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INCOME TAX AMENDMENTS FOR NOV 12 Income Exempt u/s 10

Sec 10(45) : Exemption of certain allowances/Perquisites of Chairman/Member of Union Public service commission(UPSC) Any allowance or perquisite, as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette in this behalf, paid to Chairman/retired Chairman/other member/retired member of the UPSC Central Government has notified the following allowances and perquisites for exemption u/s 10(45) (1) In case of Serving Chairman and members of UPSC (i) Rent Free Accommodation (ii) Conveyance facilities including transport allowance (iii) Sumptuary allowance (iv) LTC (2) In case of Retired Chairman and Retired members of UPSC (i) Maximum `14,000 pm for meeting expenses incurred towards secretarial assistance on contract basis (ii) Residential telephone free of cost and free calls to the extent of 1500 per month (over and above the number of free calls per month allowed by the telephone authorities).

Section 10(46) : Exemptions to Statutory Body/Authority/Board/Commission

Any specified income arising to a body or authority or Board or Trust or Commission which (a) Has been established or constituted by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act, or constituted by Central Government or a State Government, (b) With the object of regulating or administering any activity for the benefit of general public (c) Not engaged in any commercial activity (d) Notified by Central Government in Official Gazette Special Point : Specified incomemeans the income, of the nature and to the extent arising to a body or authority or Board or Trust or Commission referred to in this clause, which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf Central Government has notified national skill development corporation (nsdc) in respect of specified income as follows : (a) LTCG/STCG out of investment in organisation for skill development (b) Dividend & Royalty from skill development venture supported/funded by NSDC (c) Interest on loans to Institutions for skill development (d) Interest earned on fixed deposits with banks and (e) Amount received in the form of Government grants. 2. Exemption for the financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2015-16. 3. Conditions (i) Activities and the nature of specified income of the NSDC remain unchanged throughout financial year and (ii) NSDC files return of income u/s 139(4C)

10(47) : Exemption of Income of Infrastructure debt fund (IDF) Any income of an infrastructure debt fund, set up in accordance with the Guidelines as may be prescribed, which is notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purposes of this clause.

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Guidelines for Setting up an Infrastructure Debt Fund for Exemption u/s 10(47) : Rule 2F
1. The IDF shall be set up as a Non-Banking Financial Company satisfying the conditions provided by RBI in the Infrastructure Development Fund NBFC (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 (2) The funds of IDF shall be invested only in the Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects and Post Commencement Operation Date of Infrastructure Projects which have completed at least one year of satisfactory commercial operation (3) The IDF shall issue rupee/foreign currency bonds in accordance with directions of RBI (4) The terms and conditions of any bond issued by IDF shall be in accordance with directions of RBI (5) In case of an investor in the aforesaid bond being a non-resident, the original or initial maturity of bond, at time of first investment by such non-resident investor, shall not be less than a period of five years Provided that investment made by non-resident in such bonds shall be subject to lock-in period of atleast 3 years, but non-resident investor may transfer bond to another non-resident investor within such period. (6) The investment made by IDF in an project shall be upto 20% of corpus of the fund. (7) No investment shall be made by the Infrastructure Debt Fund in any project where its sponsor or the associate enterprise or the group of such sponsor has a substantial interest. (8) The IDF shall file its return of income u/s 139(4C) or before the due date. (9) In case IDF does not fulfill any of above conditions than exemption u/s 10(47) shall not be available

BUSINESS & PROFESSION

Sec 32 : Depreciation Reduced to 15% from 80% on Wind Mills Installed on or after 1/4/12
Wind mills and any specially designed devices which run on wind mills & any special devices including electric generators and pumps running on wind energy

OTHER SOURCES
SCHEME Rate of interest from 1/4/11 to 30/9/11 8 % Rate of Interest from 1/12/11 to 31/3/12 8.6% TAX TREATMENT INVESTMENT Deduction u/s 80C upto 1 lac available Deduction u/s 80C upto 1 lac NA NA NA Deduction u/s 80C upto 1 lac Deduction u/s 80C upto 1 lac INTEREST Exempt from tax

