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The Delhi High Court in the Home Solution Retail India case had held that renting of immovable property is not a taxable service. The Government as usual filed an appeal in the Supreme Court and the whole Department is under the impression that by mere filing an appeal in the Supreme Court, the High Court order has become inoperative. So demands, threats, Show Cause Notices are playing wild games in the field. Even the TRU, by a letter dated 15.07.2009 directed the Departmental officers to either pursue the tax payers to pay up the service tax due or take necessary action to safeguard revenue as the dispute has not reached finality and the department has filed an appeal against the order of the Delhi High Court.
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has given an ultimatum to the auditors of three telecom majors — Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel — to submit their final reports to the government by February 7. They are conducting a special audit into allegations of tax evasion.
The Rajasthan government has announced VAT exemption on imported sugar in the state till June 30, in a bid to control the spiraling sweetener prices.“The decision to exempt four per cent VAT was taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot following which sugar price will decrease by Rs 1.6 to 1.8,” an official said.
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Department of Revenue has issued Notification No.10/2010-Customs (N.T.) dated January 29, 2010 notifying tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds as shown in the table below.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has issued disclosure norms for insurance companies, mandating them to publish accounts on a half-yearly basis. The disclosure norms are seen as a precursor to allowing insurance companies to hit the primary market.
