Got to open 2007, 2010 office doucments in Office 2003 ?

Solution : Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats

It's a 37MB File. Run this EXE and this ensures you are able to open .docx,  .xlsx extension files in Office 2003 itself.

Install this compatibility pack if you would like to open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations that were created in the newer versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Link : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3

Signature encoding error. Unable to process digital signature

ISSUE :

There is a new error which pops while trying to upload the XML file with Digital Signature which is as follows :

REASON :

As per CPC Banglore, the same is due to "Schema File" of ITD not working properly.

SOLUTION :

Nothing as of now. Wait till the same is rectified from ITD.
ERROR RECTIFIED as Schema File by ITD updated as at 2-Jun-2012.

Filing Income tax returns for DECEASED INDIVIDUAL, 44AD and DSC

For an Individual applicant who has passed off and the return needs to be filed under the auditable category.


" This is regarding cases where the assesse has died and digital signature is mandatory u/s 44AB. In such cases, the legal representatives (LR) has to get a non-PAN-digital-signature in his own name.

After getting the non-PAN-DSC in his own name, the LR will have to send an e-mail to efiling.administrator@incometaxindia.gov.in/efiling@incometaxindia.gov.in mentioning the name,PAN,DOB of deceased and LR with scanned attachment of the death certificate of the deceased. IT Dept. will verify the PAN details and make an entry in EF. A confirmation to this effect will be sent to the originating e-mail-id.

The LR will now be able to login to the user id of the deceased and update the digital-signature with his own non-PAN-DSC. While preparing the e-Return, the LR has to enter his own-PAN in the verification-part of the e-return."

DSC - Common Issues - " Unable to access " error

Error :

"Unable to access some of the fields of the
HTML form. Please check the applet parameters."

Possible Solution :

In Internet Explorer, click on Tools > Internet Options > Security.
                Click “Internet” and “Default Level” button and change the Security Settings to “Medium”.
                Click “Custom Level” Button.
                Enable the “Download Signed ActiveX controls” option.
                Enable the “Run ActiveX controls and Plugins” option.
                Enable the “Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scriptting” option.

DSC - Common Issues - Fakepath Error

For “C:/Fakepath” error eg. C:/Fakepath/filename.txt when trying to upload the IT Return.

SOLUTION is as follows:
The error is usually faced by people using Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).
You can resolve this through any one of the following 3 ways:

1. In IE8, Change Security Settings:
Internet Explorer>Tools>Internet Option>Security>Custom
Find and Enable the "Include local directory path when uploading files to a server"
(it is quite a ways down)

2. In IE8, Add the site to your Trusted Sites:
Tools>Internet Options>Security>Trusted Sites>Sites

3. Create a folder named "Fakepath" in C: & copy your xml file, in that folder.

According to the HTML5 specifications, a file upload control should not reveal the real local path to the file you have selected, unless it is a trusted site.

This is already implemented in IE 8 and since the site is not added to your "trusted sites", it gives the error.

Note : Option 3 is working fine when tested.

Easy Exit Scheme - January 2011

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to introduce a Scheme namely, "Easy Exit Scheme, 2011" under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 to give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names struck off from the Register of Companies again.

The scheme will be in operation from 1st January, 2011 to 31st January, 2011 with filing fees of Rs. 3000/-.

Link for all details of the scheme:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B-0hzoMM8_XZZjNlYjdiOTYtZmZjMS00YzQ3LWJkYmQtZjQ2ODRjYTljY2Yz&hl=en

Life goes on... (Dec 2010)

The teacher asked little student if he knows his numbers.

"Yes," he said. "I do. My father taught me."
"Good. What comes after three."
"Four," answers the boy.
"What comes after six?"
"Seven."
"Very good," says the teacher.
"Your dad did a good job. What comes after ten?"
"A Jack."

DOs and DONTs of Credit Cards

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Tax Return Preparer (First Amendment) Scheme, 2010 - Amendment in paragraphs 2 and 11

Tax Return Preparer (First Amendment) Scheme, 2010 - Amendment in paragraphs 2 and 11

NOTIFICATION NO. 84/2010 [F. NO. 142/16/2010-SO (TPL)] DATED 22-11-2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 139B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby amends the Tax Return Preparer Scheme, 2006, published vide notification number S.O. 2039(E) dated the 28th November, 2006 namely :—

1. (1) This Scheme may be called the Tax Return Preparer (First Amendment) Scheme, 2010.
(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Tax Return Preparer Scheme, 2006,—
(a) for the proviso to sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph 2, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely :—
“Provided that a person being a person referred to in clause (ii) or clause (iii) or clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 288 shall not be entitled to act as Tax Return Preparer;”;

(b) for clause (xii) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 11, the following shall be substituted, namely :—
“(xii) if he, after issue of Tax Return Preparer Certificate to him under clause (viii) of paragraph 4 of the Scheme, becomes a person referred to in clause (ii) or clause (iii) or clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 288 of the Act.”

[F. No. 142/16/2010-SO (TPL)]

Capital Markets Update

Not to mix too many things...
All Capital markets updates will be available at
http://dungarchand.blogspot.com/search/label/Capital%20Markets
unless the same is relevant to CA Profession.

Yours truly,
Dungar Chand U Jain
Madurai