2G scam: DB Realty, Unitech, Reliance Comm fall as court rejects bail pleas
Posted Date : 20-Apr-2011 , 06:31:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Delhi court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of five corporate honchos including promoter of Etisalat DB, Sanjay Chandra, in connection with the 2G spectrum case.
The order came on the bail applications of Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka, Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, and three top officials o...
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SEBI to set up forensic accounting cell for checking fraud
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 08:30:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will soon set up a forensic accounting cell to identify any bungling in the books and regulatory filings of listed firms and market entities.
The market watchdog would also churn out new investigative methods with an aim to catch fraudsters early in their sin...
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Status of Quarterly TDS/TCS Statement now available by SMS
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 08:23:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
NSDL is pleased to announce that henceforth, NSDL will send SMS for each quarterly TDS/TCS statement processed at TIN. You just need to quote correct latest mobile number in the quarterly TDS/TCS statement. Status as below is provided in the SMS:
Accepted: This status is provided if the s...
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New direct tax targets should be up by 20% YoY: CBDT
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 11:11:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Recently, the Income Tax Department detected tax evasion to the tune of Rs 50-60 crore. As per the latest updates, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that tax evasion done by corporates is becoming more sophisticated.
CBDT has also lauded the Mumbai IT department on April 19,...
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Indian companies get a 15-% net return on employees: PwC report news
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 08:42:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian firms on an average make a net profit of Rs15 on every Rs100 spent on an employee while they make a gross profit of Rs25 on each Rs100 earned by an employee, according to a report by Pricewaterhouse Cooper's (PwC).
The PwC report, which tries to measure the effectiveness of human cap...
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Sathya Sai Baba in critical condition
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 08:40:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Sathya Sai Baba, who has been undergoing treatment for multi-organ dysfunction, continues to be in a critical condition, doctors attending on him said today.
“His vital systems including liver are showing minimal response to treatment, which is a cause of worry to the treating doctors...
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SBI hikes lending rates by 0.25%
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2011 , 08:31:45 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Country's largest bank SBI on Tuesday announced a hike in its base rate by 25 basis points, making home and auto loans from the lender dearer.
The lender also increased its benchmark lending rate by the same margin which would mean the existing borrowers also have to pay more for their loans.
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File e-returns, get income-tax refunds in a month
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2011 , 08:27:40 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To speed up refunds and encourage electronic filing of tax returns, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has promised expeditious refunds.
As on December 31, 2010, there were about 40 lakh refund cases pending with the tax department. Last year, a Comptroller and...
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SEBI semay allow sovereign funds to invest more
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2011 , 08:24:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering making changes to the takeover and foreign institutional investor (FII) regulations which would allow select sovereign wealth funds to invest beyond the current threshold limit of 10%.
This is being done to make the regulation...
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CAG blames PMO for not acting against Kalmadi
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2011 , 08:21:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
There could be more trouble in the offing for the Prime Minister’s Office on assorted corruption charges. The final report of the Comptroller and Auditor General into the Commonwealth Games has laid the blame for continuing with Suresh Kalmadi as the chief of the CWG Organising Committee on th...
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Finmin for re-negotiation of tax treaty with Mauritius
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2011 , 08:19:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Finance Ministry favours re-negotiation of the tax treaty with Mauritius so that India could have access to banking details, besides tax-related information.
With a view to prevent generation of black money and stop re-routing of funds through Mauritius, the Finance Ministry has recently asked ...
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Maha expects Rs 15 crore entertainment tax revenue from IPL
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2011 , 08:14:56 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Maharashtra government is expecting an entertainment tax of Rs 15 crore from the 16 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be held in the state. "A deposit of Rs 7.3 crore has been collected for the IPL matches organised at the Wankhede stadium in the city out of the expected revenue of Rs 9.50 cror...
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Icai issues notice to Price Waterhouse
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 08:50:02 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Icai) has asked Price Waterhouse (PWC) India to show reasons why it should not be deregistered in regard to its association as auditor to Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
The notice by the institute, which regulates the profession of chartered accou...
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FinMin, industry to discuss takeover code on Thursday
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 08:46:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The finance ministry has called a meeting of industry chambers and chartered accountants on Thursday to seek their views on the revised takeover code that proposes to make acquisitions costlier. It has also called members of the panel that drafted the proposals for the meeting.
The ministry wan...
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New rules soon for better service to bank customers
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 11:15:27 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bank customers may soon expect better services and fast-track redressal of their grievances as RBI is likely to soon consider a fresh set of rules to improve the banks' customer service practices.
Almost a year after RBI put in motion a process to improve banks' customer service practices, a high...
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Central tax collection exceeds Rs 7.92 lakh cr: Finmin
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 11:15:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The central tax collection -- direct and indirect -- reached about Rs 7.92 lakh crore in 2010-11, exceeding even the revised estimate, on the back of strong economic growth.
