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Weekly Newsletter - October 11, 2023

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Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Useful Forms:

Income Tax Offline Utilities

ITR eFiling Utilities

MCA Forms

From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement

ICAI Technical Guide

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

IBBI

RBI

SEBI

IRDAI

DGFT

Customs


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Non-residents, foreign cos without PAN can open bank a/cs in IFSC-Gift City

LIC says it has got GST notice of Rs 37,000 for paying taxes at lower rate

Mahesh Shah’s CA jailed for ₹6.85 cr fraud

Setting up national, regional GST tribunals has started: Centre tells SC

Supreme Court says restaurants not subject to service tax for take away food orders

GST Council’s view on taxability of corporate guarantee is a mixed bag, say experts

Sebi resolves over 3,700 complaints through SCORES in September

India must be mindful of its reputation for tax terror in hunt for Swiss stash

About 70% taxpayers may shift to new regime: CBDT chairman

RBI to extend PCA supervisory norms to government-owned NBFCs from October 2024

35L refund cases 'held up' for various reasons; I-T dept call centre working to resolve: CBDT chairperson

I-T dept collects over Rs 700 crore in TDS from online gaming, crypto trade

RBI orders Bank of Baroda to suspend onboarding customers to its mobile app

IMF raises India FY24 GDP growth forecast by 20 basis points to 6.3%

India receives new Swiss bank account details in annual information exchange

Irdai to deploy Bima Vahak in every Gram Panchayat before end of 2024

Commercial Taxes dept detects use of multiple QR codes by hoteliers to evade tax

Central GST audit circle imposes penalty of Rs 18.1 million on Vedanta

GST Council likely to clarify premium on life insurance

GST Council to discuss apportioning compensation cess beyond March 2026

You can soon create your card tokens directly from your bank account

GST authority issues Rs 922 crore show cause notices to Reliance General Insurance

Government: No retrospective tax on online gaming portals and casinos

GST Council lifts tax blockages for rupee trade

GST Council: 18% tax on parent company’s guarantee to subsidiary, waives tax for director’s personal guarantees

GST Council decides to slash rates on millet products, molasses: FM

GST Council approves 'amnesty scheme' for appeal filing till Jan 2024

Ahmedabad: Schools with pending audits to lose grants

Sebi extends dispatching period of hard copies of statements till Sept 2024

AI, multilingual approach important for efficient auditing: CAG

RBI to issue framework for SRO recognition for regulated entities

RBI doubles gold loan limits for urban cooperative banks to Rs 4 lakh

Monetary policy: RBI flags financial stability risks from unsecured loans

RBI MPC keeps repo rate unchanged, signals tight liquidity measures

Non-residents can now e-file Form 10F without PAN

Cairn India gets SAT relief in case vs Sebi

SAT quashes SEBI's order against former NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy

Tax dept agrees to refund Rs 190 cr to Vedanta, Delhi HC takes note

GST Council likely to exempt distilled alcohol used to make liquor from tax

India amends insolvency rules in wake of jet leasing dispute

RBI forms an external working group for expected credit loss-based framework

35% of investment advisors still not registered, says SEBI Chairperson

GST panel to clarify on corporate guarantees, some exemptions likely

FM asks company secretaries to rededicate themselves to better corporate governance

  

International News:

Auditors more worried about cybersecurity than AI risks

Grant Thornton's revenues hit $2.4B

US SEC shortens stock disclosure deadline to 5 days

FASB amends codification to align with SEC disclosures

Australia: PwC tax leaks undermined shareholder trust in audits

Battle lines drawn on internal controls as FRC closes consultation on new Corporate Governance Code

PCAOB chief slams auditors for 40% error rate

FRC sets out reporting expectations amidst ongoing economic uncertainty

Audit sector can tackle Big Four dominance through collaboration, experts say


Useful Forms:

Income Tax Offline Utilities:

eFiling Utility for Form 10BB has been released

  

ITR eFiling Utilities:

ITR 6 utilities for Windows and MAC updated

ITR 5 eFiling Utilities for Windows and MAC have been updated

  

MCA Forms:

MCA Forms updated


From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement:

Reporting requirements pertaining to Fees related disclosure to Institute under the revised requirements in Code of Ethics

  

ICAI Technical Guide:

Technical Guide on Reports of Audit u/s 12A/10(23C) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Published October 2023)


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

The Income-tax (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Rules, 2023 - Amendment to Rule 114B, 114BA, 114BB and Form 60 [Notification No.88]

Clarification on details to be provided in Form 10B / 10BB regarding 'substantial contribution' [Circular No.17]

  

IBBI:

Notification u/s 14(3)(a) of IBC for transactions, arrangements or agreements, under the Convention and the Protocol, relating to aircraft, aircraft engines, airframes and helicopters

  

RBI:

Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) – Extension to Government NBFCs

Gold Loan – Bullet Repayment – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

  

SEBI:

Extension in timeline for compliance with qualification and experience requirements under Regulation 7(1) of SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013

SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2023

SEBI (Investment Advisers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

Relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

Requirement of Base Minimum Capital Deposit for Category 2 Execution Only Platforms

Limited relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  

IRDAI:

Amendment to Master Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) 2022

IRDAI (Bima Vahak) Guidelines, 2023

Amendment to Procedure for Implementation of Section 12A of ‘The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 (WMD Act)

Constitution of Inter-Disciplinary Standing Committee on Cyber Security

  

DGFT:

Amendment in Policy condition No.07 (ii) of Chapter - 27 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS), 2022 [Notification No.34]

  

Customs:

Exchange Rate Notification dated October 5, 2023 [No.73(NT)]


 

 

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