SEBI Amends SME IPO Rules: Key Changes and Impact One more step towards Good Governance and towards creating healthy Equity Market 1. Profitability Requirement Introduced - SMEs planning to launch an IPO must have a minimum EBITDA of ₹1 crore in at least 2 out of the last 3 financial years. 2. Cap on Offer-for-Sale ( OFS ) - OFS by selling shareholders is capped at 20% of the total issue size. Selling shareholders cannot offload more than 50% of their existing holdings. 3. Promoter's Lock-in Period - Promoter's shareholding over Minimum Promoter Contribution ( MPC ) will be subject to a phased lock-in: 50% of excess holding released after one year. Remaining 50% released after two years. 4. Alignment of Allocation Methodology for NIIs - Non-Institutional Investors ( NIIs ) allocation in SME IPOs will now follow the same approach as main-board IPOs to ensure uniformity. 5. Increase in Minimum Application Size Minimum application size increased to two lots to...
SMS FROM INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT REGARDING POLITICAL DONATION AND CONFUSED TAX PAYERS.......OUR VIEWS ON IT
Our Views on SMS from the Income Tax Department about Verification of deductions claimed in your ITR. The Income Tax Department has recently sending SMS alerts to salaried assessees who claimed deductions under Section 80GGC in the last three assessment years (AY 22-23, 23-24, and 24-25). Section 80GGC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, allows individuals to claim a deduction for contributions made to registered political parties or electoral trusts, provided the payment is made through non-cash modes. The political party must be registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. While the department’s communication may sound alarming, there’s no need to panic if your donation claims are legitimate. This is simply a measure to identify potentially fraudulent claims. Why the Income Tax Scrutiny? It has come to light that the Income Tax Department has identified sizable salaried taxpayers who have wrongly claimed deductions total amounting to +₹1,000 crore in ...