Public Provident Fund Limit of Investment in PPF Senior Citizen saving scheme Post office Saving a/c Post office Monthly Income a/c Kissan Vikas Patra National Saving certificate (VIII Issue) National Saving Certificate (IX Issue)

Raised from 70,000 to 1,00,000 in a Financial year 9% 9% 3.5% 8% 4% 8.2% Discontinued 8.4% 5 years 8.7% 10 years

Taxable under I/O/S Interest exempt upto 3,500 in P/Y Taxable under I/O/S Taxable under I/O/S Taxable under I/O/S Taxable under I/O/S

8% 6 years Not Available

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SECTION 10(15) : Interest exempt from notified bonds/debentures of Public Sector companies
Bonds of following notified u/s 10(15) -Rural Electrification Corporation Limited -Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited

RETURN OF INCOME
Sec 139(1C) : Notwithstanding anything contained in 139(1), the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any class or classes of persons from the requirement of furnishing a return of income having regard to such conditions as may be specified in that notification. Exemption to specified persons from requirement of furnishing a return of income for A/Y 2012-13
1. Class of persons : An individual whose Total income is upto 5lakh & consists of only income under (A) Salaries (B) Income from other sources by way of interest from bank saving account is upto 10,000 2. Conditions : (i) Employee has reported to his employer his Permanent Account Number (ii) Employee has reported to his employer, the above incomes and employer has deducted the tax thereon (iii) Employee has received a certificate of tax deduction in Form 16 from his employer which mentions the PAN, details of income and the tax deducted at source and deposited to Central Government (iv) Employee has discharged his total tax liability for assessment year through tax deduction at source and its deposit by the employer to Central Government (v) Employee has no claim of refund of taxes due to him for income of assessment year, and (vi) Employee has received salary from only one employer for assessment year. 3. The exemption from the requirement of furnishing a return of income tax shall not be available where a notice under section 142(1) or section 148 of the Income-tax Act has been issued for filing a return of income for the relevant assessment year.

Income Tax Return Forms SAHAJ (ITR1)

For individuals having income from salary / Pension / Income from one house property (excluding loss brought forward from previous years) / Income from other sources (excluding winning from lottery and income from race horses. If Resident Individual has (a) assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India or (b) signing authority in any account located outside India Than return shall be filed in form ITR-4 For Individuals & HUF not having income from Business or Profession For Individuals & HUF being partners in firms and not carrying out Business or Profession under any proprietorship Presumptive business income ( u/s 44AD /44AE) tax return If Resident Individual or Resident HUF has (a) Assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India or (b) Signing authority in any account located outside India. Than return shall be filed in form ITR-4 For Individual & HUF having income from Proprietory Business or Profession For Firms, AOP and BOI For companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11 For persons including companies required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section 139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D)

ITR 2 ITR 3 SUGAM (ITR4S)

ITR 4 ITR 5 ITR 6 ITR 7

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METHOD OF FILING INCOME TAX RETURN

1. An Individual or HUF must file Return of Income Electronically for A/Y 12-13 & subsequent A/Y if Total Income exceeds `10 lakhs. 2. A Resident Individual or Resident HUF must file Return of income Electronically for A/Y 12/13 & subsequent A/Y, if he/it has (a) Assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India or (b) Signing authority in any account located outside India.
Analysis : Upto A/Y 2011/12 , E filing of Return was mandatory only for - Company , Firm , - Individual or HUF subjected to tax audit u/s 44AB But from A/Y 12/13 in addition to above two new categories have been added for e-filing

NEW PAN FORMS

Form 49A : Indian Citizen & Indian Entities Form 49AA : Foreign Citizens & Foreign Entities
Analysis ; Earlier only form 49A was applicable even for foreign Citizens/Entities but now a new form 49AA is introduced for them

TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE Changes in the rules of issue of TDS certificate in form 16A w.e.f 1/4/12
SECTION 203 : Issue of TDS Certificate in Form No. 16A For deduction of tax at source made on or after 01.04.2012, All deductors shall Issue TDS certificate in Form No. 16A generated through TIN Central System and which is downloaded from the TIN website with a unique TDS certificate number in respect of all sums deducted on or after the 1st day of April, 2012 under any TDS other than TDS u/s 192 & shall authenticate such TDS certificate by either using digital signature or manual signature.
ANALYSIS Section 203 of Income-tax Act, 1961 provides for furnishing of certificate of TDS by the deductor to the deductee in Form No. 16 in case of deduction u/s 192 and Form No. 16A for TDS under other sections For deduction of tax at source made on or after 1.04.2011 upto 31/3/2012 , it was mandatory to issue TDS certificate in Form No. 16A generated through TIN Central System and which is downloaded from the TIN website (www.tin-nsdl.com) with the unique TDS certificate number only in cases of company & banks For other deductors, such stipulation was optional But from 1/4/2012 issuance of TDS certificate in Form 16A as per above process is mandatory for all deductors.

SEC 200 : DUE DATES of TDS STATEMENTS w.e.f 1/11/2011 1. 2. 3. 4. Quarter ending 30th June 30th September 31st December 31st March Due date for Govt Deductor 31st July of F/Y 31st October of F/Y 31st January of succeeding F/Y 15th May of succeeding F/y Due date for Non Govt Deductor 15th July of F/Y 15th October of F/Y 15th January of succeeding F/Y 15th May of succeeding F/y

Analysis : Earlier time limit for filing TDS statement with government for Govt or Non Govt deductor was same but now for Govt deductor separate time limits are prescribed

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SERVICE TAXAMENDMENTS FOR NOV 12

W.e.f 1st October,2011, E filing of service tax return has been made mandatory for All Assessee. Due date for half year return from 1/4/11 to 30/9/11 has been extended from 25thOct,11 to 20thJan,12
Analysis : Since E filing was introduced for 1st time for all assessee & problems were faced in E filing therefore due date was extended.

1) E FILING OF SERVICE TAX RETURN

2) REGISTRATION UNDER SERVICE TAX

SEC 69 of Finance act,1994 & Rule 4 of service tax rules,1994 The following documents shall be submitted along with application form for registration (a) Copy of Permanent Account Number (PAN) (b) Proof of Residence (c) Constitution of the Applicant. (d) Power of Attorney in respect of authorised person(s). The above documents must be submitted to the concerned authority within a period of 15 days from the date of filing of the application for registration. Failure to do so would lead to rejection of the registration application. It is also clarified that the time limit of 7 days from date of receipt of application or Intimation regarding changes in registration, within which the registration is to be granted by superintendent shall be computed from the date the application for registration is complete in all respects.
Analysis : Now documents accompanying Registration form ST-1 has been prescribed & 7 days will be computed not from date of application but from date the application is found completed i.e All the accompanying documents are filed.

3) DEFINITION OF PARTNERSHIP FIRM INCLUDES LLP

Analysis : Under Service tax, due date of deposit of service tax for Individual, Proprietorship & Partnership firm is Quarterly. For others it is Monthly. LLP will be treated as Partnership & hence they will also deposit service tax Quarterly & all other provisions applicable for Partnership under service tax will equally apply to LLP

4) EXEMPTIONS FROM SERVICE TAX

a) Small service provider exemption (notification 6/2005)
Taxable services of Aggregate Value not exceeding 10 lakhs in any financial year is exempt from service tax provided Aggregate Value of taxable services rendered by a provider of taxable service does not exceed rupees 10 lakhs in the preceding financial year. Aggregate Value means the sum total of value of taxable services charged in first consecutive invoices issued or required to be issued, as the case may be, during a financial year but does not include value charged in invoices issued towards such services which are exempt from whole of service tax leviable
Anlaysis : Small scale provider Exemption (Not No. 06/2005) fine tuned. Earlier there was difference between the two phrases used in the notification. For the current turnover, the phrase was aggregate value not exceeding 10 lakhs rupees this was defined to mean aggregate consecutive payments. For the previous year the phrase was aggregate value of taxable services this was generally understood to mean billed value of taxable services and not receipt. Also there was confusion whether the turnover which was exempt under notification had to be considered for this limit. Now they have sorted out the difference in terminology defining aggregate value, in both cases, as sum total of taxable services charged in consecutive invoice not including value of services exempt under other notifications.

