Instruction/ Circular E.N.285/90/2008-IT(Inv.)/12 Short Title:- These guidelines would be called “The Guidelines for compounding of offences, 2008.” 1.2 Commencement and Application:- Subject to the conditions laid down in para 11 these guidelines will regulate the compounding of offences under Direct Tax laws with effect from 01st June 2008. 2. The offence under Chapter XXII of IT Act 1961 shall be classified as technical and non technical offences for the limited purpose of compounding of the offences.
The undersigned is directed to refer to circular No. 599/36/2001-CX dated November, 2001, wherein the issue of the applicability of the provision of section 11D of the Central Excise Act, 1944 in cases of payments made under erstwhile rule 57CC (1) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 was examined. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that there are some decisions of the Tribunal contrary to the said circular. Further, rule 6 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004
Attention is invited to the Board’s circular No. 809/06/2005-CX dated 01.03.2005 on the above subject, and the subsequent modification carried out in the procedure relating to pre-audit of refund claims (involving amount more than Rs. 5 lakh) vide circular No. 857/15/2007-CX dated 02.11.2007. References have been received from the field formations to modify the procedure relating to post-audit on the lines of said circular dated 02.11.2007
