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Weekly Newsletter - September 18, 2024

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News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

NFRA Draft

IFSCA Draft

From the ICAI:

ICAI Publications

Useful Forms:

ITR eFiling Utilities

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

GST

MCA

IBBI

FEMA

SEBI

DGFT

Customs

Central Excise

 


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Sitharaman launches NPS Vatsalya, parents can open pension a/c for children

Now, withdraw up to Rs 1 lakh from your PF, even within 6 months of joining

Fears over proposed revamp of audit standards misplaced: NFRA

Tupperware Brands files for bankruptcy as company seeks 'strategic alternatives'

AI for MSMEs: Bridging the gap between technology and business goals is important

Big defaulters may bypass courts to let banks win

IBBI chief asks insolvency professionals to be transparent to improve bids

Dispute over food GST: Gujarat High Court rules in company's favour

NFRA issues revised audit standards for public input to align with ISA 600

New UPI Lite feature! Soon your UPI Lite balance will be topped up automatically - here’s how it will work

No tax rate reductions for old regime, clarifies Nirmala Sitharaman

Rs 1 cr penalty on HDFC Bank: How to protect yourself from recovery agents

Foreign banks in regulatory standoff seek RBI relief on trading rules

PM launches IFSCA’s Single Window IT System

Inter-dept panel may be set up to ensure compliance by online gaming platforms

GST Council forms GoM to review tax rate on insurance; report by Oct 30

Record Rs 81,875 crore GST evasion detected in online gaming in FY24

RBI plans to revamp currency management infra to cater to future cash needs

Byju's bankruptcy ruling in US comes as a surprise for Indian officials

RBI imposes penalty on BNP Paribas, 3 others for compliance lapses

Postal dept to assist pensioners in submitting digital life certificate

4 GST officials held for conducting fake raid, extorting Rs 1.5 crore from Bengaluru businessman

UPI users can now send Rs 5 lakh for some transactions

RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das signals no policy change despite dip in inflation

DoEA notifies Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2024 in pursuance of Union Budget 2024-25 announcement

CCI investigation finds Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart breached antitrust laws

SC to decide fate of DRI tax notices going back 18 years

Big Five take corrective steps after NFRA’s inspection

Sebi considers new stricter rules to curb risks as tiny IPOs boom

Finance ministry allows GST deductions to dealers on demo vehicles

Centre brings elders over 70 years under ambit of Ayushman Bharat scheme

Time for fintech NBFCs to revisit business models, says India Ratings

Sebi tweaks margin trading facilities' framework to ease collateral burden

 

International News:

PwC Laying Off 1,800 Employees in First Formal Cuts Since 2009

[US] Audit teams missed risks of material misstatement by banks


Exposure Drafts:

NFRA Draft:

Proposed Revision in SA 600 - Special Considerations - Audit of Group Financial Statements (including The Work of Component Auditors)
[Last date for Comments: October 30, 2024] 

  

IFSCA Draft:

Consultation Paper on proposed revised ‘Framework for undertaking Global/Regional Corporate Treasury Centres activities by Finance Company/Unit in IFSC’
[Last date for Comments: October 2, 2024] 
  


From the ICAI:

ICAI Publications - Corporate Social Responsibility:

CSR: BIS Standard on IS 26001 2020

Answers to Questions raised during the Live Webcast on CSR Rules, Accounting and Taxation held on 29.04.2020

Advisory for Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Companies to whom CSR provisions under Companies Act, 2013 apply


Useful Forms:

ITR eFiling Utilities:

ITR 6 - Excel Utility has been updated


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

Instruction regarding Standard Operating Procedure for handling Internal Audit Objections [Instruction No.2]

 

GST:

Advisory: Draft Manual on Invoice Management System

Advisory: Re-opening of Reporting ITC Reversal Opening Balance

Clarification regarding regularization of refund of IGST availed in contravention of rule 96(10) of CGST Rules, 2017, in cases where the exporters had imported certain inputs without payment of integrated taxes and compensation cess [CGST Circular No.233/27/2024-GST]

Clarification on place of supply of data hosting services provided by service providers located in India to cloud computing service providers located outside India [CGST Circular No.232/26/2024-GST]

Clarification on availability of input tax credit in respect of demo vehicles [CGST Circular No.231/25/2024-GST]

Clarification in respect of advertising services provided to foreign clients [CGST Circular No.230/24/2024-GST]

 

MCA:

Declaration of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) as Public Financial Institution

 

IBBI:

The IBBI (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and members) Amendment Rules, 2024

 

FEMA:

The Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000

 

SEBI:

Enabling T+2 trading of Bonus shares where T is the record date

Reporting by Foreign Venture Capital Investors

Optional mechanism for fee collection by SEBI registered Investment Advisers (IAs) and Research Analysts (RAs)

Modifications in Guidelines for Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)

Allowing securities funded through cash collateral as maintenance margin for Margin Trading Facility (MTF)

 

DGFT:

Amendments under Interest Equalisation Scheme [Trade Notice No.17]

Extension in Import Period for Yellow Peas under ITC(HS) Code 07131010 of Chapter 07 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule –I(Import Policy) [Notification No.29]

Amendment in Export policy conditions of onions [Notification No.28]

Further abeyance of Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 until 31.10.2024 [Public Notice No.23]

 

Customs:

Amendment of Circular 07/2024-Customs to further ease the process of publication of automated exchange rate [Circular No.17]

Implementation of automation in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty or for Specified End Use) Rules, 2022 in respect of EOUs [Circular No.16]

Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver [Notification No.61(NT)]

Seeks to to extend the specified condition of exemption to imports of Yellow Peas (HS 0713 10 10) to bill of lading issued on or before 31.12.2024 [Notification No.43]

The Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Amendment Regulations, 2024 [Notification No.60(NT)]

Extending export related benefits for exports made through courier mode [Circular No.15]

Seeks to continue levy of countervailing duty on Atrazine Technical imported from China PR, for 5 years pursuant to Sunset Review Final Findings issued by DGTR [Notification No.5(CVD)]

Central Excise:

Seeks to amend No. 18/2022-Central Excise, dated the 19th July, 2022 to reduce the Special Additional Excise Duty on production of Petroleum Crude [Notification No.25]


  

  

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