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b) Services provided by agricultural produce market committee(APMC) APMCs are statutory bodies created with a view to regulate agricultural produce markets. APMCs charge market fee for issuing licenses to wholesale traders, commission agent, mill / factory / cold storage owners or any other buyers of agricultural produce, for an agricultural year. The amount so collected by the APMC, from the licensees, is used for providing among other things facilities like roads, drinking water, weighing machines, storage places, street lights, etc. in the market area. However, any other service provided by the APMCs for a separate charge(other than market fee) to either the licensees or farmers or any other person, e.g. renting of shops in the market area, etc. would be liable to tax under the respective taxable heads. c) Toll in nature of user charge or access fee paid by roads users Service tax is not leviable on toll paid by the users of roads, including those roads constructed by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created under an agreement between National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) or a State Authority and the concessionaire (Public Private Partnership Model, Build-Own/Operate-Transfer arrangement). Tolls is a matter enumerated (serial number 59) in List-II (State List), in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India and the same is not covered by any of the taxable services at present. Tolls collected under the PPP model by the SPV is collection on own account and not on behalf of the person who has made the land available for construction of the road. However, if the SPV engages an independent entity to collect toll from users on its behalf and a part of toll collection is retained by that independent entity as commission, service tax liability arises on such commission under the Business Auxiliary Service . d) No service tax in respect of management, maintenance or repair of roads

V IMP : Changes from Point 5 to Point 10 are applicable from 1/4/12 onwards. If Question in NOV 12 exams specially asks for provisions on or after 1/4/12 onwards then only answer according to new provisions otherwise answer on basis of provisions applicable for F/Y 11/12 (Old provisions)

5) RATE OF SERVICE TAX is 12% + 3% EC i.e 12.36% W.E.F 1/4/12 (Notification No. 2/2012) 6) ADJUSTMENT OF EXCESS SERVICE TAX (W.E.F 1/4/12)
Where assessee has paid to the credit of Central Government any amount in excess of the amount required to be paid towards service tax liability for a month or quarter, as the case may be, the assessee may adjust such excess amount paid by him against his service tax liability for the succeeding month or quarter, as the case may be. Provided that The adjustment of excess amount paid as above shall be not due to wrong interpretation of law, taxability, classification, valuation or applicability of any exemption notification.
Analysis : Upto 31/3/2012, Excess service tax could be adjusted upto 2,00,000 in succeeding Month /Quarter & Details & reasons for such adjustment shall had to be intimated to the jurisdictional Superintendent of Central Excise within a period of 15 days from the date of such adjustment.From 1/4/12 this condition is now removed

7) OPTIONAL MANNER OF ST
a) LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS ( W.E.F 1/4/12) In case of life insurer service tax may be paid as under (a) 3% of Gross premium in first year (b) 1.5% of Gross premium in subsequent year Provided that such option shall not be available in cases where the entire premium paid by the policy holder is only towards risk cover in life insurance.
For egample : Annual premium of life insurance policy is 10,000 out of which 7000 is for life insurance & balance for investment. In this case optional manner of service tax is available. Normal manner of ST = 10.3% of 7,000 or st Optional manner of ST = 3% of 10,000 + 3% EC for 1 year & 1.5% of 10,000 + 3% EC for subsequent years Analysis : Upto 31/3/2012, Service tax was levied @ 1.5% + EC (3%) of Gross amount of Premium charged for all years

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b) SERVICES IN RELATION TO MONEY CHANGING ( W.E.F 1/4/12)

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(a) 0.12 % of Gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount upto `1,00,000, subject to the minimum amount of ` 30 and (b) ` 120 + 0.06 % of Gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount of > ` 1,00,000 and upto ` 10,00,000 and (c) ` 660 and 0.12 % of Gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount > ` 10,00,000, subject to maximum amount of ` 6,000 Provided that the person providing the service shall exercise such option for a financial year and such option shall not be withdrawn during the remaining part of that financial year
For eg : If 20,000 US $ are exchanged into equivalent rupees at exchange rate of 1US$ = ` 55/Optional manner of service tax Gross amount of currency exchanged = 20,000 X 55 = 11,00,000 Service Tax Liability = 0 to 1,00,000 : 1,00,000 x 0.12% = 120/1,00,000 to 10,00,000 = 9,00,000 x .06% = 540/>10,00,000 = 1,00,000 x.12% =12/Total = 120 + 540 + 12 = 672 + 3% EC

c)Service of Promotion/Marketing/Organising lottery by Selling agent (W.E.F 1/4/12)

