The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) and Central Board of Excise & Customs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 13th April, 2010 to set up ACES Certified Filing Centres (CFCs) across the country. These CFCs can be set up and operated by the Members of ICWAI, who have valid certificate of practice issued by the ICWAI.
It has been represented before us by various organizations of the refund claiming dealers that there are huge amounts of refunds generated every year and the same dealers who claim refunds in one year have to pay dues the very next year. Sometimes it is difficult for the dealers to pay dues into the government treasury when they themselves are eligible for refund. So, they have requested to either grant the refund at the earliest or allow the dealers to carry forward the refund to the next financial year.