Corporate Law : Learn how GIFT City IFSC operates, the approval process, tax benefits, compliance obligations, and why only approved SEZ units rec...
Income Tax : Taxpayers must file Form 33 to claim SEZ deduction on profits. Proper reporting of reserve utilisation and asset purchase is essen...
CA, CS, CMA : Explains the Budget 2026 proposal allowing SEZ units to sell to DTA units at reduced duty and how it simplifies approvals while lo...
Corporate Law : SEZ clearances to the DTA attract customs duty on full value, including domestic addition. The takeaway is SEZs are disadvantaged ...
Goods and Services Tax : This explains why non-refundable tender fees qualify as taxable consideration under GST. It clarifies that access to a tender proc...
Corporate Law : India's government amends SEZ rules, reducing land requirements and easing norms to boost semiconductor and electronics component ...
Corporate Law : Learn about SEZ provisions for IFSC units, mandatory approvals, and the role of IFSCA Administrator under SEZ Act for unified regu...
Goods and Services Tax : GST portal updates, geocoding of principal place of business, user ID generation, registration cancellation, AATO enablement, annu...
Corporate Law : The Special Economic Zones Act will be replaced with a new legislation that will enable the states to become partners in Developme...
Income Tax : Ministry of Commerce & Industry 378 SEZs are presently notified, out of which 265 are operational Posted On: 10 MAR 2021 The S...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad held that non-submission of Forms A-1 and A-2 is only a procedural lapse. It allowed the exemption as the service...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that the SEZ Act grants a statutory exemption overriding conditions in service tax notifications. It allowed the...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that omission of input services from the SEZ Approved List was only a procedural lapse. It allowed the refun...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that services rendered by a sub-contractor for authorized operations within an SEZ are eligible for exemptio...
Service Tax : The tribunal remanded the case after finding insufficient evidence to prove that refund and Cenvat credit were not claimed on the ...
Custom Duty : The notification grants customs duty relief to SEZ units clearing goods to DTA, provided production began before 31 March 2025. It...
Corporate Law : The Commerce Ministry revised SEZ-Online user charges after migration of transactions to ICEGATE reduced operational viability. Ne...
Corporate Law : The issue concerned regulatory handling of restructuring in IFSC units. The instruction clarifies that IFSCA will intimate SEZ aut...
Corporate Law : Instruction 121 from the SEZ Division details the process for IT/ITES SEZ developers to convert demarcated Non-Processing Area (NP...
Corporate Law : India's Commerce Ministry clarifies that SOFTEX form filing isn't mandatory for service exports between SEZ units or from a DTA un...
Tax planning while setting up of a business with reference to location (2021-2022 A.Y, A.Y 2022-2023 , A.Y 2023-2024 and A.Y 2024-2025)
As per Section 16(1) of the IGST Act 2017, the Supplies to SEZ are treated as zero-rated supply thereby the supplier supplying goods or services cannot charge GST to SEZ.
These rules may be called the Special Economic Zones (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
SEZs are defined zones inside a country that are subject to different economic rules and laws than the rest of the country. These zones are often established to encourage foreign investment and economic progress.
SEZs have come to be an important tool for encouraging the development and growth of the economy in India. SEZs are geographically defined territories that function as self-contained economies with distinct tax and regulatory rules.
Within SEZs, a segmented labour market has emerged because of the exemption from labour rules. Worker exploitation and the degradation of rights may result from SEZ workers being subject to different labour rules and regulations than those outside the zone.
Madras High Court held that export of goods is not a condition precedent or sine qua non to qualify as a Zero Rate sale as long as the sale falls within clause(ii) of Section 18 (1) of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax, 2006 (TNVAT).
SE Forge Limited Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) The Gujarat High Court in M/S SE Forge Limited Vs. Union of India [Special Application No.16056 of 2022 decided on 03.02.2023] held that a SEZ Unit, is entitled to claim the refund of IGST credit lying unutilized in the Electronic Credit Ledger. FACTS M/S SE […]
Lupin Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Goods & Service Tax & Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) CESTAT Delhi held that general principles of interpretation of the exemption notification that it has to be construed strictly shall not really apply to the SEZ units which are otherwise exempted from the liability of the various duties under the […]
Learn the step-by-step process of setting up an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Unit in GIFT SEZ. Understand the required documentation, approvals, and compliance for establishing your entity in the Special Economic Zone.
