Audit para no. 5.1 to 5.18 of chapter V of Audit report no. 01 of 2021 on Show Cause Notices and adjudication process in CBIC has made certain observations regarding issuance of SCNs and disposal of adjudication matters including call book cases.
Mumbai has made a detection of evasion of Rs. 265 crores and recovered Rs. 250 crores, which is praiseworthy. This is a case of availing ITC of Compensation Cess on coking coal used for captive consumption. The credit of unutilized cess was being consequently claimed as refund on products exported.
It has come to notice of the Board that at certain places, the Diplomatic Missions are facing difficulties in getting refund of excise duty paid on petrol/diesel/fuel oil, etc.
Guidelines for scrutinising proper availment of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A of CGST Rules 2017 have been issued by GST Policy Wing on 02/11/2021. The guidelines inter alia lay the contours of the ‘reasons to believe’ test on objective parameters rather than on subjective consideration.
DGGI Jaipur Zonal Unit has made a Central Excise and GST evasion case of Rs. 870 crores pertaining to clandestine manufacture and supply of tobacco products. Rs. 10 crores has been recovered, with an arrest of one person so far.
With regard to anti-evasion cases, based on data mining and analytics, Navi Mumbai Commissionerate has detected a case of 12.9 crore of non-payment of GST relating to erection, commissioning, repair & maintenance services. In this case a recovery of Rs. 8.43 crores has been made so far.
Import of crushed and de-oiled GM soya cake – Relaxation in applicability of provision in Para 6 (b) of General Notes Regarding Import Policy Schedule — I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) 2017, Schedule [(Import Policy)-reg
Representations have been received from various trade bodies and associations regarding instances of indiscriminate issuance of demand notices by the field formations on the basis of ITR-TDS data received from Income Tax Department.
Guidelines regarding reorganization including change of name, change of shareholding pattern, business transfer arrangements, court approved mergers and demergers, change of constitution, change of Directors, etc. of SEZ Developers / Co-developers as well as SEZ Units.
Customs laboratories all over the country are essential for the correct classification of goods and for ensuring the adherence of imported goods to exemption/ EXIM policy norms. Kolkata houses our oldest Custom House laboratory that was established in 1914.
