According to the sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has written a letter to Chairmen and heads of the banks on August 26, asking them to consider setting up of an IT system to collate such data, The IBC code amendment 2019 allows creditor to permits file insolvency…
Today (Aug 28) a meeting of the working group for workmen unions of banks held on a virtual platform. Four workmen unions AIBEA-NCBE-INBEF-NOBW participated discuss about distribution of amount agreed in MOU and finalizing the new pay scales, etc. from allocated Rs.7808 crores (15%) of total amount for employees and officers together. Salient feature of…
As per RBI master circular, it is a prerequisite for banks to fix a Date of Commencement of Commercial Operations (DCCO) for all project loans at the time of sanction of the loan or financial closure in the case of multiple banking or consortium arrangements. Financial closure is defined as a stage when all the…
Section 10(14) of amended finance act 2020 provides tax benefits on allowances paid to salaried people working in hilly areas, tribal areas, duty on the island, duty in the border area or remote area, or any difficult/disturbed areas. Provisions of section 10(14)(ii)provide exemption towards the prescribed allowance granted to an employee to meet his personal…
On Risk Management System in Banks, Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) and Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) are required to put in place a board-approved credit policy, which, among other things, should prescribe the periodicity and methodology of review/renewal of credit facilities. As per RBI guidelines, regular and ad-hoc credit limits need to be reviewed/regularised not later…
Perquisite may be defined as any casual emolument or benefit attached to an office or position in addition to salary or wages. In the following cases the value of benefits are not treated as perquisites for the purpose of income tax assessment of an employee. Hence, they will not be included under the ‘head of…
This article will cover the calculation of taxable perquisite value with regards to quarters provided to employees and hotel charges reimbursed by the employer. Applicable Taxes calculated as per amendments to finance act 2020. A perquisite is a benefit offered to employees by the employer on account of their job or position. The benefits can…
Updated : as per amended finance act 2020 Conveyance allowance is an allowance offered to taxpayers who receive income from salary to meet the cost of transportation in the course of official work. Usually, it is provided to employees only if there is no transportation provided by the employer. Conveyance allowance: It is provided to…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today (on Thursday) came out with a ‘5-Core Actions’ approach for promoting financial education, which among other things include development of relevant content for school children and adults, community participation and collaboration among various stakeholders. According to NSFE, the country has been one of the important developmental agendas of…
Updated: As amended in finance act 2020 As per section 10(14) of Income-tax, children education allowance and Hostel Expenditure Allowance are eligible for deduction available to individuals employed in India. Children Education Allowance: Up to Rs. 100 per month per child up to a maximum of 2 children is exempt Hostel Expenditure Allowance :Up to…