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Provided also that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the goods specified against serial number 65A of the said Table on or after the 11th day of May 2015
In any case towers and Pre-fabricated buildings are in the nature of immovable goods and are non-marketable and non-excisable. If this be the position then towers and parts thereof cannot be classified as inputs so as to fall within the definition of Rule 2(k) of the credit rules. INSTRUCTION No. F. No. 267/60/2014-CX.8, Dated- 11th November, 2014
Attention is invited to Board’s circular no. 495/61/99-CX.3 dated 22.11.1999 (issued from F.No. 103/6/98-CX.3) regarding the above subject. It was clarified therein that ‘Odoriferous Compound’ is normally used in the manufacture of Agarbathis in a continuous manner. The formula of preparation of such compounds is kept a secret.
Instances have been brought to the notice of the Board where the assesses have submitted rebate claims by splitting up the amounts of rebate claims so as to keep each individual claim below Rs. 5 lakhs to avoid pre-audit.
In the context of formulating the proposals for the Union Budget of 2015-16, the Ministry of Finance would like to be benefited by the suggestions and views of your Association. You may like to send your suggestions for changes in the duty structure, rates and broadening of tax base on both direct and indirect taxes giving economic justification for the same.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs constituted under the Central Board of Revenue Act,1963 (54 of 1963) constitutes the following Committees consisting of two Commissioners of Central Excise mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to be the Committee
Attention is invited to Notification No. 21/2014 – CE (NT) dated 11.07.2014 vide which the definition of “place of removal” has been inserted in the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (CCR). Under these rules there are provisions that the credit of input services is available upto the place of removal. As the definition is now provided in the CCR, wherever Cenvat credit is available upto the place of removal, this definition of place of removal would apply, irrespective of the nature of assessment of duty.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs, constituted under the Central Board of Revenues Act, 1963 (54 of 1963), constitutes the following Committees consisting of two Chief Commissioners of Central Excise mentioned in column (2)
In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 27/2014-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 16th September, 2014, published in the Gazette of India
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.
