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...
Learn how to file your GSTR-9 annual return, including details of supplies, ITC, taxes paid, and adjustments for FY 2024-25.
Court held that tax authorities cannot refuse ITC refund to SEZ units merely because related precedent is under challenge. Until reversed, Britannia remains binding and must be followed.
Learn how SEZ, STPI, and Non-STPI frameworks differ in tax incentives, compliance, and operational flexibility to help GCCs make an informed India strategy.
The Gujarat High Court held that SEZ units can claim refunds of unutilized IGST credit distributed by Input Service Distributors, setting aside the appellate order against Ajanta Pharma.
The Supreme Court dismissed the revenue’s appeal, affirming an SEZ Unit’s right to claim a refund of unutilised Input Tax Credit (ITC) under Rule 89 for exports made under LUT. The question of law regarding who can claim the refund remains open.
Punjab and Haryana High Court held that in terms of Rule 25 of the SEZ Rules, SEZ developer not utilizing the goods or services on which exemptions, drawbacks, cess and concession have been availed needs to refund the concessions so availed.
The Madras High Court, in Gayatri Exim Vs Principal Commissioner of Customs, permitted the importer to re-export detained textile fabric to China, which was seized for alleged misclassification and undervaluation.
Instruction 121 from the SEZ Division details the process for IT/ITES SEZ developers to convert demarcated Non-Processing Area (NPA) back to Processing Area (PA). The Development Commissioner is authorized to approve this reverse demarcation under Rule 11 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, provided the applicant has no claim for any duty refund.
India’s Commerce Ministry clarifies that SOFTEX form filing isn’t mandatory for service exports between SEZ units or from a DTA unit to an SEZ unit. These transactions are not governed by FEMA regulations, streamlining compliance.
ITAT Chennai allowed Lotus Footwear’s 100% SEZ deduction u/s 10AA for Unit-2, ruling it was a new undertaking established with fresh capital and not a splitting of the existing unit
