Excisability of bagasse and similar other by-products or wastes arising during the course of manufacture of an excisable product has been an issue under dispute. Following circulars/instruction have been issued from time to time on the subject:-
In order to increase the transparency in the dealings between the stock broker and the clients in commodity derivatives market, it has been decided to align the provisions relating to the proprietary trading carried out by the stock brokers of commodity derivatives exchanges in line with the securities market.
All about 1) Changes in the rate of tax under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act (MVAT), 2002 2) Modifications in the Composition Schemes 3) Entry Tax on slabs of marbles and granite in a brief.
The Central Government has , by Circular No. 1026/14/2016-CX dated 23rd April, 2016, extended the time limit for taking Central Excise registration of an establishment by a jeweller up to 01.07.2016. However, the liability for payment of Central Excise duty is with effect from 1st March, 2016. The assessee jewellers may make the payment of Excise Duty for the months of March, 2016, April, 2016 and May, 2016 along with the payment of Excise Duty for the month of June, 2016.
Imposition of Central Excise duty on jewellery Constitution of sub-committee of the High Level Committee – regarding- In continuation to the Circular No. 1021/9/2016-CX dated 21.03.2016, issued vide F. No. 354/25/2016-TRU, the composition of the Sub-Committee referred to therein would be as under:
With a view to rationalising foreign investment regime for Alternative Investment vehicles and to facilitating foreign investment in collective investment vehicles for real estate and infrastructure sectors, it has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, to allow foreign investment in the units of Investment Vehicles registered and regulated by SEBI or any other competent authority.
In order to streamline procedures for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis and enhance transparency to discover prices, it has been decided to lay down a framework for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis through an electronic book mechanism.
A new reporting format has also been introduced for Venture Capital Fund (VCF) / Alternate Investment Fund (AIF), Portfolio Investment and overseas investment by Mutual Funds as per the format in Annex II and Annex III. In case of reporting purchase and repurchase of ESOPs, the AD banks may continue to report the same in the existing format (Annex IV).
The online OID application has been suitably modified to enable the nodal office of the AD bank to view the outstanding position of all the APRs pertaining to an applicant including for those JV / WOS for which it is not the designated AD bank. Accordingly, the AD bank, before undertaking / facilitating any ODI related transaction on behalf of the eligible applicant, should necessarily check with its nodal office to confirm that all APRs in respect of all the JV / WOS of the applicant have been submitted;
In order to have consistency regarding eligibility of foreign investors in corporate debt, the criteria for investors and location for issuance of these bonds has been modified. The Rupee denominated bonds can only be issued in a country and can only be subscribed by a resident of a country: that is a member of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or a member of a FATF- Style Regional Body; and
