What is capital gains account scheme? Whenever a house property is sold, the owner of the property is liable to pay income tax on capital gain (profit earned) from the transaction. The long-term capital gain on house property arises when the duration between the purchase and sale of a property is more than 24 months…
Registration of a partnership firm is not compulsory under law. It is left to the partners of the firm to register their firm or not. However,the advantages of registration of a partnership firm are that the registered firm offers an irrefutable legal proof of the existence partnership and the composition of partners, their address,…
RBI in its circular RBI/2017-18/89 /DBR.No.Leg.BC.96/09.07.005/2017-18 dated November 9, 2017 observed that there are occasions when banks discourage or turn away senior citizens and differently abled persons from availing banking facilities in branches. In this regard, Developmental and Regulatory Policies, released by Reserve Bank of India on October 4, 2017 state that notwithstanding the need…
The provisions of nomination are found in various financial products like Life Insurance, Provident Fund, Gratuity, Co-operative societies and banking regulation acts (section 45ZC to 45 ZF) and Banking companies (Nomination) rules 1985 and the relevant provisions of Indian Succession Act. Nomination facility is available only to individual depositors and not to any person in…
When an insolvency petition has been filed in the Court, in respect of a customer of the bank, the bank shall immediately stop paying cheques drawn by the customer irrespective of cheque dated before or after the date of the petition. While dealing with such accounts, bankers need be to extra careful. Any act of…
CFT is acronym to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT). Financing of terrorism means providing financial support to terrorist or terrorist organizations intended to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals through violence and the threat of violence against civilians. The flow of funds may reach to those terrorists from legitimate religious or cultural organizations or…
Banks are required to periodically update their customers’ KYC details under Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. As per latest review and directives of RBI, periodic full KYC exercise will be required to be done for…
A Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) Account is required by many Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to manage their deposits or income earned in India such as dividends, pension, rent, or to credit sale proceeds of immovable properties in India, etc.This account also allows you to remit funds from abroad either in Indian or foreign currency. You have to…
LLP is acronym to the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). LLP is an entity registered under Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. The liability of an LLP is restricted to its assets and partner’s liability is limited to their share contributed in the partnership. Thus partner’s liability in LLP is similar to that of the shareholders of…
In partnership businesses all the partners need not actively participate in the business activity of the firm. According to their involvement in the business they are called active partner/ managing partner and sleeping partner/ dormant partner. Active Partner or managing partner: An active partner is the capital investor in the partnership who actively involves himself…