Subject to the provisions of Regulation 3 (2A ) of SEBI Merchant Bankers (Amendment) Regulation, 1997, a merchant banker can carry on Portfolio Management activities
Circular No. 775-Income Tax Section 80DD, substituted for sections 80DD and 80DDA by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1998, lays down that the deduction on account of expenditure incurred by way of medical treatment (including nursing), training and rehabilitation of a handicapped dependant or amount paid or deposited in
Circular No. 449/15/99-CX References have been received from the field formations regarding doubts on the dutiability of waste packages/containers used for packaging Modvatable inputs when cleared from the factory of manufacturer availing Modvat Credit. The doubt arose in view of conflicting judgments of CEGAT rendered in the case of M/s. West Coast Industrial Gases Ltd. v. CCE, cochin reported in 1996 (83) ELT (358 CEGAT and in the case of M/s IOL v. CCE reported in 1993 (68) ELT (624).
Circular No. 448/14/99-CX I am directed to refer to the provisions of Notification No. 56/98-Cus. dated 1.8.98 (earlier Notification No. 29/98 dated 2.6.98 and 34/98 dated 13.6.98). In terms of serial no. 12 of the table annexed to this notification and mutates mutandis, under the corresponding entries in the earlier notifications , all the goods falling within the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act which are imported for sale as such, other than by way of high sea sale,
M/s Air-India has requested to carry domestic Cargo on International flights on the grounds that the majority of Air-India Flights originate at Mumbai and touch another Domestic point on its way to foreign airport. It has ample capacity to uplift domestic Cargo between these two ports. M/s Air India has also requested that to allow them to carry domestic Cargo in the domestic leg of the
Circular No. 447/13/99-CX I am directed to say that on dismissal of Departments appeals by Supreme Court on 2.9.97 in the case of CCE v. M/s Ram Body Builders [1997 (94) ELT 442 (SC)], various references have been received for a clarification regarding the Department”s stand on classification of body built on duty paid chassis by the independent body builders
Attention is also invited to the provisions of paragraph 7.16 of the EXIM Policy read with paragraph 7.13 of the Handbook of Procedure (Vol.I) 1997-2002 according to which indigenous procurement of an importable item endorsed on duty free licence can also be made without getting an ARO, based on the back-to-back L/C from a Bank. This optional facility shall also be available to the applicants of the duty free licences.
Circular No. 774-Income Tax Section 197(1) of the Act envisages that, where tax is deductible at source in terms of sections 192, 193, 194, 194A, 194D, 194-I, 194K and 195 of the Income-tax Act, and the recipient justifies the deduction of tax at any lower rate or no deduction of tax to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer, the Assessing Officer shall issue an appropriate certificate. It has come to the notice of the Board
Circular No. 446/12/99-CX A dispute has been raised regarding classification of “Phenyl” manufactured by M/s. Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., whether under sub-heading 3808.90 – as others or 3808.10 – as pesticide.
Circular No. 445/11/99-CX Your attention is drawn to the Para 7 of the Circular which specifies the procedure for examination of goods at the port/place of export in cases goods are cleared under the aforesaid special facility. Subsequently, the Customs Wing of the Board has issued a comprehensive Circular (no. 90/98 – Cus. IV dated 08.12.98) on the manner of examination at the port/place of export,
