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Hinduja Global Solutions declares a special dividend of Rs. 150 per share and a 1:1 bonus issue

Process Management entity Hinduja Global Solutions has declared a special dividend of Rs. 150 per share.  The company also announced a 1:1 bonus issue. The record date will be 29 January 2022.  Earlier the company sold its health care business to the private equity firm Bearings for consideration of $ 1.20 billion.  The post-tax benefit […]

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Postponement of ICAI Convocation 2021-22 at Kanpur and Jaipur; Updated Schedule here

Convocation 2021-22 – Postponement of Convocation 2021-22 scheduled to be held at Kanpur and Jaipur till further orders.Details Postponement of Convocation 2021-22 at Kanpur and Jaipur Keeping in view of the Orders issued by the respective State Governments owing to transmission of COVID -19 virus rapidly, the Convocation scheduled to be held on 13th- 14th […]

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Chartered Accountants Act Changes: Willing To Strike, But Afraid To Wound

On Dec. 17, 2021, the government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the law regulating chartered accountants (and cost accountants and company secretaries). The following table presents the key changes in the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. Disciplinary Matters Currently, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has powers to discipline chartered accountants […]

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Bring back provision for audit of GST annual returns: ICAI to govt

Accounting rule maker Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has asked the government to bring back the audit and certification provisions relating to Goods and Services Tax (GST) annual returns, saying that doing away with audit will disrupt compliance. GST authorities last August dropped the provision for mandatory audit of annual returns for businesses […]

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Controller General of Accounts under Ministry of Finance organises workshop on PFMS

PFMS Division of Office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA) under Ministry of Finance, Government of India on Thursday organized a workshop on Public Finance Management System (PFMS) to generate awareness among the officials on the functioning and achievements of the system at Jaydev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Attending the workshop as Chief Guest Shri Deepak […]

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Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management.           The MoU seeks to put in place a system, whereby both India and Turkmenistan will be benefited from the Disaster Management mechanisms […]

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Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation & Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.  Benefits: The Agreement will help in making available, reliable, quick and cost-effective information and intelligence for the prevention and investigation of Customs offences and apprehending of […]

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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal for construction of bridge

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India) – Dharchula (Nepal) The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal). […]

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Legal Notice issue to CBDT for Not Extending Income-tax Return Due Date

Legal Notice on behalf of All Odisha Tax Advocates Association, Regd. Office:-CTBA Centre, Sector-2, CDA, Markat Nagar, Cuttack-753014 represented through its General Secretary Shri Bibekananda Mohanti for refusing to extend the due date of filing returns of the assessees of Odisha for the Assessment Year:2021-2022 after 31/12/2021 and imposing late filing fee u/s.234F of the I.T.Act,1961 […]

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Govt issues guidelines for restructuring under Sugar Development Fund Rules 1983

In order to facilitate rehabilitation of financially weak but economically viable sugar mills which have availed loans under the Sugar Development Fund Act, 1982, Department of Food and Public Distribution issued guidelines for restructuring of SDF Loans under Rule 26 of the SDF Rules 1983 on 03.01.2022.The complete Guidelines are available at https://dfpd.gov.in/sdfguidelines-sdf.htm and at https://sdfportal.in. The outstanding […]

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Shri Piyush Goyal calls for transparency and integrity in the stock markets to empower households and investment besides encourage investments

Shri Piyush Goyal calls for a Single window portal for doing robust common KYC system for Stock Brokers, Mutual Fund and depositories etc Shri Piyush Goyal calls for transparency and integrity in the stock markets to empower households and investment besides encourage investments. “The NSE has been able to eliminate a lot of bad practices […]

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GST News and Updates- Reporting of supplies notified under section 9(5) / 5(5) by E-commerce Operator in GSTR-3B

As per the GST Council decision to notify “Restaurant Service” under section 9(5) of the CGST Act, 2017 along with other services notified earlier such as motor cabs, accommodation and housekeeping services wherein the tax on such supplies would be paid by electronic commerce operator if such supplies made through it, Notification No. 17/2021-Central Tax (Rate) […]

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New functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers, refer to table below

Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers Various new functionalities are implemented on the GST Portal, from time to time, for GST stakeholders. These functionalities pertain to different modules such as Registration, Returns, Advance Ruling, Payment, Refund and other miscellaneous topics. Various webinars are also conducted as well informational videos prepared […]

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Breaking: Petition in Gujarat High Court For Seeking No Late Fees on ITR Filing

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat (CAAS) has filed a writ petition before Hon’ble Gujarat High Court through Adv. Dr. Avinash Poddar asking for no penalty, interest or late fees until New Income Tax Portal becomes glitch-free, setting up Grievance Redressal Committee & honouring Citizens Charter. Hearing Tomorrow in Court No.3 Sr. No.17. CAAS has filed a […]