This Directorate has extracted the data pertaining to cases pending for scrutiny u/s 143(3) and processing u/s 143(1) of the I.T. Act 1961, as available on the AST system, which are getting barred by limitation of time on 31.03.2016, so as to facilitate timely completion of these cases.
The CBDT has issued Office memorandum F.No.404/72-93-ITCC dated 29.02.2016 by which it has revised Instruction No. 1914 dated 21.03.1996 and issued fresh guidelines for stay of demand at the first appeal stage.
The concerned Chief Commissioner will assess the number of SPPs required for prosecution/criminal cases of CBEC in his Zone. While deciding the number of SPPs in the Zone, the requirement of cases of the DGRI/DGCEI will also be taken into consideration. In case there is more than one Chief Commissioner in a Zone, the Chief Commissioner of Customs, will be the nodal authority
F. No. 334/8/2016-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Tax Research Unit) *** Amitabh Kumar Joint Secretary (Tax Research Unit) Tel: 011-23093027; Fax: 011-23093037 E-mail: amitabh.kumar@nic.in D.O.F. No.334/8/2016-TRU New Delhi, dated February29th, 2016 Dear Madam/Sir, Subject: Union Budget 2016 – Changes relating to Service Tax – reg. The Finance Minister […]
The Finance Minister has introduced the Finance Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha today, i.e., 29th February, 2016. Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed through the Finance Bill, 2016. In order to prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made under the respective Acts, the following notifications are being issued:
Digital transactions are defined as transactions in which the customer authorizes the transfer of money through electronic means, and the funds flow directly from one account to another. These accounts could be held in banks, or with entities/ providers. These transfers could be done through means of cards (debit / credit), mobile wallets, mobile apps, net banking, Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), pre-paid instruments or other similar means.
It has been brought to notice of Board that after implementation of Single Window NOC Module, ex-bond Bills of Entry are getting referred to Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) for No Objection Certificate even though the same goods had received NOC from PGA at the time of warehousing i.e at the into bond Bill of Entry stage.
As per current process, PAN holder who wants to update core field and address details of the PAN allotted to him/her can file request for update through service providers (NSDL/UTIITSL). Details received from SPs in this regard in text file format are now uploaded in the system automatically through central schedulers removing manual intervention of the RCC. Request for updation in respect of core field updation and address updation are received in separate files from PAN service providers NSDL and UTIITSL.
Instruction No. 10/2016 Kind reference is invited to Notification No. 38/2015-2020 dated the 5th February, 2016 issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade. The said Notification has amended the Import Policy Condition against 173 HS Codes under Chapter 72 of ITC (HS), 2012- Schedule-I (Import Policy) as per Annex to the notification and subject to conditions prescribed there under.
As you are aware , FIU-IND is an intelligence organization under Ministry of Finance and provides information to designated agencies as per the established protocol of sharing of information. Information is provided by FIU-IND under section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
