With the establishment of Free Trade Warehousing Zones / SEZ Unit warehouses, imported goods can be stored therein, for re-export / re-selling purposes for which Customs Authorities issue Ex-Bond Bill of Entry. AD banks are advised to consider the Bill of Entry issued by Customs Authorities named as Ex-Bond Bill of Entry or by any other similar nomenclature, as evidence for physical import of goods.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.31- It has been decided to permit FPI to acquire NCDs/bonds, which are under default, either fully or partly, in the repayment of principal on maturity or principal installment in the case of amortising bond. The revised maturity period of such NCDs/bonds, restructured based on negotiations with the issuing Indian company, should be three years or more.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.30- I banks may, while allowing advance remittance without bank guarantee or an unconditional, irrevocable standby letter of credit up to USD 50 million, ensure that only the requisite approval of DGCA for import of aircrafts/helicopters in terms of the extant Foreign Trade Policy has been obtained by the company for operating Scheduled or Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services (including Air Taxi Services). In other words, the approval from MoCA will not be required.
Circular No.189/8/2015-Service Tax It has come to the notice of the Board that certain field formations have taken a view that all activities incidental to seed testing are leviable to service tax and only the activity in so far it relates to actual testing has been exempted in the Negative List.
Pursuant to Section 131 of the Finance Act, 2015 and Central Government Notification O. 2362 (E) dated August 28, 2015, all recognized associations (commodity derivatives exchanges) under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (‘FCRA) are deemed to be recognized stock exchanges under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) with effect from September 28, 2015
Under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, every dealer is required to pay tax within the prescribed time. If payment of such tax is delayed, then interest under Section 30 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 is attracted. The dealer is liable to pay interest as per the rate prescribed in Rule 88(1) of Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005.
CIRCULAR NO. 30 OF 2015-16 The department had started issuing central statutory forms online without any manual intervention since the middle of year 2012. Central statutory forms/declarations are mainly required by the dealers for making inter-state purchases at concessional rate or for inward stock transfer. The details of such inward supplies are recorded by dealers in Annexure 2A filed along with return. The system is functioning smoothly as all facilities have been provided on the portal for downloading the forms according to the need of the buyers.
CIRCULAR No. CIR/CDMRD/DEICE/01/2015, Pursuant to Section 131 of the Finance Act, 2015 and Central Government notification F.No. 1/9/SM/2015 dated August 28, 2015, all recognized associations under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 are deemed to be recognized stock exchanges under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 with effect from September 28, 2015. This circular applies to National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges (Exchanges) as defined in the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.
CIRCULAR NO.29 of 2015-16 In partial modification to this department’s Circular No. 27 of 2015-16 on the -subject cited above and in exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 49A of the Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, I, S.S.Yadav, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, do hereby extend the last date of filing of online/hard copy of second quarter return for the year 2015-16, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexure/enclosures to 20/11/2015.
pursuant to Section 131 of the Finance Act, 2015 and Central Government notification F.No. 1/9/SM/2015 dated August 28, 2015, all recognized associations under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 are deemed to be recognized stock exchanges under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 with effect from September 28, 2015. This circular applies to National Commodity Derivatives Exchanges as defined in the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
