Government of India

Ministry of Gommunications & Information Technology

Department of Electronics & Information Technology

Office of Gontroller of Certifying Authorities

New Delhi

OFFICE ORDER

Verification of credentials prior to issuance of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).

Dated : 11/12/2013

In continuation of the Office Order No. CCA/DC(T)/2013-98 dated 6^th September 2013, for documents acceptable as proof of identity and proof of address and their attestation, the following directions are issued for strict compliance.

Proof of identitv -

1. Passport

2. Copy of Driving Licence.

3. PAN Card.

4. Post Office lD Card.

5. Copy of Bank Account Passbook containing the photograph and signed by the individual with attestation by the concerned Bank official.

6. Photo lD Card issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Centre/ State Govts.

7. Any Government issued photo lD Card bearing the signature of the individual.

Proof of address -

1. Telephone Bill.

2. Electricity Bill.

3. Water Bill.

4. Gas connection.

5. Bank Statement signed by the bank.

6. Service Tax/ VAT Tax/Sales Tax registration certificate.

7. Driving License/RC

8. Voter lD Card

9. Passport.

10. Property Tax/ Corporation/ Municipal Corporation Receipt.

With the above documents the following conditions apply.

a) Validity of the Proof of Address : In case of any utility bills like electricity,

water, gas, and telephone bill, the recent proof, but not earlier than 3 months      from the date of application should be attached.

b) Using single document copy for both identity & Address proof: This  may be considered. However, if the address in the Photo-id is different from the

Address given in the application then a separate Address proof may be insisted upon & collected.

c) Attestation of Copy : This will be done only by Gazetted officer, OR Bank

Manager OR Post Master.

The above will come into force from 15th January 2014

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- 8130711885, 9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

SEZ Unit to Furnish Form A-3 for Service Receive without Payment of Service Tax

Notification No. 15/ 2013-ST 

Date: 21^st November, 2013

The SEZ Unit or the Developer shall furnish to the jurisdictional Superintendent of Central Excise a quarterly statement, in Form A-3, furnishing the details of specified services received by it without payment of service tax, by 30^th of the month following the particular  quarter:

        Provided that for the quarter of July, 2013 to September, 2013, the said statement shall be furnished by the 15^th of December, 2013.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- 8130711885, 9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION

1. Minimum 2 Persons –Name , Address , Occupation, Age, Father’s Name
2. Address Proof- Voter I.D / Driving license / Passport copy (self attested)
3. ID Proof of all Partners and Landlord (Self Attested) – PAN card/ Ration card
4. Latest Electricity Bill / House tax Receipt / Water Bill photocopy of the premises attested by the landlord.
5. All ID Proofs and Address proofs to be submitted in photocopy as well as original.
6. Partnership Deed on Rs. 200/- stamp paper
7. If rented, Rent deed, Rent Receipt
8. NOC from Landlord on Rs.10/- stamp paper
9. Signatures on Partnership Firm Registration FORM-1.
10. There is no minimum Capital Requirement.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in 

Date: 30.05.2013

CIRCULAR

1.   Consequent to the amendment in Section 129C(4) of the Customs Act 1962, Section 350(3) of the Central Excise Act 1944 and corresponding changes in provisions of the Finance Act 1994 by virtue of Section 86(7) thereof, the Single Member Jurisdiction stands enhanced to Rs. 50 Lacs.

2.   Further, in absence of data base in the systems maintained at CESTAT, identification of cases, to be heard by Single Member subsequent to the amendment discussed above, has to be carried out by physical verification of case files. During identification and segregation of such files, it has to be kept in mind that cases segregated for decision by Single Member must not have cases involving dispute of classification, valuation and rate of duty.

3.   In order to physically verify and identify the case records to be placed before Single Member, a committee has to be urgently constituted at each Bench of CESTAT.

4.   At Delhi Bench, the Committee would function under the supervision of Deputy Registrar (Judicial). The committee would consist of AR (Excise) and AR( Customs) backed by a Head clerk and a Dealing Assistant from the respective Registry. At Regional Benches, the committee would consist of Deputy Registrar and Asstt. Registrar backed by a Head clerk and Dealing Assistant.

5. In order to expedite identification and transfer of cases, all the stakeholders are requested to assist the registry by way of providing list of cases bound to be affected on account of the said amendments.

6. The identification and segregation of the records may be completed before 30th June 2013 and compliance report of the same may be forwarded to this office.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

Dearness Allowance Enhanced for Central Government Employees with effect from 1.1.2013 from 72% to 80%

No. 1(2)/2013-E-II (B)
Dated: 25th April, 2013

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28th September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st Jan, 2013.

The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1 (3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

The additional instalment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates.

In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

ONLINE EPF TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL FROM 1ST JULY, 2013

From 1^st July, 2013 the EPF account holders will be able to withdraw or transfer their PF account balance online from one employer to another employer, a move aimed at speedy settlement of claims.

EPFO have decided to set up a central clearance house which will be operational on July 1, which enable subscribers to apply online for settlement of the withdrawal and transfer of funds claims.

This move aimed to solve out the biggest problem faced by the subscribers while transferring their accounts at the time of change of job which at present takes months or sometime years.

This central clearance facility will expedite the process and also this facility will enable subscribes to track online the status of their applications for transfer and withdrawals.

EPFO is also planning to provide Permanent Account number to the account holders under which an employee once enrolled to EPF shall use the same account number when s/he moves to another employer. But this process will take considerable time since there are over 50 million EPF subscribers in India. 

Under the new system, the responsibility of verifying the details of the PF account from previous employers would be on the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). At present, employees have to get their applications verified from their employers for settlement of claims. 

All you will have to do is just file an online application for transfer or withdrawal and rest of the work like gathering all the information from your previous owner and current employer, required to fulfill your request shall be done by EPFO. Although the time for the completion of the whole process is not yet mentioned but obviously it will take much less time.

Attention Employers, download PF member data in excel fromwww.epfindia.gov.in from the Downloads Tab available after E-Sewa Login,fill the Missing Details, convert in text file  File (excel format) and upload same on pf website by 26-4-13.

Attention Employers, If erroneous ECR file was submitted during 2012-13, generate the correct ECR and contact EPFO Office.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

ONLINE PF

Attention Employers, download PF member data in excel fromwww.epfindia.gov.in from the Downloads Tab available after E-Sewa Login,fill the Missing Details, convert in text file  File (excel format) and upload same on pf website by 26-4-13.

Attention Employers, If erroneous ECR file was submitted during 2012-13, generate the correct ECR and contact EPFO Office.

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in

REVISION OF INTEREST RATES: PUBLIC PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, 1968 (PPF, 1968) AND SENIOR CITIZENS SAVINGS SCHEME, 2004 (SCSS, 2004)

Notification No.: RBI/2012-13/458

Date: 28th March, 2013

The Government of India vide their Office Memorandum (OM) No. 6-1/2011-NS.II (Pt.) dated March 25, 2013, advised the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2013-14.

Accordingly, the rates of interest on PPF, 1968 and SCSS, 2004 for the financial year 2013-14, effective from April 01, 2013, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, will be as under:

Scheme	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2012	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2013
5 year SCSS, 2004	9.3% p.a	9.2% p.a
PPF, 1968	8.8% p.a	8.7% p.a

Regards

CA. Mona Singhal

Partner

Arpit Gupta & Associates

Chartered Accountants

701, Nirmal Tower,

26, Barakhamba Road,

Connaught Place, Delhi-110001

Mobile:- +91-9873082769 

Website: www.caaga.co.in