In order to give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names struck off from the Register of Companies, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to introduce a Scheme namely, ‘Easy Exit Scheme, 2010’ under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
In order to give an opportunity to the defaulting companies to enable them to make their default good by filing belated documents and to become a regular compliant in future, the Ministry has introduced a Scheme namely, ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2010,’ for condoning the delay in filing documents with the Registrar, granting immunity from prosecution and charging additional fee of 25 percent of actual additional fee payable for filing belated documents under the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules made there under.
Disputes have arisen in some parts of the country regarding applicability of service tax on certain activities such as shifting of overhead cables to underground on account of renovation/widening of roads; laying of electrical cables under or alongside roads/railway tracks; between grids/sub-stations/ transformers the distribution points of residential or commercial complexes and such activities as electrification of railways, installation of street-lights, traffic lights, flood-lights.
Subject : International accredited agencies for issuance of TAC/ COP for import of vehicles. In the Policy Circular No. 26(RE-2003)/2002-2007 dated 09.02.2004, the entry at S. No. 3 is amended to read as follows :
This has reference to Para 3.16.4 of the FTP 2009-14 under which Textiles is one of the sectors entitled to Status Holders Incentive Scrip @ 1% of FOB value of exports made during 2009-10 and 2010-11.
It has been brought to the notice of the Board that classification of Rice parboiling machinery is being disputed in certain jurisdictions. Two tariff headings under consideration for its classification are 8419 or 8437. It has been represented by the Rice Mill Machinery Manufacturers Association that the practice so far followed by the department was not to charge excise duty for many years but suddenly it has been sought to charge duty on these machines by proposing classification under heading 8419. The matter has been examined by the Board.
The Tribunal has in case of DCW Ltd. v. CCE [2007 (217) ELT 541 (Mad.)] held that “ where onward freight was not includible in the assessable value of the excisable goods, there was no question of return freight being included in the assessable value, whether or not the return freight was mentioned in the relevant invoices. The principle stated by the Tribunal in the cited decision is squarely applicable in respect of such return freight also”.
Circular No.4/2010-Income Tax Section 80-IA(4)(i) provides for a deduction to an undertaking engaged in developing, or operating and maintaining, or developing, operating and maintaining any infrastructure facility subject to satisfaction of the conditions laid down in the Section. The Explanation to sub-section 80-IA(4)(i) states that for the purpose of this clause, infrastructure facility means inter alia
To give effect to announcement in the Budget Speech of Hon’ble Finance Minister for the year 2010-11, amendments have been made to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, published in the Official Gazette referred to above. These amendments have come into effect from 1st May 2010.
Please refer to Circular No. 752/68/2003-CX dated 01.10.’03 amended by Circular No. 865/3/2008-CX dated 19th February 2008 on the above subject. At present adjudication powers in Central Excise cases have been delegated upto the level of Assistant Commissioners only, and Superintendents are not vested with any authority to adjudicate cases.