The government made it clear on Thursday that educational institutes, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), would have to pay service tax for providing campus recruitment to their graduates.
Sub-contractors in construction projects will now have to pay service tax. They will add to the various categories of small entities, which were so far not required to register themselves as service tax payers. While their taxable amount will not go
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) is in the process of reviewing the entire range of unit-linked products (Ulips) that are being sold by life insurance companies. According to R Kannan, member (actuary), Irda, the review aims
The next time you hear a politician straining his vocal chords at some public forum, rest assured he would be ranting some numbers, figures, growth rates and percentages, besides the usual speech. For, the numeric ammunition will soon be supplied by
The Supreme Court has held that Parliament is competent to levy service tax on chartered accountants, cost accountants and architects. "We hold that Parliament has legislative competence to levy service tax by way of impugned Finance Acts of 1994 and
HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABADOm Prakash Tewariv. Union of India Section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, read with rule 12 of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 - Return of income - General - Assessment year 2007-08 - Petitioners, lawyers/advocates, challenged In
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is taking full care and precaution for its rescheduled Common Proficiency Test entrance exam scheduled for August 26. ICAI President Sunil Talati said extra efforts have been made to ensure full
As per reports received the date for MVAT Audit for Financial Year 2005-06 has been extended to 31st October, 2007
Come April 2008, fixed deposit holders will not be allowed to avail any credit against taxes paid on their interest earnings if banks do not quote their PAN numbers.Many fixed deposit holders could be left in lurch as income tax department has tighte
Dear Members,The Hon'ble Bombay High Court has extended the last date for submission of VAT Audit Report in Form No. 704 upto 31st October, 2007 for the Financial Year 2005-2006.Thanks