Indirect Tax Alert – May 2023

GST Calendar – Compliances for the month of May’2023 Nature of Compliances Due Date GSTR-7 (Tax Deducted at Source ‘TDS’) June 10, 2023 GSTR-8 (Tax Collected at Source ‘TCS’) June 10, 2023 GSTR-1 June 11, 2023 IFF- Invoice furnishing facility (Availing QRMP) June 13, 2023 GSTR-6 Input Service Distributor June 13, 2023 GSTR-2B (Auto Generated Statement) June 14, 2023 GSTR-3B […]

Direct Tax Alert – May 2023

NOTIFICATION S.O. 2276(E) [NO. 31/2023/F. NO. 200/3/2023-ITA-I], DATED 24-5-2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (ii) of clause (10AA) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, having regard to the maximum amount receivable by its employees as cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the period of earned leave at their […]

Corporate Finance – May 2023 Alert

GIC Teams Up With Brookfield REIT for $1.4-Bn Deal To Buy Office Assets Together with Canadian alternative investor Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Brookfield India Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) have agreed to pay roughly Rs 11,225 crore (almost $1.4 billion) for two commercial properties. For around Rs 150 crore (about $18 million), Brookfield India […]

Corporate Finance Alert – April 2023

Brookfield Renewable To Invest $1 Bn In Avaada Group Brookfield Renewable is investing $1 billion (about Rs 8,200 crore) in Avaada Ventures Pvt. Ltd to help finance the renewable energy company’s green hydrogen and green ammonia businesses. The renewable energy arm of Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will make the investment via the Brookfield Global Transition Fund. Thailand’s Global Power […]

Cost Records and Cost Audit Applicability

The concept of reporting with regard to the maintenance of cost records by directors and financial auditors separately was brought in specifically to ensure that there are no misreportings with regard to applicability. Recently many show cause notices were also issued to companies who had not prepared the cost records or had not filed the cost audit report though apparently […]

Indirect Tax Alert – April 2023

GST Calendar –Compliances for the month of April 2023. Nature of Compliances Due Date GSTR-7 (Tax Deducted at Source ‘TDS’) May 10, 2023 GSTR-8 (Tax Collected at Source ‘TCS’) May 10, 2023 GSTR-1 May 11, 2023 IFF- Invoice furnishing facility (Availing QRMP) May 13, 2023 GSTR-6 Input Service Distributor May 13, 2023 GSTR-2B (Auto Generated Statement) May 14, 2023 GSTR-3B […]

Direct Tax Alert – April 2023

1. Personal income tax to GDP ratio rises to 2.94 in FY 2021-22 The Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a periodic review meeting with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). During the review meeting, the FM was apprised about the impact of various initiatives. Introducing new data sources in SFT has led to an 1118% increase in reported […]

STANDARD ON QUALITY CONTROL (SQC-1)

Introduction: The purpose of this Standard on Quality Control (SQC) is to establish standards and provide guidance regarding a firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control for audits and reviews of historical financial information, and for other assurance and related services engagements. This SQC is to be read in conjunction with the requirements of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, […]

Statutory Audit Alert – March 2023

Implementation & Guidance on Audit Trail A. Management’s Responsibility Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 20141 (hereinafter referred as “the Account Rules”) states that for the financial year commencing on or after the 1st day of April 2023, every company which uses accounting software for maintaining its books of account, shall use only such accounting software which […]