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Service Tax and VAT on under-construction flat/ unit

  CA. Vikash Dwivedi    23 August 2012 at 13:09

Service Tax and VAT on under-construction flat/ unit Introduction Service Tax and VAT on construction services have created lots of buzz among the property buyers. To me this is undue hardship on those who are buying residential property for the p



Stamp duty on transfer of shares

  G S Rao    20 August 2012 at 12:10

Introduction As per Indian Stamp Act,1899, Stamp duty is payable on instruments and an instrument has been defined as any document



SEBI, Investor Protection and Mutual Fund industry in India

  Yogesh Kumar    20 August 2012 at 12:10

The primary objective of SEBI is investor protection but it is a moot point to debate whether and to what extent SEBI has been successful in protecting the investors. From the time in early nineties when SEBI was set-up till now numerous situations



FAQ on Service provided by Directors to Company

  Bimal Jain    18 August 2012 at 12:14

FAQ on Service provided by Directors to Company The CBEC has issued Notification No. 45/2012-ST dated 7-8-2012, amending the Notification No. 30/2012-ST dated 20-6-2012 and expanded the scope of reverse charge mechanism. With effect from 7-8-2012, s



November 12- It is all about earning respect!

  CS LLB Pulkit Gupta    18 August 2012 at 12:14

It is all about earning respect!! 18th August, 3.50 am 2Silver and 4 Bronze i.e. London Olympics has given us 6 new names to cheer for next 4 years. But what about the other 77 athletes who competed in 13 sports!! You know Olympics are very much



An overview of Life Insurance Contracts

  Victor J uruvath    18 August 2012 at 12:14

Introduction Insurance is a contract between two parties namely insurer and the insured (policyholder) whereby insurer agrees to indemnify or to pay a certain sum of money to the



Service tax on Director's remuneration payable by companies

  CA Meenu Garg    18 August 2012 at 12:14

All the companies are required to pay service tax under reverse charge on any remuneration paid to its directors whether in the form of money or otherwise and thresh hold limit of Rs. 10 lakhs will not be applicable on such case. As per the ame



Transfer Pricing & Role of Company Secretaries

  Jinesh Bhagdev    18 August 2012 at 12:14

A Company Secretary holds a key position in any Company as the Compliance Officer of the Company. A Company Secretary is responsible for all regulatory compliances of Company. A Company Secretary supervises the finalization of Annual Accounts of a



Preparation Tips for IPCC Exams

  sureshraj    17 August 2012 at 11:24

Hellow students my name is suresh, first of all i am happy to express my heartiest congratulations those who achieved sucess in May 2012 IPCC examinations and let me wish them all the best in thier future activities.so my dear students who got negit



Functional Currency under IFRS and its Implementation

  Sanjay Chauhan (IFRS)    17 August 2012 at 11:24

This article covers the Functional Currency aspect differentiating with Presentation Currency as laid in Ind AS 21 i.e. IAS 21, which is totally new concept when India converges to IFRS. Introduction India has laid do