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Weekly Newsletter - February 27, 2025

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Latest additions to CAalley:

Indian News

Budget 2025 News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

CCI Draft

RBI Draft

SEBI Drafts

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions

SEBI Regulations

IFSCA Regulations

Reference Section:

CA's Referencer

Useful Forms:

Income Tax Form

International Content:

PCAOB Reference Material

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

IFSCA

RBI

SEBI

Customs

 


  

News Update:

Indian News:

EU signals no concession for India on CBAM, deforestation regulation

CBDT amends norms, mandates detailed income disclosures for business trusts

Payback the Section 87A rebate amount claimed against capital gains, says the tax demand notice; What are your options?

40,000 taxpayers under lens for deductions, CBDT targets TDS defaulters

RBI frees up bank capital with NBFC risk weight rollback

Centre considers to revamp bankruptcy laws amid low recovery rates

Delhi HC denies capital gains tax exemption u/s 54F claim by a widow who bought two non-adjacent flats in Noida

Sebi proposes fresh steps to tighten derivative market rules to reduce risk

Centre kickstarts process for stake sale in PSBs and listed PFIs

LIC gets GST demand notice of Rs 57.2 crore for excess ITC availed

RBI raises UCBs' small-value loans per borrower cap to Rs 3 crore

RBI eases restrictions on New India Co-operative Bank

Experts seek clarity on new I-T rules for NPOs

Downward shift in liquidations seen under IBC: IBBI chairperson Ravi Mittal

Sebi mulls expanding investors pool for angel funds

Who will audit unlisted assets overseas? Indians are in a fix

India, UK to resume negotiations on proposed trade agreement from Feb 24

US can go beyond rates to coerce India under reciprocal tariff plan

Sebi slaps Rs 10 lakh penalty on Axis Securities for violating stock brokers rules

RBI proposes to do away with pre-payment levy on business loans taken by individuals/MSEs

Income Tax Bill 2025 offers forex adjustments for non-residents on unlisted shares

Income Tax Bill 2025: New Bill clarifies carry forward of house property losses

RBI imposes penalty on Citibank, Asirvad Micro Finance, JM Fin Home Loans

Bank of India reports Rs 226.84 cr loan fraud by Gupta Power Infrastructure

NSDL, CDSL launch Unified Investor App: How will it benefit investors?

EOW summons CA who gave ‘A’ grade to New India Cooperative Bank

Gratuity payment can be denied by employer in this condition, rules Supreme Court

Credit score information stolen? Tips to detect and prevent fraud

RBI rejects all bids at auction to ease liquidity

Govt should bear higher premium for increased deposit insurance: AIRBEA

FinMin to meet heads of PSBs on Mar 4, to review financial performance

Sebi mulls framework for fast track follow-on offer by REITs, InvITs

End of arbitrary arrest by income tax officers? New Income Tax Bill 2025 proposes to decriminalise Section 276CCC

Govt set to notify EV policy with new investment rules as Tesla prepares for India entry

Govt extends Chief Economic Adviser Nageswaran's term until March 2027

ICAI President Seeks Stronger Ties with NFRA, But Stresses Mutual Respect

Big relief for Patanjali Foods as SC quashes Rs 186 crore tax demand

ICAI: Disciplinary action against 241 CAs, a new record

Earning individuals in India spend over 33% of monthly salary on EMI: Study

  

Budget 2025 News:

Budget changes: Will capitals gains make you ineligible for tax rebate?

  

International News:

Is the FRC doing enough to support small audits?

The real AI divide in accounting is between the fearful and the fearless

DOGE Dividend: Donald Trump plans to share $55 billion with direct payments of $5,000 to every taxpayer


Exposure Drafts:

RBI Draft:

Draft Circular on ‘Responsible Lending Conduct – Levy of Foreclosure Charges/ Pre-payment Penalties on Loans’
[Last date for Comments: March 21, 2025] 

  

CCI Draft:

Draft "The Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025"
[Last date for Comments: March 19, 2025] 

  

SEBI Drafts:

Consultation Paper on Enhancing Trading Convenience and Strengthening Risk Monitoring in Equity Derivatives
[Last date for Comments: March 17, 2025] 

Consultation paper on expanding definition of Qualified Institutional Buyers under SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018, to include Accredited Investors for the limited purpose of investments in Angel Funds
[Last date for Comments: March 14, 2025] 

Consultation on Draft Circulars - Amendment to Master Circular for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Master Circular for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) dated May 15, 2024
[Last date for Comments: March 13, 2025] 


Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions:

Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024 (Updated as on February 21, 2025)

Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on February 21, 2025)

Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023 (Updated as on February 17, 2025)

  

SEBI Regulations:

SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 [Last amended on February 17, 2025]

SEBI (Procedure for making, amending and reviewing of Regulations) Regulations, 2025

  

IFSCA Regulations:

IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025


Reference Section:

CA's Referencer - SEBI:

Format of Due Diligence Certificate to be Given by the Debenture Trustee at the time of Filing of Draft Offer Document / Placement Memorandum

Format of Due Diligence Certificate to be Given by the Debenture Trustee at the time of Filing of Listing Application by Issuer


Useful Forms:

Income Tax Form:

Form No.49C - Updated
Annual Statement under section 285 of the Income-tax Act, 1961


International Content:

PCAOB Reference Material:

Audit Focus Series
Journal Entries
[January 2025]


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

The Income-tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2025 - Amendments to Rules 12CA, 12CC [Notification No.17]

TDS from salaries u/s 192 during FY 2024-25 [Circular No.3]

 

IFSCA:

Appointment and Change of Key Managerial Personnel by a Fund Management Entity

 

RBI:

Exposures of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) – Review of Risk Weights

Review of Risk Weights on Microfinance Loans

Review and rationalization of prudential norms - UCBs

RBI (Forward Contracts in Government Securities) Directions, 2025

 

SEBI:

Industry Standards on Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

Opening of Demat Account in the name of Association of Persons

Investor Charter for Stock Brokers

Clarification regarding Investor Education and Awareness Initiatives

 

Customs:

Seeks to continue levy of countervailing duty on imports of 'Saccharin in all its forms' originating in or exported from China PR, for 5 years pursuant to Sunset Review Final Findings issued by DGTR [Notification No.1(CVD)]

Seeks to amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs [Notification No.15]


  

  

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