Other Briefings
India Announces Special Incentives for Exporters
Oct. 19 – The government of India announced a Rs. 900-crore package for exporters to assist them to fight with the slowdown in developed markets and rising input costs. The Reserve Bank of India has already declared an interest subsidy of 2 percent on rupee export credit for handicrafts, handlooms, carpets and small and medium […]
India Grants Approval to Buy Assets Overseas for Public Sector Units
Oct. 14 – The government of India has permitted a policy to facilitate profit-making state-run firms to obtain assets overseas. The new policy also seeks to augment the power of Maharatna and Navratna companies and provide greater autonomy for acquiring raw material assets abroad. The government will also mull over setting up a dedicated Sovereign […]
Taxability of Leave Travel Allowance
Oct. 3 – Leave travel allowance (LTA) is the one of the most common cases of reimbursement adopted by employers to compensate employees due to the tax benefits attached to it. Section 10(5) of the Income Tax Act (1961) read with Rule 2B, provides for the exemption and outlines the conditions subject to which LTA […]
External Commercial Borrowings in Chinese Renminbi
Sept. 29 – Taking into consideration the particular needs of the infrastructure sector, the existing external commercial borrowing (ECB) policy has been reviewed in discussions with the Government of India and it has been decided to permit Indian companies which are in the infrastructure sector – where “infrastructure” is defined under the existing guidelines on […]
RBI relaxes Forex Facilities for Individuals
The Reserve Bank of India has further liberalized foreign exchange services for individuals under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999. The services are as follows…
Online Filing of Excise and Service Tax Compulsory from October 1st
To establish the Goods and Services Tax in 2012-13, India’s Finance Ministry has made it compulsory for taxpayers to file their central excise and service tax returns electronically from October 1.
Visit Days of NRIs to be Excluded for Finding Residential Status
Sept. 21 – Once an individual become resident in India as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act), the individual’s international income becomes taxable. If an individual is a non-resident Indian (NRI), his/her income earned outside India is not taxable. Therefore, for a non-resident, there is always danger of taxation of global income if […]
ICBC Sets Up Shop in India
Sept. 20 – China’s most valuable bank – Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) – has become the first Chinese bank to establish itself in India. The bank is planning to start with an investment of US$100 million and aims to lend to corporations and cover sectors where Chinese companies have a presence such […]
