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Advance Authorization & EPCG Scheme : Extension of IGST & Compensation Cess exemption

By | March 26, 2018

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan ***** Notification No. 54/2015-20 New Delhi, Dated 22nd March 2018 Subject:- Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 – Extension of Integrated and Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and Compensation Cess exemption under Advance Authorisation and EPCG scheme… Read More »

EOU scheme : Exemption Extended to IGST and compensation Cess

By | March 26, 2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOTIFICATION No. 55 /2015-2020 NEW DELHI, DATED THE 23 March, 2018 Subject: Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 – Extension to Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and compensation Cess exemption under EOU scheme till 01.10.2018 – regd. S.O(E): In exercise of powers conferred… Read More »

Prevention of Unauthorized Trading by Stock Brokers : SEBI Circular

By | March 26, 2018

Securities and Exchange Board of India CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP1/CIR/P/2018/54 March 22, 2018 To, All recognized Stock Exchanges, Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Circular on Prevention of Unauthorized Trading by Stock Brokers I. This master circular consolidates and updates the requirements/obligations with regard to Prevention of Unauthorized Trading by Stock Brokers prescribed by the following circulars: A. CIR/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/201… Read More »

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 »

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 »

E-Insurance Accounts: 15,21,907 accounts opened as on 15.03.2018

By | March 24, 2018

Ministry of Finance E-Insurance Accounts: 15,21,907 accounts opened as on 15th March 2018 Posted On: 23 MAR 2018 5:32PM by PIB Delhi As per Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the number of customers who have opened e-insurance accounts as on 15th March 2018 are 15,21,907. However, e-insurance accounts are only for storing insurance… Read More »

ICAI takes Stringent Action against CA Students for adopting unfair means in Exams

By | March 22, 2018

Cases of adoption/attempt to adopt unfair means are reported in respect of the examinations held every time. In respect of the Examinations held in November 2017, over 90 cases of infringement/ violation of Instructions to Examinees, which tantamounts to adoption of unfair means, were reported. The nature of infringement/ violation in these cases, inter alia,… Read More »

RBI norms for Reporting Govt Transactions of March 2018

By | March 20, 2018

Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2018 RBI/2017-18/142 DGBA.GBD.No.2324/42.01.029/2017-18 March 19, 2018 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2018 Please refer to Circular DGBA.GAD.No. 2376/42.01.029/2016-17 dated March 16, 2017 advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including… Read More »

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Legislature can’t overturn judgment by retrospective amendment in Law: SC

By | March 20, 2018

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA State of Karnataka v. Karnataka Pawn Brokers Assn. MADAN B. LOKUR AND DEEPAK GUPTA, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5793 OF 2008, 2874-2878 OF 2018 MARCH  15, 2018 JUDGMENT Deepak Gupta, J. – Leave granted in SLP(c) Nos. 8652-8656 of 2012. 2. The main issue raised in these appeals is whether the amendments made to… Read More »

Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS)

By | March 15, 2018

Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) RBI/2017-18/140 DGBA.GBD.2294/15.01.001/2017-18 March 15, 2018 All Agency Banks handling Special Deposit Scheme Dear Sir, Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) Please refer to para 2 of our Master Circular RBI/2017-18/2 dated July 1, 2017 on Conduct of Government Business by Agency… Read More »

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