Attention is invited to Notification No. 05/2006-CE dated 01.03.06 which stipulates that Central Excise duty at 8% will be charged on Ceramic tiles manufactured in a factory not using electricity for firing the kiln on the condition that “if no credit of the duty paid on the inputs used in or in relation to the manufacture of such ceramic tiles has been taken under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004”.
Present Procedure: At present, the applications for registration are being made manually to the Registering Authority. On the receipt of the application, the application and the enclosed documents are verified by the Registering Authority and TIN Allotment Letter is issued on the same day. Tin certificates are being issued afterwards.
On a review, it has been decided that the interest on balances in savings bank accounts would be calculated on a daily product basis with effect from April 1, 2010. Regional Rural Banks are advised to work out modalities to effect a smooth transition to the revised procedure.
The Government of India, vide communication No. 5(6)/2/2009- MSME POL dated June 12, 2009, has indicated the categorisation of activities under services under the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006.
Exporters/export organizations/trade organizations are advised to bring their issues/grievances of the nature listed in para 1 of this Circular to the notice of Directorate General of Foreign Trade for placing before this Committee.
Considering the importance of systems audit in the technology driven asset management activity, it has been decided that mutual funds shall have a systems audit conducted by an independent CISA/CISM qualified or equivalent auditor.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 21 and 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, in continuation of directive UBD.BPD.Dir. (Exp) No. 1/ 13.05.000/2008- 09 dated June 11, 2009 hereby directs that interest subvention on export credit may be continued for a further period of six months i.e. from October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 to the same sectors and on the same terms and conditions.
It may be recalled that paragraph 2.1 in the Annex to the circular dated July 30, 2008 provided that in case of small and marginal farmers eligible for debt waiver, the amount eligible for waiver, pending receipt from the Government of India, may be transferred by the banks to a separate account named “Amount receivable from Government of India under Agricultural Debt Waiver Scheme 2008”, and the balance in this account should be reflected under the column ‘Advances’ of the Balance Sheet.
A case has been brought to the notice of the Board wherein a Commissioner (Appeals) had allowed the benefit of proviso to Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944 to pay penalty at the reduced rate of 25% within 30 days of the communication of the Order in Appeal. Commissioner (Appeals) has read Section 11AC and Section 35 F together to arrive at the aforesaid decision.
On a reference being received by the Board, two following issues were examined for a clear understanding of facts. The first is regarding leviability of service tax on construction of canals for Government projects.
