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Time-barring date of scrutiny assessment was advanced to 31st December to provide assessment units with a dedicated quarter for recovery of demand raised.
It may be pointed out that the target of cash collection from arrear demand was fixed very modestly at Rs.53,981 crore in the Central Action Plan for 2016-17 as against very large amount of arrears outstanding. However. till the end of November, 2016
As per Section 11D(1) of Central excise Act 1944, brought under the statute book w.e.f. 20.9.1991, every person, who is liable to pay duty under the Act and has collected any amount in excess of the duty assessed or determined and paid on any excisable goods under the Act from the buyer of such goods in any manner as representing duty of excise is required to pay the amount so collected to the credit of the Central Govt.
The Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 has been introduced through Union Budget, 2016. The scheme has been brought with the object to collect tax arrears, clear pendency of appeals, achieve reduction in administrative costs etc. In most of the cases apart from filing appeal, the demand amount, either partly or fully, is generally deposited by the assesses.
High Courtheld that the any action of revenue to recover taxes adopting coercive means is not permissible till the assessee’s application for stay under section 220(6) of the Act is disposed of. Further, an application for stay should be disposed off by a speaking order.
The Tribunal granted 100 percent stay of demand because (a) the assessed income was more than 10 times the returned income. (Instruction 96 of 1969 was relied upon) & (b) The stand taken by the AO was at variance with the stand taken by TPO.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued directions to the field offices that taxpayers whose tax has been deducted at source but not deposited to the Government’s account by the deductor, will not be asked to pay the demand to the extent tax has been deducted from his income.
In cases where that tax payer has contested the demand, CPC would issue a reminder to the assessing officer about the contention of the taxpayer, asking him to either confirm, or make appropriate changes to the demand within thirty days. In case no response is received from the AO within thirty days, CPC would issue the refund without any adjustment. The responsibility of non-adjustment of refund against outstanding arrears, if any, would lie with the assessing officer,
With a view to streamline the process of grant of stay of demand when the case of the taxpayer is pending before Commissioner (Appeals) and to standardize the quantum of lump sum payment required to be made by the assessee as a pre-condition for stay of demand disputed, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued fresh guidelines to the field authorities of the Income Tax Department.
Under the existing provisions of section 281 B the Assessing Officer may provisionally attach any property of the assessee during the pendency of assessment or reassessment proceedings, for a period of six months with the prior approval of the income- tax authorities specified therein, if he is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so for the purpose of protecting the interests of the revenue. Such attachment of property is extendable to a maximum period of two years or sixty days after the date of assessment order,
