IT Deduction for payment to associations for rural development. CCs appointed as Chairmen of Committees.
As per Section 35CCA of the Income Tax Act, payments made to associations for rural development approved by the prescribed authority, are allowed as deduction. The Committee has the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner as Chairman and a Secretary of the state government as member. Now that every state has at least half a dozen Chief Commissioners, the question would arise as to which Chief Commissioner would be the Chairman. So the Government has empowered certain Chief Commissioners to be the chairman. For Example, the Chief Commissioner-I, Mumbai will be the chairman of the committee for the whole state of Maharashtra.
NOTIFICATION NO. Dated February, 2005
Anti dumping duty on Polystyrene - extended
The Anti dumping duty imposed on polystyrene, originating in or exported from, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, vide notification No. 158/2000-Customs, dated 27th December, 2000, is extended till 12th day of October, 2005. But why and is this extension proper?
As per Section 9A(5) of the Customs Tariff Act, the anti dumping duty is valid for five years from the date of imposition. Of course it can be extended. Now this notification 158/2000 was issued on 27.12.2000 and so is still valid till 26.12.2005. Why this extension then?
The fact is that the original notification was 116/1999 dated 14.10.1999. If this is the date to be considered, the duty lapsed on 13.10.2004. What then is this extension?
NOTIFICATION NO. 16th February, 2005