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dated November 2008 - Vol. 2

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ICAI AASs re-numbered and re-categorised as
"Engagement and Quality Control Standards"

This newsletter contains the following categories:

Indian News Update

International News Update

VAT Update

CA's Referencer

Articles

Legal Updates

 


 


Indian News Update:

RBI eases commodity derivative deal norms

RBI allows LCs, bank guarantees for overseas commodity trading

Govt imposes ad-valorem duty on iron ore fines

Firms defer advance tax payments

Regulator to review TPAs’ performance

Transponder capacity lease not taxable: AAR

Withholding tax on core sector ECBs likely to go

Insurance cos deny covers to exporters

SC settles doubt on venue of bounced cheque trial

Mandatory IPO rating to stay for now

UP sops for solar water heaters

Foreign cos' services under brand names to be taxable: ITAT

RBI offers forex liquidity to Indian banks abroad

Core sector lending norms may be eased

No case for hike in customs duty on veg oil

IRDA relaxes general insurance norms

Gift, travel cards may come under RBI scanner

Excess liquidity to create bad assets, warn bankers

Sebi extends ECN to equity derivatives

Govt may soon restore DEPB for steel sector

Easier norms, tax sops to give volume boost to new stock lending platform

Insider trading: Companies Bill at odds with SEBI move

Sebi releases framework for SME stock exchange

Incentives to private sector for employing persons with disability

IPO ratings system under SEBI scanner

RBI gives banks long rope on home loans portfolio

TDS credit and declaration of income

Sebi nets Rs 3.5 cr through IPO scam consent orders

Tax-free gratuity ceiling may treble to Rs 10 lakh




International News Update:

AICPA Revises Electronic Confirmations Standard

IASB questions relaxing of fair value accounting

IFRS Back on Track?

IFAC Examines Developments in Public Sector Performance Measurement Structures




VAT Update:

Centre views GST as an inclusive transaction tax

VAT panel-FM meet in Dec on revenue sharing




CA's Referencer:

AS 13: Accounting for Investments
[Submitted by Mr. Ankit Maisheri]





Articles:

Understanding Stock Market
[Submitted by CA. Abhishikta Chadda,
Associate Chartered Accountant,
Delhi]


Bank Glossary terms
[Submitted by CA. Jyot Shukla,
Vadodara, Gujarat]




Legal Updates:

SEBI:

Time period for utilization of debt limits

Issuance of Electronic Contract Notes (ECNs) in Equity Derivatives Segment

Framework for recognition and supervision of stock exchanges / platforms of stock exchanges for small and medium enterprises


RBI:

Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 – Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Capital Adequacy

Advances against pledge of Gold / Silver Ornaments

Prudential Guidelines on  Restructuring of Advances by Banks

SLR reduced

Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers

Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates

Special Refinance Facility (SRF) under Section 17(3B) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

CRR reduced

Shortfall in Maintenance of SLR/Additional Liquidity support under LAF

Special Fixed Rate Repo Under Liquidity Adjustment Facility


FEMA:

Remittance related to Commodity Derivative Contract - Issuance of Standby Letter of Credit / Bank Guarantee [Circular No.35]

Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000 - Credit to Non Resident (External) Rupee Accounts - Clarification [Circular No.34]

Rupee Export Credit Interest Rates Subvention

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 20 million (as 1st tranche of USD 80 million) to the Government of the Republic of  Rwanda [Circular No.33]

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 33 million to the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) [Circular No.32]

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 25.5 million to the Government of Cote d’Ivoire [Circular No.31]

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 100 million to the Government of the Democratic  Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka [Circular No.30]

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 10.59 million to Government of Suriname [Circular No.29]

Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 30 million to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) [Circular No.28]


DGFT:

Amendments in Schedule-I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items 2004-09 [No.56]

Amendments to earlier notifications [No.55]

Amendments in Schedule-I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items 2004-09 [No.54]

Amendments to earlier notifications [No.53]

Amendments in Foreign Trade Policy [No.52]


Customs:

Computation of Value under Section 14 for Levy of Export Duty [Circular No.18]

Amendment in Notification No.116/2008-Customs [No.121]

Further amendments in Notification No.21/2002-Customs dated 1st March, 2002 [No.119]

Anti-dumping duty upon import of Cable ties originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan [No.118]

Amendment in Notification No.79/2008-Customs dated 13th June, 2008 [No.117]

Conditional exemption from duty for export of iron ore fines [No.116]

Amendments in Notification No.66/2008-Customs dated 10th May, 2008 [No.115]

Further amendment in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) dated 3rd August 2001 [No.116(N.T.)]

Further amendments in Notification No.21/2002-Customs dated 1st March, 2002 [No.110]




The entire list of notifications is available at www.CAalley.com/legal.html
 


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