The total Budget estimate for direct and indirect tax collections was Rs 7.45 lakh crore for the last fiscal, which was rev...
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'RBI may hike key rates by 25 bps to check inflation'
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 11:14:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With inflation showing no signs of moderation, economists expect the Reserve Bank to hike key policy rates by at least 25 basis points in its annual monetary policy to be unveiled on May 3.
The headline inflation (WPI) stood at 8.98 per cent for March, much above the RBI's projection of 8 per cen...
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Transactions by cheques up 2.5 pc in Feb: RBI
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2011 , 11:13:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Cheque transactions worth over Rs 7.97 lakh crore were carried out in the country during February, 2011, a growth of over 2.5 per cent from the same month last year.
Banks had cleared cheques worth over Rs 7.77 lakh crore in February 2010, as per the latest data from the Reserve Bank.A total of 1,0...
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'Tax headquarter building to be ready in 24-30 months'
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:08:35 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Rajaswa Bhawan, the proposed national tax headquarters being set up on 5.65 acre-plot at Kasturba Gandhi Marg here, is likely to be ready in the next 24-30 months, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today."I hope we will stick to the schedule," Mukherjee said while giving aways prizes to the suc...
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Zone Shifting of Candidates for May-2011 Chartered Accountants Examinations
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:05:40 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Due to paucity of accommodation in some Zones opted by the candidates in the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Indore and Kolkata, some of the candidates have been allotted examinations centres in other zones of the said cities where the accommodation is available.
In view of this, it is...
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Mohandas Pai to step down from Infosys, wants new leadership
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:05:03 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
India's second largest IT company Infosys today announced its board member and HR Director Mohandas Pai, who was once tipped to be the Chief Operating Officer, will step down in June this year.
Pai said he was demitting office to provide an opportunity to a new set of people to lead the firm and br...
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SC to Satyam:Give 617 cr guarantee in tax dispute
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:04:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court today directed Mahindra Satyam to make its presentation before the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) relating to its tax dispute within two weeks, and also asked it to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 617 crore by April 25.
"Within two weeks the petitioner company (Mahindra Satya...
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SC to Vodafone: Appear before IT in tax case
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:01:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court today directed UK-based telecom major Vodafone to appear before the Income Tax Department which had instructed the company to pay penalty in the USD 2 billion tax case relating to the telecom major's stake purchase in Hutchison-Essar.
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Law Ministry to ensure no case remains pending beyond three years: Moily
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:01:17 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Thursday said the law ministry in collaboration with the judiciary is working towards ensuring that no case remains pending beyond three years.
He said the ministry has been putting mechanism in place to ensure the same.
"We have now decide...
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SAP planning to develop enterprise software in Hindi
Posted Date : 16-Apr-2011 , 12:00:36 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Global software major SAP plans to develop and localise its enterprise applications in Hindi, the most widely-spoken Indian language, to enable its domestic customers leverage technology for speedy delivery, the company said Wednesday.
“The Hindi version of various applications such as hu...
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India may move WTO against US countervailing duty on steel
Posted Date : 15-Apr-2011 , 12:35:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Govt to appeal amid fear that the US and EU may extend it to other products. Exporters of steel and, in turn, the Union ministry of commerce are getting worried at the increased resort by the US of countervailing duty (CVD) to bring down imports from India.
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Help Line Desk for C.A. Examinations, May, 2011
Posted Date : 14-Apr-2011 , 11:54:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Help Line Desk will be functional from 13th April to 10th MAY, 2011 for 24 hours on all days (inclusive of holidays and Sundays) to attend to any query relating to the ensuing Chartered Accountant Examinations to be held in 10th MAY, 2011. The telephone Numbers of Help Line Desk are:
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Govt fixes revenue target at Rs 9 lakh crore this fiscal
Posted Date : 13-Apr-2011 , 10:34:33 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has set a revenue target of Rs nine lakh crore during the current financial year, a top official said here today."We have set a target to collect Rs nine lakh crore through direct and indirect taxes during 2011-12", Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra saidHe said the revenue department had ...
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Sebi working on alternative of corporate governance
Posted Date : 13-Apr-2011 , 10:33:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a bid to bring in greater transparency and enhance accountability of India Inc, market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today said it is working on an alternative model of corporate governance.
"A committee is working on it. We have also asked the MCA (Ministry of Corporat...
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JK govt detects 3,045 cases of tax evasion in '09-10
Posted Date : 12-Apr-2011 , 09:30:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Jammu and Kashmir government has detected 3,045 cases of evasion of tax by various trade and business houses in the state in 2009-10.
Revealing this in its report on state finances for the year ended March 31, 2010, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said that 2,357 cases of eva...
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