Open Offer exemption if increase in voting rights due to Sec 106 of Companies act

By | December 28, 2015

  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION  No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/026.— Mumbai, the 22nd December, 2015 In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 10, in sub-regulation (1), after clause (i) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(j) increase in voting rights arising out of… Read More »

CA held guilty of misconduct when he submitted forged income tax return to bank for taking loan

By | December 25, 2015

Facts of the Case The complainant-bank sanctioned a loan of Rs. 1,84,000 on the request of the respondent relying on the bona fides and authenticity of the income-tax returns submitted by the respondent to the complainant-bank which were forged and fabricated. The respondent intentionally submitted the forged and fabricated income-tax returns to induce the complainant-bank… Read More »

Business Responsibility report by Top 500 listed companies

By | December 25, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART – III – SECTION 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 22nd , 2015 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 22nd December, 2015 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (AMENDMENT)  REGULATIONS, 2015 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/27.─ In exercise of the powers conferred by… Read More »

Exchange pre-2005 banknotes before June 30, 2016

By | December 24, 2015

RBI/2015-16/275 DCM (Plg) No.G-8/2331/10.27.00/2015-16 December 23, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / RRBs Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005 Please refer to our circular DCM (Plg) No.G-15/5486/10.27.00/2014-15 dated June 26, 2015 and the… Read More »

Insurance Companies to Comply Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

By | December 24, 2015

Registration and submission of information to CBDT for compliance with obligations under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCAI/ Common Reporting Standards(CRS) 1. The Authority, vide circular dt. 31.12.2014, had advised all insurers (excluding GIC) to get themselves registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service (US-IRS) and obtain a Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN), in… Read More »

Reporting of Compliance for Indian Ownership and Control by Insurance Companies

By | December 24, 2015

Attention is drawn to the Guidelines on Indian Owned and Controlled issued by the Authority Ref. IRDA/F&A/GDL/GLD/180/10/2015 on the 19th October, 2015. The Guidelines envisage confirmation of compliance with the criteria of Indian Ownership and Control by all the Indian Insurance Companies within a period of three months, i.e. by the 18th of January, 2016.… Read More »