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Monitoring of Foreign Investment limits in listed Indian companies

CIRCULAR IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/61 April 05, 2018 To 1. All Foreign Portfolio Investors (through their designated Custodian of Securities) 2. The Depositories (NSDL and CDSL) 3. The Stock Exchanges (BSE,NSE and MSEI) Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Monitoring of Foreign Investment limits in listed Indian companies 1. Foreign Investment in India is regulated in terms of clause… Read More

SEBI circular on empanelment of system auditors for algorithmic trading in commodity derivatives

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2018/60 April 03, 2018 To, The Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges Sir / Madam, Sub: Orders per second limit and requirement of empanelment of system auditors for algorithmic trading in commodity derivatives 1. Vide circular SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DMP/CIR/P/2016/97 dated September 27, 2016, SEBI had issued broad guidelines on algorithmic trading for… Read More

CBDT notifies Income Tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2018-19

The Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) has notified Income Tax Return Forms (ITR Forms) for the Assessment Year 2018-19. For Assessment Year 2017-18, a one page simplified ITR Form-1(Sahaj) was notified. This initiative benefited around 3 crore taxpayers, who have filed their return in this simplified Form. For Assessment Year 2018-19 also, a one page… Read More

CBIC notifies Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency effective from 6th April 2017

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) ***** Notification No.31/2018 - Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, dated the 5th April, 2018 15 Chaitra 1940 (SAKA) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the… Read More

Govt. waives levy of additional duty of customs to jute importers from Nepal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS) Notification No. 30/2018-Customs (N.T) New Delhi, the 4th April, 2018 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) the Central Government on being satisfied that there was a general… Read More

CBIC increases tariff rate of BCD on Whey products

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th April, 2018 No. 43/2018-Customs G.S.R. 357(E).—Whereas the Central Government on being satisfied that the import duty leviable on goods falling under heading 0404 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), should be increased and that circumstances exist which… Read More

Govt. amends Not. 50/2017-Customs to maintain effective rate of BCD on Whey products

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th April, 2018 No. 44/2018-Customs G.S.R. 358(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary… Read More

RBI releases the results of forward looking Surveys

he Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – March 2018 Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – March 2018 Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators–Round 51 Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) – Round 40 (Q3:2017-18) Industrial Outlook… Read More

First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) :RBI

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation1 at its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.0 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 per cent, and the marginal… Read More

Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies: RBI

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures for strengthening regulation and supervision; broadening and deepening financial markets; improving currency management; promoting financial inclusion and literacy; and, facilitating data management. I Regulation and Supervision Mandatory Loan Component in Working Capital Finance With a view to promoting greater credit discipline among working capital borrowers,… Read More

Provisional Direct Tax Collections and Number of Income Tax Returns filed for F.Y. 2017-2018

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, 2nd April, 2018 PRESS RELEASE(No.5) Provisional Direct Tax Collections and Number of Income Tax Returns filed for F.Y. 2017-2018 The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections for FY 2017-18 show that net collections are at Rs.9.95 lakh crore which… Read More

IAPA regime moves forward with the signing of 16 APAs by CBDT in March, 2018

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, 3rd April, 2018. PRESS RELEASE Indian Advance Pricing Agreement regime moves forward with the signing of 16 APAs by CBDT in March, 2018 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 14 Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPA)… Read More

AS22 and Ind AS 12 not applicable on Govt. Companies forever :MCA

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd April, 2018 S.O. 1465(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of… Read More