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No Service Tax on the Amount received as Wharfage Charges- SC

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In the case of CCE v M/s Gujarat Maritime Board Hon’ble Supreme Court held that no service tax will be levied if the amount is collected under the wharfage charges which is prescribed under the Statute and doesn’t come under the ‘Port Services.

Intention of Legislature and Purposive Construction should be Considered while interpreting a Notification- SC

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In the case of M/s Coastal Papers v CCE,Hon’ble Supreme Court while interpreting the Notification No. 22/94-CE, held that whenever the notification is interpreted the intention of the Legislature should be considered.

CENVAT credit eligible even if expenses are reimbursed by Parent company

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The appellant is engaged in the manufacture of motorcycle and procures the service of advertising agency for the purpose of advertising their final product. They pay the value of the services to the advertising agency along with the amount of Service Tax leviable thereon.

Assessment framed in the name of non existing entity due to amalgamation cannot be cured by Sec. 292B provisions

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It was held by ITAT delhi in the case of SC Jhonson Products Private Limited Vs. DCIT, that framing of assessment against a non existing entity/person is not a procedural irregularity but a jurisdictional defect and can not be cured by application of Section 292B of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Valuation rules should not be invoked, if the transaction is done on arm’s length price even in case of related parties – SC

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In the case of Commissioner of Central Excise V/s. M/S. Detergents India Ltd., Supreme Court has held that in case of related party transactions, proviso (iii) of Section 4(1)(a) will not be applicable when there is no arrangement between Shaw the related parties to depress a price which is otherwise at arm’s length.

Risograph is a Printing Machine and will be classified accordingly – SC

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Hon’ble Supreme Court has held in the case of HCL Limited v Commissioner of Customs that Risograph is a printing machine and not a duplicating machine.

A Report on Audit Quality Review Findings (2012-15)

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Quality Review Board has initiated a robust system of independent review of statutory audit services of the audit firms auditing accounts of public interest entities in India in August 2012 pursuant to a process comprising selection of the audit firms for review and engagement of Technical Reviewers.

Major Initiatives on Improving ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India

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The Government of India has taken up a series of measures to improve Ease of Doing Business. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalization of the existing rules and introduction of information technology to make governance more efficient and effective. The measures taken are:

Rate of exchange of conversion of foreign currency wef 21st August, 2015

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Notification No. 81/2015 – Customs (N.T.) Dated the 20th August, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in super session of the notification of the Central Board of Excise & Customs No.73/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 6th August, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa

Govt modifies Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to make it more investor friendly

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Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Modified to Increase the Acceptability of the Scheme Amongst Informal Sector Workers and Make the Scheme More Viable; Subscribers Would Now Have an Option to Make the Contribution on a Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly Basis Instead of on a Monthly Basis Earlier; Discontinuation of Payment of Contribution Provision Substantially Modified in […]

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