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ICICI Bank on Wednesday said tax authorities have slapped a demand notice of Rs 49.11 crore on it for alleged short payment of GST. In a regulatory filing, ICICI Bank said, on September 15, 2025, it received an order in appeal under section 107 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, from Additional Commissioner of Revenue (Appeals), West Bengal, raising a demand amounting to Rs 49.11 crore (tax Rs 23.52 crore interest Rs 23.23 crore and penalty Rs 2.35 crore). The aforesaid order in appeal includes an issue relating to GST demand on services provided by banks to customers maintaining specified minimum balances in their accounts. In the past, the bank had received show cause notices (SCNs) and order(s) on the same issue from various tax authorities, it said. While the bank has filed writ petition (s) against the SCNs, since the aggregate/cumulative amount involved in the above crosses the materiality threshold, this matter is being reported, it said. The bank will take
The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most-valued firms jumped Rs 1,62,288.06 crore last week, with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest gainers, in-line with an optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark gauge jumped 1,289.57 points, or 1.58 per cent. Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Infosys were the gainers, while TCS, LIC, Bajaj Finance, and Hindustan Unilever faced erosion from their market valuation last week. The market valuation of Bharti Airtel surged Rs 54,055.96 crore to Rs 11,04,469.29 crore. Reliance Industries added Rs 50,070.14 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 19,82,033.60 crore. The valuation of HDFC Bank jumped Rs 38,503.91 crore to Rs 15,07,281.79 crore while that of Infosys was up Rs 8,433.06 crore to Rs 6,73,751.09 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank climbed Rs 8,012.13 crore to Rs 10,18,387.76 crore and that of State Bank of India gained R
ICICI Bank has cut its savings account deposit interest rate by 0.25 per cent, according to the lender's website. The second largest private sector bank's move comes days after larger rival HDFC Bank announced similar move amid a spate of cuts in deposit offerings following RBI's two back-to-back rate decreases. ICICI Bank depositors will earn a 2.75 per cent interest on their savings bank balances of up to Rs 50 lakh, the same as HDFC Bank's offering, as per the website. For balances of over Rs 50 lakh, the rate has been decreased by a similar quantum of 0.25 per cent to 3.25 per cent, as per the website. ICICI Bank's revised rates are applicable from Wednesday. SBI, the country's largest lender, at present offers an interest rate of 2.70 per cent for savings bank accounts. Other lenders have also cut the term deposit rate offerings in the past few days. The deposit rate cuts by lenders have come days after the RBI reduced its key rates for the second consecutive time, taking th