Excise Duty Articles, News, Notification & Circular

In the aforesaid view, no illegality is committed by the Tribunal in giving option to the respondent-assessee under the Proviso to section 11AC of the Act. It is held that the benefit of payment of reduced penalty can be availed by the assessee at the appellate stages also and it is not the import of the said provision that such benefit can be availed of only within 30 days from the communication of original order. Full Article

Substantial benefit cannot be denied on the basis of mere technical violation. In this case, the respondents have made effort to obtain certified copy of the bill of entry which was also denied to them. Further it is not disputed that the goods have not suffered duty and they have not been used in the manufacture of final product. Therefore, the respondents are entitled for CENVAT credit availed by them on the strength of xerox copy. Accordingly, I do not find any infirm.. Full Article

Notification No.36 /2012 –Central Excise n the said notification, in the Table, against Sl. No. 81, in the entry under column (3), for the words, letters and figures, at subsidised prices under the public distribution system Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002 as notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, vide notification No.P-20029/18/2001-PP, dated the 28th January, 2003 the words “by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corpo.. Full Article

Notification No.35/2012 –Excise Duty on Petrol Reduced and Diesel Hiked- Effective rate of excise duty on Petrol has been reduced from Rs. 6.35 to Rs.1.20 and on Diesel, hiked from ‘nil' to Rs. 1.46. Full Article

Though the excise duty was not paid at the time of clearance strictly in accordance with rules governing the same, the assessee cannot be found fault with because according to the assessee the said goods were not excisable to tax. Now the said stand has been vindicated by the order of the Appellate Authority, which has become final. Full Article

Representations have been received from certain industry associations seeking a clarification whether Cenvat credit of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act (commonly known as basic excise duty) paid on inputs used in or in relation to the manufacture of final products can be utilized for payment of National Contingency Calamity Duty (NCCD) on said final products. Full Article

Notification No. 34/2012 - Central Excise Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17th March, 20.. Full Article

The Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Small & Medium Practitioners (CCBCAF&SMP), ICAI has arranged the ‘Excise & EXIM Compliance software’ for the Practitioners & CA Firms. The software is designed to facilitate Practitioners & CA Firms on various professional areas, namely Excise Manufacturing, Excise Trading and Export Import Documentation.The aforesaid software is free of cost for 2 financial years for the Practitioners & CA Firms. Please visit the w.. Full Article

In the instant case instead of foreign exchange going out of India, there is conservation of foreign exchange in India to the extent of commission earned by the service provider appellant in view of the arrangement made by the service recipient abroad in that behalf through Indian Railways. Instead of appellant earning foreign exchange, the foreign exchange which otherwise would have flown out of India, due to import by Indian Railways, has been conserved. This appears t.. Full Article

The Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax will be held in New Delhi tomorrow. The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram will inaugurate the Conference and also interact with the tax officials in the open house discussions. Full Article