While ECBs are pure loans, FCCBs have an in-built option for the lender to convert them into equity of the companies on maturity. Both in ECB and FCCB, till maturity, the borrower is expected to make interest payments on the amount borrowed. Incidentally, the AAR ruling of October 10 had been sought by a non-banking finance company. Till October 31, NBFCs were not allowed to borrow funds from overseas in foreign currency.
The period of assessment of these defaulters range from 1989-90 to 2013-14.
'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.'
The Income Tax department is likely to initiate prosecution against close to 300 people whose names have been submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in connection with the probe into alleged black money accounts in HSBC bank in Geneva.
The amount saved in a PPF account is actually saving for a rainy day.
God forbid, if bad days fall upon someone and debts pile up. A fascinating excerpt from Anil Lamba's Financial Affairs Of The Common Man: Master The Art Of Personal Finance Management.
RNOR status is a sub-set of the Resident Status.
Opposition parties on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party after Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, saying the ruling party's 'washing machine' has resumed its operation to clean tainted leaders and it was an 'ED-facilitated power grab'.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday appealed people to register or update their mobile numbers in Aadhaar for easy access of various government services online.
The industry status will help the sector access bank lending at average interest rates
There may be those who could want to go slow, citing the large pendency of follow-up action and court cases that they would have to process and/or proceed with, before raiding more politicians, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Instruments such as Reits, InvITs, unsponsored GDR, GIFT find few takers.
'The BJP is trying to bribe or unleash the income tax authorities (on us).'
This is, say tax experts, the first time that a car race circuit has been held to be the permanent establishment of an assessee.
A total of 194 people were booked after raids on some 249 places all over the country.
It was a unique celebration; there is no other instance where Harijans were feted to celebrate India's Independence, says Prakash Bhandari.
A tax reforms panel, headed by finance minister's advisor Parthasarathi Shome, is considering moving away from setting fixed tax-collection targets and linking these with the changing economic scenario during the year.
The Union Budget 2016-17 has cheered the NBFC sector
'Why does a State that sees a national security issue at every turn not recognise the seriousness of the data from sensitive databases being breached?'
From the date you put in your papers, the employer will promptly freeze your salary payouts and you will get everything along with the full and final settlement.
Marking a key milestone in the Indian government's fight against black money allegedly stashed abroad, India will get this month the complete information on flats, apartments and condominiums owned by Indians in Switzerland as also on earnings made from such properties to help it look into tax liabilities associated with those assets.
The NCMC facilitates convenient travel while integrating last-mile connectivity, a must in India's extensive landscape. It enables travellers to pay for a cross-section of needs, including toll tax, retail shopping, and withdrawing money.
The home loan top-up, a kind of secured multipurpose personal loan, is on the regulator's radar, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said Switzerland has agreed to share information on Indians having illicit money in Swiss banks on independent evidence provided in each case to the Alpine nation.
According to sources in the Excise department, the Sahara Airlines, while submitting opinion of its Chartered Accountant on service tax, had allegedly backdated it to 2003 in which it was stated that Rs 1442 crore (Rs 14.42 billion) income from advertising services provided to its group company was not taxable under advertising services.
The court also issued notice to the Income Tax department.
While the tax treatment does legitimise past crypto transactions, there is a possibility that any, or all, private cryptocurrencies will be banned in future.
The Income Tax department has informed the Delhi High Court that Nokia India and Nokia Corporation owe it Rs 21,153 crore (Rs 211.53 billion) as total tax liability (existing and anticipated), including penalty during a seven-year period from 2006-2013.
'Modi had not discussed demonetization with me prior to his announcement on 8 November 2016. 'I learnt of it along with the rest of the country. 'I was not surprised when he did not discuss the issue with me prior to making the public announcement. 'It fitted in with his style of making dramatic announcements.' A fascinating excerpt from Pranab Mukherjee's The Presidential Years: 2012-2017.
A Bill proposing to prosecute those stashing illicit wealth abroad with 10 year rigorous imprisonment is on cards.
This provision is a very smart rule against fraudster and would not affect any genuine business entities or Ease of Doing Business in any manner, said a source.
The government has sacked these officers ranging from the ranks of principal commissioner to assistant commissioner, some of whom were already under suspension.
An NCD's credit rating will tell you whether risk possibility is high or low. Instruments rated below AA are regarded as high-risk.
The Union Budget on Wednesday outlined several initiatives to drive India's technology agenda and boost digital infrastructure, including new centres of excellence for artificial intelligence, National Data Governance Policy, and Entity DigiLocker.
The CBDT asks ministry of corporate affairs not to oppose its application to restore the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies, as it would prevent the board from launching tax recovery proceedings against them.
Earlier this month, the CBI registered a Preliminary Enquiry against former Sebi Chairman C B Bhave and ex-member K M Abraham, as also against Jignesh Shah-founded FTIL and MCX, among others.
Let's wait for the monetary policy on February 8 -- to see how it complements the fiscal commitments, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Banks asked to maintain record of cash being ferried in these vehicles all the time