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Weekly Newsletter - September 25, 2024

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Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

SEBI Drafts

IFRS Draft

Acts & Regulations:

SEBI Master Circular

SEBI Regulations

Useful Forms:

ITR eFiling Utilities

MCA eForms

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

GST

MCA

IBBI

CCI

IFSCA

SEBI

RBI

DGFT

Customs

 


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Measures by MCA to address concerns and guide stakeholders for compliances on MCA21 Portal

Claimed 87A tax rebate for STCG in your ITR? You may get tax demand notice

SC discarded 573 tax cases post-revision in appeal filing: Finance ministry

GoM meeting in Goa: No consensus on GST proposals for real estate sector

Govt extends import regime for IT hardware products till December 31

Sebi board may approve new asset class, MF Lite framework on Sep 30

GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, over Rs 10K crore evasion

EY India employee death: Probe finds firm lacking labour welfare permit

Stress needs an audit too: Tragic death of EY employee sparks concerns over intense work pressure & client demands

Sebi probes six local investment banks over handling of small IPOs

Anil Ambani's son Jai Anmol Ambani slapped with ₹1 crore fine by Sebi in Reliance Home Finance case

Two-day GST Summit in Goa: GoM to review tax rates for 100+ products

New group audit norms to cover a wide spectrum of economic value

Tata Sons gets big Rs 1,500 crore tax relief in years-old Docomo deal

Sebi expands mutual fund investment options with Credit Default Swaps

NCDRC orders SBI to pay Rs 97 lakh as compensation for fraud

GoM on GST rate rationalisation to discuss slab, rate tweaks on Sep 25

Majority say they will stop using UPI if transaction fee levied: Survey

Finance Ministry urges DRTs, banks to expedite loan recovery processes

Loss-making MNCs liable to pay tax on India setup

NBFCs diversify funding sources amid increased lending risk weights

EY employee death fallout: Deloitte forms 3-member committee to review people practices

ICAI calls for a pause in audit standards revision process by NFRA

500 non-existent firms claimed bogus GST refunds; two more arrested

Drive to identify bogus GST registrations underway

NFRA debars CA Santosh Deshmukh for one year citing serious audit irregularities at Sanwaria Consumer Ltd

Direct tax Vivad se Viswas Scheme 2024 to be operational from Oct 1

RBI lifts gold loan curbs on IIFL Finance

Supreme Court rejects telcos' plea to recalculate Rs 1L crore dues

India to adopt nuanced approach to deal with at risk NPOs after FATF report

Sebi modifies framework for valuation of AIFs' investment portfolio

CCI can appoint agencies to monitor implementation of its orders

CCI's M&A overhaul: Stricter scrutiny, faster approvals under new rules

FATF lauds India's anti-money laundering, terror financing measures

CBDT revises tax appeal limits to ₹60 lakh, ₹2 crore, ₹5 crore to streamline disputes, reduce litigation

FY26 Budget-making process to start in second week of October

Will lot of taxpayers miss the tax audit report deadline due to this glitch on the ITR e-filing portal?

Govt probing allegations by EY employee's mom about firm's work culture

EY staffer's death puts focus on work stress

NPS Vatsalya: Your child can get more than Rs 10 crore on retirement

US Fed cuts interest rates by 50 bps in a first since 2020: Why it matters for India

IRA, SEBI unveil data benchmarking institutions for REITs

 

International News:

PwC revenue slumps $820m after tax leaks scandal

BOJ keeps rates steady, upgrades view on consumption

Bank of England keeps main rate on hold at 5% in wake of US Fed cut

US Fed Cuts Interest Rate By 50 bps, Jerome Powell Says Upside Inflation Risks Have Diminished

IASB proposes improvements to the equity method

PCAOB: 5 Good Practices For Auditor Independence


Exposure Drafts:

SEBI Drafts:

Consultation paper on Draft Circular for "Simplified registration for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)"
[Last date for Comments: October 15, 2024] 

Proposed amendment to SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015 with respect to allowing only electronic mode for payment of dividend or interest or redemption or repayment amounts
[Last date for Comments: October 11, 2024] 

 

IFRS Draft:

IFRS Accounting Standard
Equity Method of Accounting
IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (revised 202x)

[Last date for Comments: January 20, 2025] 


Acts & Regulations:

SEBI Master Circular:

Master Circular on Surveillance of Securities Market
[Published on September 23, 2024

 

SEBI Regulations:

SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021
[Last amended on September 18, 2024]


Useful Forms:

ITR eFiling Utilities:

Excel Utility for ITR 3 has been updated

 

MCA eForms:

The following form has been updated:

Form ADT-1
Information to the Registrar by Company for appointment of Auditor


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

CBDT notifies Rules & Forms for Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 [Press Release]

The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Rules, 2024 [Notification No.104]

Enactment of Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024 [Notification No.103]

Further enhancement of Monetary Limits for Filing of Appeals by the Department before ITAT, High Courts and SLPs/appeals before Supreme Court [Circular No.9]

 

GST:

Archival of GST Returns data on GST portal

FAQs on Invoice Management System (IMS)

 

MCA:

The Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2024

The Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Amendment Rules, 2024

Clarification on holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) and EGM through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) and passing of Ordinary and Special resolutions by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rues made thereunder -Extension of timeline [Circular No.9]

 

IBBI:

The IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024

 

CCI:

Notification of section 19(f) of the Competition Amendment Act 2023

The Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2024

 

IFSCA:

Trading and Settlement of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) in IFSC

 

SEBI:

Parameters for Performance Evaluation of Market Infrastructure Institutions

Usage of UPI by individual investors for making an application in public issue of securities through intermediaries

Ease of Doing Business in the context of Standard Operating Procedure for payment of “Financial Disincentives” by Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) as a result of Technical Glitch

Flexibility in participation of Mutual Funds in Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Modification in framework for valuation of investment portfolio of AIFs

SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024

 

RBI:

Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit

Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments)

 

DGFT:

Procedure for implementation of DGFT Notification no. 23/2023 dated 03.08.2023; 26/2023 dated 04.08.2023; 38/2023 dated 19.10.2023; and Policy circular no. 06/2023-24 dated 19.10.2023 beyond 30.09.2024 [Circular No.7]

Amendment in Chapter 5 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023, related to EPCG Scheme to reduce 'Compliance Burden' and enhance 'Ease of doing Business' [Public Notice No.24]

Amendment in Import Policy Condition under ITC(HS) 08028010 of Chapter 08 of ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) [Notification No.30]

 

Customs:

Classification of laboratory chemicals [Circular No.18]

Amendment of Note 3 of Chapter 98 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 [Notification No.62(NT)]


  

  

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