Cargo Handling Private Workers Pool Vs. DCIT (ITAT Vizag)- Since the Income tax Appellate Tribunal is exercising judicial functions, it is now settled that it has all powers of Court, i.e. it can issue summons and exercise all the powers vested in the Income tax authorities under section 131 of the Income tax Act. Hence any proceeding before the Income tax Appellate Tribunal shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings.
In this appeal preferred under section 260A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (for brevity ‘the Act’) assailing the order dated 13-2-2009 passed by the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi Bench “B”, New Delhi (for short ‘the tribunal’) in ITA No. 2299/Del/2007 pertaining to the assessment year 2001-02 the revenue has raised the following substantial question of law.
ITO v. Bhavesh Prints (P.) Ltd. (ITAT Ahemdabad)- In the present case the finding given by the Assessing Officer is that certain parties are not traceable or that such amount is not outstanding in the books of these parties against the assessee. It would mean according to ld. DR that liability has ceased to exist. But this is not the event which has taken place during this year nor is visualized in section 41(1).
Union Finance Minister Shri Mukherjee has said that the capabilities against money laundering and terrorist financing should be strengthened by all nations to ensure an effective, efficient and more productive crusade against this menace.
LETTER [F.NO.106/COMMR(ST)/2009] Representations have been received seeking clarification regarding leviability of service tax on the Development Fees charged at Airports particularly at Mumbai and Delhi by Mumbai, International Airport (P.) Ltd. and Delhi International Airport (P.). Ltd.
Circular No.30/2011-Customs Your kind attention is invited to the Circular No.11/2011-Customs, dated 24.02.2011, regarding procedure on refund of 4% CVD (SAD). The above Circular provides the facility of manual filing of Bill of Entry for utilizing the amount of re-credited 4% CVD refunds (SAD) for payment of duty in case of re-credited DEPB/ Reward Scheme scrips upto 30.06.2011.
Circular No. 949/10/2011-CX I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which, inter-alia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified places where warehouses may be established to store excisable goods for export. The Board has received representations from the trade to include Tijara Tehsil of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan in the list of places mentioned in the said Circular.
CIRCULAR NO. 4/2011 References have been received by the Board regarding issuance of guidelines for granting of prior permission u/s 281 of the IT Act, 1961 to transfer or create a charge on the assets of the assessee. The Board has considered the matter and in order to have uniformity on the issue, it has been decided that:1. The taxpayers should apply in the prescribed form annexed hereto titled Application u/s 281 of the IT Act, 1961 which would be available on the departmental website, as well as with the Assessing Officers.
Notification No. 60 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 – The government has allowed export of one million tonnes of non-basmati rice through private trade and fixed the export price at USD 400 per tonne. The Empowered Group of Ministers on food, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had on July 11 decided to lift the over three-year old ban on non-basmati rice. The ban was imposed in April 2008 to check inflation.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri R.S. Gujral, IAS (HY:76), Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance as Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
