Weekly Key Highlights from team CA Cult (November 2021- Third Week)
Important Updates from last week:
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
- Taxpayers’ Lounge of Income Tax Department set up at IITF, 2021.
- Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi and Haryana.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)
- Inauguration of Customs clearance work on all 7 days of a week including public holidays at Garhi Harsaru.
- CBIC Chairman inaugurates Customs & GST pavilion at 40th India International Trade Fair.
- Audit Para No. 501 to 5018 of Chapter V of Audit report no. 01 of 2021 of SCNs and Adjudication process in CBIC- Instruction.
- Clarification in respect of applicability of Dynamic Quick Response (QR) Code on B2C invoices and compliance of notification 14/2020- Central Tax dated 21st March, 2020.
- Clarification on certain refund-related issues under GST.
- Amendment in CGST rate schedule notified under section 9- Notification No. 14/2021-Central Tax (Rate).
- GST Notification No. 15/2021- Central Tax (Rate).
- Amendment in exemptions on supply of services under CGST Act- Notification No. 16/2021 – Central Tax (Rate).
- Amendment in the notification regarding e-commerce operator- Notification No. 17/2021- Central Tax (Rate).
- The Working Group on Tracking Outcomes of IBC.
- Clarification regarding requirement of seeking No Objection Certificate or No Dues Certificate from the Income Tax Department during Voluntary Liquidation Process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code).
- IBBI organises a series of awareness programmes for officers Income Tax Department.
- Applications from CAs for engagement as Professionals in NFRA.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
- Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st Jan 2022.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for random checking of imported consignments of metal scrap with respect to radioactive contamination- Public Notice No. 37/2015-20.
- De-Activation of IECs not updated at DGFT.
- The Reserve Bank announces the activation of the RBI Retail Direct Scheme.
- Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).
- Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations- Press Release: 2021-2022/1202.
- Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) – Status Update.
- Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations – Withdrawal of Redundant Circulars.
- FAQs on Master Directions on Priority Sector Lending Guidelines.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Schemes of Arrangement by Listed Entities.
- Status of pending complaints on SCORES.
- SEBI issued a circular on Framework for Regulatory Sandbox.
- Investor Charter for Investors in Securities Market.
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
- Addendum to SEBI Circular dated November 16, 2021 relating to Schemes of Arrangement by Listed Entities.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (CA Fraternity)
- Appointment of authorized representatives at Polling Booths.
- Results of the Assessment for the Certificate Course on CSR held on 29.10.2021, has been declared.
- Result of the online Examination of the Certificate Course on Forex and Treasury Management held on 9th & 10th Oct, 2021.
- Nominations for 15th ICAI Awards are open.
- Further extension of the last date for submitting MEF 2021-22.
Other Updates
- CGST Officials unearth input tax credit fraud of around Rs 34 crore involving 7 firms.
- Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2021- Notification.
- Nationwide AHDF KCC campaign launched for providing Kisan Credit Card facility to all eligible Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fishery Farmers.
- Extension of Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana with an enhanced rate of relief and relaxed eligibility conditions as notified.
- Extension of the medical benefit to the families of insured persons from 1st November 2021.
- Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation invites suggestions within a period of thirty (30) days.
- The resolution passed by employees’ state insurance corporation at its meeting held on 10th Sept 2021.
- Extension of medical benefit in the districts of Maharashtra.
- Report of the Committee of Experts on Insurance.
- Notification under section 5A Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Act.
- Shri Narayan Rane, Union Minister for MSME launched Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) for Services Sector.
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