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Good News- Allotment of bank branch audits - Relaxation

   17 March 2007 at 05:12

My dear colleagues,Sub.: Allotment of bank branch auditsYoumight be aware that the Reserve Bank of India has recently decided torestrict audit of bank branches, to such branches whose advances aremore than Rs.5 crores. Hitherto, this limit of auditab

Posted in Audit |   14979 Views


Tax filing set to become Saral again

   15 March 2007 at 22:23

NEW DELHI: Here's some goods news for all you taxpayers. You won't miss Saral. The government has decided to dilute the complex Form 2F for filing income-tax returns, which the IT department had painstakingly prepared only to face universal criticism

Posted in Income Tax |   8511 Views


E-filing of returns to become compulsory soon

   15 March 2007 at 05:32

Individual taxpayers, too, soon may have to file returns electronically.TheCentral Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) is considering a proposal to makeelectronic filing of income tax returns compulsory for certain class ofassesses. "We have taken the power

Posted in Income Tax |   8130 Views


ICAI unhappy with relaxation of audit norms

   15 March 2007 at 05:31

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has taken up cudgelswith the Reserve Bank of India after the banking regulator relaxednorms and spared bank branches with less than Rs 5 crore business fromcompulsory audit.TheRBI move has huge ramifica

Posted in Audit |   7701 Views


New course proposed by ICAI

   15 March 2007 at 05:31

CAI proposes new course for accounting technicians In a movethat could open up an entirely new stream in the accounting professionand create millions of jobs, the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia has proposed a new course for those who cou

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Pay FBT in advance

   13 March 2007 at 23:25

TAX payers will now have to pay FBT when they make payments for advancetax to the governments. Budget 2007-08 has aligned the due dates forpayment of FBT with advance corporate or income tax.Finance Minister P Chidambaram has proposed amendments in t

Posted in Corporate Law |   8187 Views


Esops too are fringe benefits, to be taxed

   13 March 2007 at 23:19

Companies may not be as generous with Esops since it would result in a rise in their tax expenses. Employee stock option plans (Esops) will now be brought under the purview of the fringe benefit tax (FBT). Thus,companies will now have to pay tax at f

Posted in Corporate Law |   6411 Views


Ministry orders e-filing of excise, service tax

   13 March 2007 at 23:04

After the launch of the e-filing process for income tax returns, it is now the turn of excise and service tax departments.Thefinance ministry has made it mandatory for all assessees paying exciseand service tax of Rs 50 lakh and above, to pay the tax

Posted in Corporate Law |   6507 Views


Government may levy income tax on dividends

   13 March 2007 at 23:03

Income from dividends, which is at present taxed in the hands of the companies, could soon be added to one's income and may have to shell out the applicable income tax.

Posted in Income Tax |   7236 Views


Exemption - Form & Contents of Accounts

   11 March 2007 at 11:42

In certain situations, a company can seek exemption from therequirements of Sec. 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 relating to theForm & Content of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account.Application to Central Government -Sec.211(4) provides th

Posted in Corporate Law |   7770 Views