S.No. 1 Rate ` 7,000 on every ` 10 lakhs (or part thereof) of aggregate face value of lottery tickets printed by the organizing state for a draw ` 11,000 on every ` 10 lakhs (or part thereof) of aggregate face value of lottery tickets printed by the organizing state for a draw Condition If lottery scheme is one where guaranteed prize payout is more than 80%. If lottery scheme is one where guaranteed prize payout is less than 80%.

Face value : It is the amount mentioned on the lottery ticket. Aggregate Face Value : Face value of lottery x the number of tickets printed Provided that in case of online lottery, the aggregate face value of lottery tickets sold shall be taken.
Egample : X is a distributor of lotteries organized by the State of Kerala. He is running two schemes of lotteries as follows : Scheme 1 Scheme 2 Total No. of ticket proposed under the scheme 2,27,500 50,000 Face value per ticket 10 100 Value of guaranteed prize payouts 65% 90% Actual no. of tickets sold 1,75,000 20,000 Mode of conducting the Scheme Manual Online Statement showing computation of Service Tax liability under Composition Scheme Particulars Scheme 1 Scheme 2 Total no. of tickets 2,27,500 20,000 Face value per ticket 10 100 Aggregate value of lottery tickets 22,75,000 20,00,000 Value of guaranteed prize payouts 65% 90% No. of units of 10 lakhs or part thereof 3 2 Service tax payable(for every 10 lakhs or part 11,000 7,000 thereof) Service tax payable 33,000 14,000

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Total service tax Add: EC @ 3% Total Service Tax liability

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8) INVOICE UNDER SERVICE TAX (RULE 4A) (W.E.F 1 / 4 /12 ) Every person providing taxable service shall upto 30 days ( 45 days for banking/financial services) from the Date of Provision of such taxable service or receipt of any payment towards the value of such
Analysis : Earlier the time limit for issue of invoice was 14 days but now it has been extended to 30 days or 45 days for banks & financial services

9) CHANGES IN POINT OF TAXATION RULES ,2011 (W.E.F 1/4/12) a) Payment of service tax on receipt basis extended
Individuals and partnership firms whose aggregate value of taxable services provided from one or more premises is upto 50 lakhs in previous financial year, the service provider shall have the option to pay tax on taxable services provided or to be provided by him up total 50 lakhs in current financial year on receipt basis. Anlaysis : Upto 31/3/2012, ST on Receipt basis was applicable on specific services like CA/CS/CWA, Legal, Architect etc provided by Individual/proprietor/Partnership firm. But from 1/4/12 . Receipt basis is extended to All Individual / Partnership firms (including LLP) whose aggregate value from one or more premises is 50 lakhs or less in previous financial year , the service provider may pay tax on receipt basis upto 50 lakhs taxable value. Beyond 50 lakhs, service tax will have to be paid on the mercantile basis on the basis of issue of invoice.

b) Point of taxation for Single service (Rule 3)

a) Invoice issued within 30/45 days of completion of service : The point of taxation is Date of Invoice or Date of Payment, whichever is earlier b) Invoice not issued within 30/45 days of completion of service : The point of taxation is Date of Completion of service or Date of Payment, whichever is earlier
Egample ;
Date of completion of service April 10,2012 April 10,2012 April 10,2012 April 10,2012 Date of Invoice April 20, 2012 May 15, 2012 May 15, 2012 April 28, 2012 Date of receipt of payment April 30,2012 May 20,2012 April 5 ,2012 July 5 ,2012 Point of Taxation April 20,2012 April 10,2012 April 5 ,2012 April 28, 2012

c) Meaning of Date of payment

Date of payment shall be the Earlier of Date on which payment is entered in books of accounts or is credited to bank account of the person liable to pay tax. Analysis: Earlier there was confusion regarding what was the date of payment whether date of receipt in hand or bank but now it has been defined.Eg Cheque entered in books on 15/4/12 but credited in bank a/c on 20/4/12 , than date of payment shall be 15/4/12

