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...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn how to file your GSTR-9 annual return, including details of supplies, ITC, taxes paid, and adjustments for FY 2024-25....
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 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 ...
Service Tax : The case addressed whether services like rent-a-cab, catering, and business support qualify as input services for SEZ refund claim...
Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that exemption cannot be denied based on a re-export condition imposed through a DGH certificate when such a req...
Service Tax : The issue involved denial of service tax refund on employee insurance services in an SEZ unit. The Tribunal held that such insuran...
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...
The DESH bill seeks to expand the ambit of the SEZs firstly to make them WTO-compliant and perform roles that go beyond export orientation.
An Unit, where, its employees are working from home or from any place outside the Special Economic Zone on the date of commencement of the Special Economic Zones (Third Amendment) Rules, 2022 shall submit its proposal for permission to the Development Commissioner within ninety days from the date of such commencement (i.e. 14 July, 2022).
Learn about the new Work from Home policy introduced for SEZ Units under the SEZ (Third Amendment) Rules, 2022.
43A. Work from Home. – (1) An Unit may permit its employees, including contractual employees, specified in sub-rule (2), to work from home or from any place outside the Special Economic Zone in accordance with this rule.
SEZ rule 19A. Unit deemed to be in International Financial Services Centre.- Any Unit authorised under rule 19 to store bullion as the underlying asset for the purpose of issuance of a bullion spot delivery contract or bullion depository receipt with underlying bullion that is traded in a bullion exchange shall be deemed to be in an International Financial Services Centre.
Certain provisions of Insurance Act not to apply in Special Economic Zone and International Financial Services Centre
Understanding the impact of GST and SEZ on credits and refunds. Learn how SEZs enjoy fiscal benefits under the GST Act in India.
Explore the intricacies of Supply By/To Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Units under the SEZ Act, 2005. Learn about the benefits, documentation, and GST implications for seamless operations within SEZs. Stay compliant and unlock the potential of your business.
LoA of the Plastic Recycling units in SEZs and EOUs may be extended for 5 years by the Board of Approval subject to fulfillment of other conditions/norms. Other conditions of the Policy Guidelines dated 27.05.2021 in respect of Plastic recycling units will remain unchanged.
Hon’ble High court in the instant case held that there is no merit in the impugned order passed by the authorities denying the benefit of refund of unutilized input tax credit of zero rated supplies effected by the petitioner. Hence, the petition has been allowed together with consequential relief and above observations.
