Sunday, 17 January 2016

Cenvat credit couldn't be utilized to pay service tax under reverse charge on import of services

Service Tax : In case of import of services under section 66A, assessee is deemed to be service provider only for purpose of paying service tax; insofar as Cenvat credit is concerned, imported service cannot be regarded as output service and, therefore, credit balance cannot be used to pay service tax under reverse charge on imported services.

Secretarial Standards Board of ICSI unveils guidance notes on SS-1 and SS-2

COMPANIES ACT, 2013 : Guidance Note on Meeting of The Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2)

Due date to file reconciliation return under DVAT further extended to Feb. 29, 2016

VAT : DELHI VAT – Filing of Reconciliation Return for the Year 2014-15

Amendment made in sec. 200A allowing computation of fee u/s 234E while processing of TDS return is p

IT: Prior to 1-6-2015, there was no enabling provision in section 200A for raising demand in respect of levy of fees under section 234E in respect of default in furnishing TDS statements

HC directs ITAT to consider explanation of assessee before valuing closing stock at market value

IT : Where assessee adopted cost value for purpose of computation of closing stock of molasses and bagasse and Assessing Officer held that assessee should have adopted market value and Tribunal confirmed this, since Tribunal had overlooked material available, matter required reconsideration

No rejection of books of accounts just because qualitative records of stock was not maintained

IT: Books of account could not be rejected merely because qualitative records was not maintained