As a part of taxpayer facilitation, we have automated most of our refund/ drawback processes and amounts due to the taxpayers, especially of IGST that get automatically processed and credited without human intervention.
Computer Assisted Scrutiny Selection (CASS) 2020 Cycle for ITRs of A.Y. 2019-20 for the current year has been finalized. The Board has approved the parameters for selection of cases and cases are visible to the Assessing Officers.
Vide the said notification, the import policy for goods falling under HS Code 0713 with item description as Tur/Pigeon Peas (Cajanus Cajan); Moong [Beans of the SPP Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilczek] and Urad [Beans of the SPP Vigna Mungo (L.) Hepper] is revised from Restricted to Free with immediate effect and for the period upto 31st October 2021.
This Special Drive shall be in place from 15th May 2021 to 31st May 2021. It is expected that during this period all refund and drawback claims that are pending as on 14th May 2021 shall be disposed.
In view of the surging COVID-19 pandemic, a further relaxation for import of relief goods has been made by issue of ad hoc exemption Order No. 04/2021-Customs dated 03.05.2021. This grants exemption from IGST on goods for COVID-19 relief imported free of cost for free distribution till 30th June, 2021.
DCs may consider the requests from the industry and approve the extension of WFH facility in a liberal manner till such time when National Disaster Management Authority or State Government continues to issue orders governing this pandemic management.
The country is going through an extremely difficult phase due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic. Government is making all efforts to contain the fallout and bring urgent relief to affected citizens. Our department is also a part of this humanitarian effort.
(i) State Government shall appoint a nodal authority in the State for the purpose of this exemption. As per section 2 (103) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, state include a Union territory with Legislature.
The gross GST revenue collection of Rs. 1,41,384 crore in April, 2021, has set a new record as the highest ever collection in a month ever since the introduction of GST in the country.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Government has issued notifications exempting Basic Customs Duty and/or Health cess on imports of a number of COVID-19 related relief materials such as Remdesivir, its API, Diagnostic Markers, Medical Oxygen, Oxygen concentrators and other oxygen storage and transportation equipment, for a limited period.