Date of payment shall be the date of credit in the bank account

(i) If there is a change in effective rate of tax or when a service is taxed for the first time during the period between such entry in books of accounts and its credit in the bank account and (ii) Credit in the bank account is after 4 working days from date when there is change in effective rate of tax or a service is taxed for the first time and (iii) Payment is made by way of an instrument which is credited to a bank account,

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Analysis: However, in case of new levy or change of rate of service tax, the date of payment shall be taken to be the date when the payment is actually credited in the bank statement if it is later than four days from the date of new levy. For eg the rate of service tax shall is changed to 12.36% w.e.f 1st April 2012. Hence, any advances received upto 4th April 2012 shall be taxed at 10.3% whereas amounts credited beyond that date shall be taxed at the rate of 12.36%.

d) Point of Taxation in case Service provided for the 1st Time (Rule 5) W.E.F 1/4/12)
Where a service is taxed for the first time, then (a) No tax shall be payable to the extent the invoice has been issued and the payment received against such invoice before such service became taxable (b) No tax shall be payable if the payment has been received before the service becomes taxable and invoice has been issued within 14 days ( not new time limit of 30/45 days) of the date when the service is taxed for the first time. In other cases : Rule 3 will apply Analysis : for eg Date of Taxation : Sept 1 , 2012 Date of Service Date of Invoice 16 Aug,12 20 Aug, 12 20 Aug,12 2 Sept,12 20 Aug,12 10 Sept,12 22 Aug,12 30 Aug, 12 25 Aug,12 10 Sept,12

Date of payment 25 Aug ,12 30 Aug ,12 25 Aug ,12 10 Sept,12 5 Sept ,12

Whether taxable NO (Rule 5) NO (Rule 5) NO (Rule 3) NO (Rule 3) YES (Rule 3)

10. POINT OF TAXATION FOR CONTINOUS SERVICE (New Definition)(W.E.F 1/4/12)

CONTINOUS SERVICE means provided continuously or on Recurrent Basis, under a contract, for a period exceeding three months with the obligation for payment periodically or from time to time. In case of continuous supply of service where the provision of the whole or part of the service is determined periodically on the completion of an event in terms of a contract, which requires the receiver of service to make any payment to service provider, the date of completion of each such event as specified in the contract shall be deemed to be the date of completion of provision of service; Wherever the provider of taxable service receives a payment up to `1,000/- in excess of the amount indicated in the invoice, the point of taxation to the extent of such excess amount, at the option of provider of taxable service, shall be date of invoice

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LAW AMENDMENTS FOR NOV 12

THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT,1881
1. Payment of Cheques/Drafts/Pay Orders/Bankers Cheques Cheques/drafts/pay orders/bankers cheques issued on or after 1/4/2012 will be valid only if presented within a period of 3 months.
Interpretation : That means if issued upto 31/3/2012 they will be valid for 6 months as before. If issued thereafter they will be valid for 3 months.

2. Issue of Demand Drafts for Rs. 20,000/- and above Banks can issue demand drafts of Rs. 20,000/- and above only with account payee crossing . `
Interpretation : That means Bearer drafts of 20,000 or more cannot be issued by the bank

THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT & MISSL. PROVISIONS ACT,1952

3. Rate of interest on Employees Provident fund balance for F/Y 11/12 is @ 8.25%
Interpretation : The EPF board has reduced the rate of interest on PF balances from 9.5% in FY 10/11 to 8.25% for F/Y 11/12

THE COMPANIES ACT,1956

4. Shareholder meetings through video conferencing will be Optional for financial year 2011/12 & subsequent years.
Interpretation : Earlier as per circular issued by Ministry of Company Affairs, Video conferencing facility was introduced for shareholder to vote in meeting electronically. It was intended that the same facility will be optional for F/Y 11/12 but mandatory for subsequent F/Y but now it will be optional for subsequent FY also.

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