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INDEX Direct Taxation Indirect Taxation Corporate and Other Laws Corporate and Other Laws International Taxation Statutory Due Dates for January 2013 Newsletter –January 2013 TM
DIRECT TAXATION IndexIndex Fine on entities not depositing tax in time The CBDT has taken serious view of non-filers (of tax deducted at source) and has incorporated a new section 234E in the Act which levies a fee of Rs 200 for everyday of delay and the system does not accept the TDS statement until the delay fee has been paid. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has taken serious note of defaulters and has ordered launch of prosecution in appropriate cases. IT Department Proposes to introduce E-SIGNATURE on ITR Income Tax Department proposes to introduce an electronic signature for efiling of Income Tax Returns in addition to existing Digital Signature Certificate / ITR V. The e-signature shall be based on the validation of the taxpayer on the basis of the data available with the Income Tax department. Data such as bank A/c number, CPC intimation number, valid TAN and the personal details of the taxpayer. This e-signature proposed to be given to the existing e-filers (will not be available to first time e-filers) in select categories of such as ITR 1, ITR 2 and ITR 4S. Newsletter – January 2013 TM
INDIRECT TAXATION IndexIndex Government exempts Janashree and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana from Service Tax The Central Government vide Notification No.49 /2012 – Service Tax, dated 24th December, 2012 exempts the following two Schemes under services of life insurance business from Service tax by adding the same in mega Exemption Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax :- (a) Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY); (b) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY). Newsletter – January 2013 TM
CORPORATE AND OTHER LAWSIndexIndex Due date for filing Cost Audit Report in XBRL mode extended to 31 st January 2013 As per General Circular number 43/2012 dated 26 th December 2012, time limit to file Cost Audit Report and Compliance Report for the year [including the overdue reports relating to any previous year(s)] in XBRL mode, without any penalty has been extended upto January 31, 2013 or within 180 days from the close of the company´s financial year to which the report relates, whichever is later. Newsletter – January 2013 TM
INTERNATIONAL TAXATIONIndexIndex India to sign tax information exchange agreements with 34 more dominions India is looking to sign tax information exchange agreements with a further 34 jurisdictions/countries. This is in addition to the agreements already signed with 12 countries/ jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Liberia and Macau. All these agreements are in force. In addition, three more tax info agreements have been signed with Argentina, Bahrain and Monaco which will come into effect after completion of necessary formalities in these countries/jurisdictions. Newsletter – January 2013 TM
STATUTORY DUE DATES FOR JANUARY 2013 Index Index Statutory Due Dates Calendar for January 2013 Newsletter – January 2013 Due DateStatutory Compliance 5 th January 2013Payment of Service Tax/ Excise duty 7 th January 2013Payment of TDS 15 th January 2013Payment of Provident Fund contribution/ Profession Tax 15 th January 2013Filing of Quarterly TDS Return ( October to December Qtr) 21 st January 2013Payment of ESIC/ MVAT TM
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