Custom Duty : The circular permits unloading of returned export cargo and cancellation of Shipping Bills under special conditions. Export incent...
Goods and Services Tax : Analysis of GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B mismatch, Section 128A interest/penalty waiver, and the controversial CBIC circular. Legal challenge...
Custom Duty : CBIC introduces Ekal Anubandh for single electronic bonds, reducing costs and delays for importers/exporters. Learn about its feat...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn about Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) under GST, its applicable goods/services, suppliers, recipients, and GST rates. Stay up...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC issues guidance on GST treatment of vouchers, addressing distribution models, unredeemed vouchers, and associated services to...
Custom Duty : The reform removes value restrictions on courier exports, enabling higher-value shipments. It aims to boost e-commerce exports and...
Custom Duty : Exporters using the postal route can now claim Duty Drawback, RoDTEP, and RoSCTL benefits. The move creates parity with other expo...
DGFT : Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has launched a guidebook mapping 12,167 HSN Codes to 31 ministries, aiming to improve policy,...
Custom Duty : The government provides details on current vacancies in the CBDT and CBIC, citing ongoing recruitment efforts and challenges like ...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC alerts taxpayers to fake GST summons. Verify communications using the CBIC-DIN tool online. Report suspicious activity to DGG...
CA, CS, CMA : The Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack, imposed a ₹20,000 cost on the CBIC Chairman for non-compliance with its earlier di...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court held that demand on account of ITC availed from supplier whose GST registration has been cancelled retrospectivel...
Custom Duty : Delhi High Court directed Customs Officials to ensure that old jewellery of even Indian travellers, personal jewellery which is be...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules that CBIC is not required to clarify GST on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), directing taxpayers to r...
Custom Duty : Delhi High Court calls for a review of Baggage Rules to address outdated limits on gold jewellery and prevent harassment of genuin...
Custom Duty : The government has retained existing tariff values for key imports like gold, silver, and edible oils. The update ensures valuatio...
Goods and Services Tax : Raigad CGST Commissionerate issued SOPs for taxpayer grievance redressal, introducing open house meetings, local seminars, and esc...
Custom Duty : CBIC circular simplifies bank account registration for exporters. Same incentive bank account and IFSC code are now auto-approved ...
Custom Duty : CBIC newsletter covers GST Bachat Utsav, grievance redressal rank, BRICS recognition, cargo scanner launch, and GST evasion enforc...
Custom Duty : CBIC launches a training program for civil servants, integrates digital test reports for customs, and mandates an annual training ...
Telecommunication Engineering Centre has notified that testing and certification for telecommunications equipment under phase-II of Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunications Equipment (MTCTE) regime as provisioned in India Telegraph (Amendment) Rules 2017, shall be mandatory w.e.f. 1st Oct 2020
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) today, for data exchange between the two organisations. The MoU was signed by Shri Pramod Chandra Mody, Chairman, CBDT, and Shri M. Ajit Kumar, Chairman, CBIC, in the presence of senior officers from both the organizations.
A news item has been published today in a leading newspaper that the Government is considering proposal to merge the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS BY CBIC ON 24th June 2020 i. Waiver / Reduced rate of interest for delayed in filing of GSTR-3B for various months – (Notification No. 51/2020 – Central Tax dated 24th June 2020) ii. Wavier of Late Fees for delay in filing of GSTR-3B for the returns from Feb 2020 till June 2020 […]
Section 26 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes provision for refund of export duty, Section 26A of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with refund of import duty in certain cases and Section 27 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes claim for refund of duty in case of excess payment duty on importation. The relevant provisions […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (‘CBIC’) has taken several measures to facilitate and expedite the custom clearance processes contact-less, face-less and hurdle-less. Now, the CBIC, in order to do the paper-less clearances, has launched digitally signed shipping bills and e-gatepass vide Circular No.30/2020-Customs and same will be effective from June 22nd, 2020. […]
Shri Ajit Kumar, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) here yesterday unveiled a Secure QR coded Shipping Bill that would be electronically sent to exporters after the Customs allows export. This eliminates in one stroke the requirement of the exporters having to approach the Customs officers for proof of export. This also makes the end to end Customs export process fully electronic, from the filing of the Shipping Bill to the final order to allow export.
Two issues related to refund ARNs pertaining to Excess Balance in Electronic Cash Ledger have since been resolved and the same are brought out through this advisory for information and necessary action.
While I have been reminding you every week to keep your focus on revenue, in the current situation, we need to be sensitive to the constraints of taxpayers and treat them with empathy. The days ahead may test our mettle but I am sure our senior officers will be able to provide the leadership and guidance to enable our officers and staff to cope with the challenges.
In order to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), some precautionary measures are required to be taken by all the employees and the Ministries/Departments. In this regard, it has been decided to issue the following advisory for the well-being of Government employees and in public interest.
