Income Tax : Budget 2016: In furtherance of the goal of the Government of providing 'housing for all', it is proposed to incentivise first-home...
Income Tax : In this Budget, from 1 June 2016, The transactions are sale of a motor vehicle of value exceeding Rs.10 lakh, and receipt of mone...
Income Tax : The existing provision of section 206C of the Act, inter alia, provides that the seller shall collect tax at source at specified r...
Income Tax : In order to reduce compliance burden, it is proposed to amend the said section 206AA so as to provide that the provisions of this ...
Income Tax : In order to ensure that the intended purpose of exemption availed by trust or institution is achieved, a specific provision in the...
Corporate Law : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Online Delivery of Educational Course and Continuing Professional Education by Insolvenc...
Income Tax : The Government has assured complete confidentiality to those declaring their income under the Income Declaration Scheme 2016. Add...
Income Tax : For those having undisclosed income, the government has provided a special chance to declare it by September 30, 2016. He said by ...
Income Tax : This is to inform you that as per the Notification No. 37/2016: F.No. 370142/12/2016-TPL dated 27 May 2016 read with Finance Act, ...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill was presented in the Lok Sabha on February 29, 2016. On May 5, 2016, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2016 ...
Corporate Law : NCLAT Chennai held that suspension of initiation of CIRP (Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process) as per provisions of section 10...
Service Tax : Honble Gujarat High Court has vide its order dated 30th March, 2016 in the case of Percy Cawas Kavina vs. UOI in Special Civil Ap...
Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Service Tax : As you are aware, in order to reduce litigation, Government has come out with an Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 in t...
Income Tax : Processes of uploading manual/paper Form 1 received by PCIT/CIT, generation of Form 2 for efiled/paper Form 1, viewing of Form 3 s...
Excise Duty : Time limit for taking central excise registration of an establishment by a jeweller is being extended up to 31.07.2016. However, a...
Income Tax : Question 1: Whether tax collection at source under section 206C(1D) at the rate of 1% will apply in cases where the sale consider...
Income Tax : It is reiterated again that all out efforts are to be made to ensure that the targeted taxpayers are well-informed about the Schem...
From last 35 days All over the country all jewelers are on Strike against the Excise duty imposed in the Union Budget 2016. Holi, Gudi Padwa, etc. all festival are passed or in upcoming days but still they are on STRIKE and also government also not accepting the demand as the Imposition of excise in line with GST.
Prevailing Service Tax Rate: @14% Cenvat Available. Swachchh Bharat Cess: @ 0.5% [w.e.f. 15/11/2015]- Cenvat Not Available. Krishi Kalyan Cess: @ 0.5% [w.e.f. 01/06/2016] New Levy- Cenvat Available
Under Excise & Customs, all changes in rates of duty take effect from the midnight of 29th February / 1st March, 2016. Some of the important changes are: Excise duty @ 1% without Cenvat credit on Inputs and Capital Goods (Cenvat credit available on Input Services)/ 12.5% with Cenvat credit on article of jewellery;
Vide Notification No. 8/2016-ST dated 1st March, 2016 the percentage of abatement with regard to the value for calculation of amount of service tax on all type of construction of a complex, building, civil structure etc. have been fixed @ 70% wef 1st April, 2016.
In 2009 the Union Budget introduced service tax for advocates & legal services on receipts basis with effect from 01/09/2009 to 31/03/2012.Govt impose service tax on services provided or to be provided to any business entity, in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law excluding appearance before any court, tribunal or authority and the term ‘business entity’ has been defined to include association of persons, body of individuals, company or firm but does not include an individual.
We are summarizing herewith the changes in Service Tax and Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 that are effective from April 1, 2016 for easy digest: A: Service Tax leviable under Reverse Charge on any services provided by Government or Local Authority to a Business Entity w.e.f April 1, 2016
What is the present amendment? Upto 29.02.2016 only concrete mix manufactured and used at site was exempted from excise duty. However from 01.03.2016 the exemption is also extended to RMC manufactured and used at same site.
Excise Duty has been imposed on the article of jewellery in the Union Budget 2016-17. There has been protest by trade fearing the nuisances of excise. There fear is not without justifiable reasons considering the rigorous provisions of Gold Control Act, 1968 which they were subjected to. It is perceived that if the duty is reintroduced, they would again be going back to the old regime where inspector raj would prevail.
Valuation is one of the most crucial aspects for a manufacturer engaged in manufacturing of jewellery considering high value transactions and frequent fluctuation in prices leave little margin for error. This also necessitates that the value adopted for duty purpose is properly documented with supporting evidence so that the valuation is not questioned by excise officers at the time of enquiries, audits, scrutinizes or investigation proceedings.
For ease of understanding, the concepts of levy, valuation, payment, exemption, registration, invoicing, return etc. have been explained in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs). This publication will act as a guide for all the stakeholders of jewellery industry
