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August 31, 2019 / Foreign Direct Investment

FDI in Telecom Services sector

Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing industries in India that has undergone an innovative phase over the past few years and stands as the second largest telecommunications market in the world after China. It is due to liberalization policy that telecom sector could attract more FDI flows in private sector participation increased in total telephone connections of the nation. This led the sector to competitive stimulus, high telecom penetration and substantial reduction in tariffs. Though foreign telecom players have …

August 23, 2019 / Companies Act

Compliance Chart for Preferential allotment of shares

Points to remember

Issue should be authorized by Articles of Association of the Company.

Only fully paid securities to be issued and the following securities can be issue under preferential allotment.

Issuance of Equity shares.

Issuance of Fully or partly convertible debentures

Issuance of any other securities convertible into equity shares.

The preferential issue can be offered to person other than equity shareholders of the Company and prepare a list of persons (not exceeding 200 in a financial year for …

August 31, 2018 / Business

GST to Have Big Impact on Ease of Business Ranking Next Year

India has vaulted substantially a jump of 30 ranks to occupy the 100th place this year in the World Bank’s `Doing Business’ report, bringing it closer to the target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be in the top-50 countries. Ramesh Abhishek, secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the nodal department for the ease of doing business study, told that the jump in ranking proves that with strong political commitment and a motivated bureaucracy, things can happen. …

August 31, 2018 / Business

Mauritius Signs Multilateral BEPS Convention To Tackle Tax Avoidance by MNE’s

At the OECD Headquarters in Paris, Mahess Rawoteea of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius, signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) in the presence of Douglas Frantz, OECD Deputy Secretary-General.

Based on expressed reservations at this point in time, 23 tax treaties would be impacted by this signing. We note that Mauritius issued a statement today, reaffirming its commitment to implement the minimum standards …

August 31, 2018 / Business

With GST, India Heading Towards a Transparent Tax Regime: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as by far the biggest economic reform and said India is now moving towards a modern, transparent, stable and predictable tax regime GST consulting services.
Addressing an India-Israel CEO Forum, he said regulatory and policy issues facing companies have been resolved and his government is positioning India as a manufacturing hub.
India-Israel CEO Forum, which met for the first time today, set a target to increase the …

August 31, 2018 / Business

Commerce Ministry To Align Foriegn Trade Policy With GST

The commerce ministry will come out with a notification to align the foreign trade policy (FTP) with the provisions of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be rolled out from July 1.
The ministry will have to come out with a notification as it has not been able to revise the FTP as was planned earlier. How to apply for gst registration
In a statement, it said that the ministry will release the reviewed FTP in September and …

August 31, 2018 / Business

GST Experts in India

In what would have come as a relief to ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon and Flipkart, the proposed tax collected at source (TCS) on them under the goods and services tax (GST) is to be capped at 1%, the GST Council has decided gst experts in India.
The draft law had proposed a levy of 1% without any limit. Mentioning the cap in the law will ensure the levy remains below that level.
“The council has decided to provide …

August 31, 2018 / Business

GST Consulting Services

GST

GST is a huge reform for indirect taxation in India, the likes of which the country has not seen post Independence. GST will simplify indirect taxation, reduce complexities, and remove the cascading effect. Experts believe that it will have a huge impact on businesses both big and small, and change the way the economy functions in GST registration online.

The ebook will help you understand the basics of GST, important terminologies and concepts, and how this might affect …

August 31, 2018 / Business

Budget Session: PM Modi Hopes For Breakthrough On GST

As the Budget session of Parliament resumed today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoped there will be a breakthrough on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill and that issues will be discussed in a democratic manner.
“We hope that there will be a breakthrough on the GST because all states have positively cooperated. All political parties have also extended cooperation in a positive way,” he told reporters outside Parliament. How to apply for GST registration
The second leg of the …

August 31, 2018 / Business

CBDT Signs Bilateral APA With Japanese Firm

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has signed a bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with the subsidiary of a Japanese company as it looks to reduce litigations by providing certainty in transfer pricing. The total number of bilateral APAs signed with various Japanese subsidiaries has thus reached five, all with rollback provisions, a Finance Ministry statement said.
Four APAs out of these five have been signed in the current financial year, it added GST registration online.
The APAs are …