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Weekly Newsletter - January 3, 2024

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News Update:

Indian News

International News

International Content:

FRC Reference Material

Useful Forms:

ITR Utilities

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions

SEBI Master Circular

Exposure Drafts:

RBI Drafts

SEBI Draft

From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

GST

RBI

SEBI

DGFT

Customs

Central Excise


  

News Update:

Indian News:

GST dept issues demands, penalties totaling over Rs 19 cr to Ceat Tyres

AIFs may aid roll-over of stressed loans: Reserve Bank of India report

No minimum balance charges on 'inoperative accounts': Reserve Bank of India

RBI flags use of credit bureau data for analytics

Mis-selling: Government suggests checks on insurance agents

New ruling on Benami law may unearth old deals

More than 60% of taxpayers adopt new I-T regime

Income Tax department’s advisories put NRIs on notice on high value deals: Report

Customers' complaints against credit information companies increasing: RBI

RBI proposes banks with less than 6% net NPAs to declare dividends

Everyone wants to do an FTA with India due to rapidly growing market: GTRI

RBI issues new rules on inoperative, unclaimed savings accounts, FD, deposits: FAQs on how to claim, charges, interest to be paid

Female govt employees may now nominate child for pension before husband

Services of audit cos under lens of NFRA

HDFC Bank goes live with NPCI-developed UPI in secondary market platform

Tax officials arrest mining company MD for GST irregularities of 18 crore

LIC and YES Bank receive tax notices worth 806 cr and 3 cr respectively

SEBI imposes penalty on Unitech Advisors, honchos; bars them from market

Supporting regulatory framework needed to harness benefits of AI: RBI DG

NFRA flags audit lapses by Walker Chandiok, releases inspection report

Indian and Hong Kong Customs bust Trade-Based Money Laundering network, 4 held

Not mandatory for banks, NBFCs to raise green funds: RBI FAQs

Brokers target March-end timeline for offering UPI block facility

RBI extends Payments Infrastructure Development Fund scheme till 2025

Soon, know real time if NEFT, internet banking, UPI, mobile banking are working or down with new banking dashboard

Large international banks ask many Indian HNIs to close accounts

SEBI panel proposes price move as defining criteria for rumour verification

Final ONDC seller to be liable for TCS, CBDT clarifies

FinMin sends notices to offshore crypto exchanges, asks Meity to block them

Govt extends deadlines for GST officers to issue demand notices for FY'19, FY'20

RBI tweaks D-SIB designation methodology, inserts digital payments aspect

More than 196,000 cos, LLPs incorporated till Nov this year: Govt

Sebi tweaks norms for online bond platform providers to boost ease of biz

The Rs 402 crore GST notice that sent Zomato’s shares tumbling

Govt extends RoDTEP benefits to e-commerce exports through post or couriers

SBI, HDFC Bank will need to maintain higher capital from FY25, says RBI

I-T dept leverages tech to scrutinise tax returns, recovers Rs 36,000 cr

CCI clears IndusInd International Holdings Ltd-Reliance Capital deal

RBI implements govt securities lending directions with immediate effect

 

International News:

Some audit disclosures may prompt companies to manipulate earnings

Big Four firms rethink governance after year of mis-steps and scandals


International Content:

FRC Reference Material:

Thematic Review:
IFRS 17 ‘Insurance Contracts’ - Interim Disclosures in the First Year of Application

[November 2023]


Useful Forms:

ITR Utilities:

All ITR eFiling utilities have been updated as on January 1, 2024


Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions:

Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year) Directions, 2024

Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Internal Ombudsman for Regulated Entities) Directions, 2023

 

SEBI Master Circular:

Master Circular for Online Resolution of Disputes in the Indian Securities Market 


Exposure Draft:

RBI Drafts:

Draft Circular on Declaration of dividend by banks and remittance of profits to Head Office by foreign bank branches in India
[Last date for Comments: January 31, 2024] 

Draft Directions on Bond Forwards under Section 45W of the RBI Act, 1934
[Last date for Comments: January 25, 2024] 

 

SEBI Draft:

Consultation Paper on Amendments to SEBI Regulations with respect to Verification of Market Rumours
[Last date for Comments: January 18, 2024] 
  


From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement:

Clarification regarding Guidelines issued by RBI for Appointment of SCAs/SAs of Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs)


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

​Guidelines u/s 194-O(4) of the Income-tax Act 1961 - TDS by e-commerce operator [Circular No.20]

 

GST:

3 GST (Rate) Notifications - Jan 3, 2024

Advisory on the functionalities available on the portal for the GTA taxpayers

Notification of Constitution of Principal Bench of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal

Advisory: Date extension for reporting opening balance for ITC reversal

Seeks to extend dates of specified compliances in exercise of powers under section 168A of CGST Act [CGST Notification No.56]

 

RBI:

Inoperative Accounts /Unclaimed Deposits in Banks- Revised Instructions

Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks

Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) – Review of National Development Banks

Fair Lending Practice - Penal Charges in Loan Accounts: Extension of Timeline for Implementation of Instructions

Payments Infrastructure Development Fund – Extension of Scheme and Enhancements

Minimum Holding Period Exemption for Transfer of Receivables

Classification of MSMEs

Reserve Bank of India (Financial Benchmark Administrators) Directions, 2023

 

SEBI:

Settlement of Running Account of Client’s Funds lying with Trading Member (TM)

Framework on Social Stock Exchange

Modifications to provisions of Chapter XXI of NCS Master Circular dealing with registration and regulatory framework for Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs)

 

DGFT:

Allocation of 8606 MTRV of raw cane sugar to USA under TRQ Scheme for US fiscal year 2024 [Public Notice No.36]

Amendment in Import Policy and Policy condition of Screws covered under HS code 7318 of Chapter 73 of Schedule –I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 [Notification No.55]

Amendment in Para 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 [Notification No.56]

Extension in “Free” Import Policy of Urad [Beans of the SPP Vigna Mungo (L.) Hepper] [ITC(HS) 0713 31 10] and Tur/Pigeon Peas (Cajanus Cajan) [ITC(HS) 0713 60 00] under ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule – I (Import Policy) till 31.03.2025 [Notification No.54]

 

Customs:

Seeks to amend Notification No. 96/2008 Customs dated 13.08.2008 [Notification No.67]

Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver [Notification No.95(NT)]

Seeks to amend Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations 2018 [Notification No.94(NT)]

Seeks to amend Notification No. 29/2022 - Customs (ADD) dated 19.10.2022 [Notification No.18(ADD)]

Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of Wheel Loaders originating in or exported from China PR [Notification No.17(ADD)]

 

Central Excise:

Seeks to further amend No. 04/2022-Central Excise, dated the 30th June, 2022, to reduce the Special Additional Excise Duty on export of Diesel [Notification No.2]

Seeks to amend No. 18/2022-Central Excise, dated the 19th July, 2022 to increase the Special Additional Excise Duty on production of Petroleum Crude and reduce the Special Additional Excise Duty on export of ATF [Notification No.1]


 

 

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