Coming close after our innovation in making it possible for GST staff to access the GSTN System and work from home, it has helped us serve the taxpayer better. It has also come in for appreciation from trade and industry. In short, a win-win situation both for the trade and the department.
M. Ajit Kumar, Chairman Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs North Block, New Delhi-110 001 Tel. No. +91-11-23092849, Fax No. : +91-11-23092890 E-mail : ajit.m@gov.in Date: 13th April 2020 D.O.No. 10/CH(IC)/2020 Dear Colleague The past week has been one where the department has enhanced its credentials as a […]
Submission of certificate for claiming deductions U/s. 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of donation made by an employee to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES FUND)
It is hereby instructed that starting with immediate effect there shall be a Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive with the objective of priority processing and disposal of all pending refund and drawback This Special Drive shall be in place till 30.04.2020. It is expected that during this period all refund and drawback claims that are pending as on 07.04.2020 shall be disposed.
Decision to process pending refund claims has been taken with a view to provide immediate relief to the taxpayers in these difficult times even though the GST Law provides 15 days for issuing acknowledgement or deficiency memo and total 60 days for disposing off refund claims without any liability to pay interest, all pending refund applications must be taken up for processing immediately.
State/Union Territory Governments are advised to take urgent steps to ensure availability of these essential goods, by invoking provisions of the Essential Commodities (EC) Act 1955. These measures include fixing of stock limits, capping of prices, enhancing production, inspection of accounts of dealers and other such actions.
On the GST side, as part of the GST Covid- 19 relief package, seven GST notifications giving effect to the compliance-relief package announced by the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister have been issued. The package includes postponement of return filing, reduction of applicable interest rates, extending the period of SVLDRS, extending e-Way bill validity, etc.
Consolidated Guidelines on the measures to be taken by Ministries/Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Governments and State/Union Territory Authorities for containment of COVID-19 Epidemic in the Country, as notified by Ministry of Home Affairs Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-1 (A) dated 24.03.2020 and further modified on 25.03.2020, 27.03.2020, 02.04.2020 and 03.04.2020.
(i) The benefit of crediting of 24% of wages to the PF Accounts of workers will only be given to such establishments where 100% KYC is completed, (ii) Where salaries have been paid to the workers by the employers for the lock down period duly filing ECR for the same period and where a declaration is given about number of excluded employees and (iii) The declaration of excluded employees is optional till now but to avail the said benefit it is now mandatory.
I am directed to refer to Board’s letter dated 24th May, 2019 regarding Region-wise allocation of revised Budget Estimates(BE) of Rs. 13,35,000 Crores for the Financial Year 2019-20. In this regard, it is stated that in the Receipt Budget 2020-21, Rs. 11,70,000 Crores (reduction of Rs. 1,65,000 Crores) has been allocated as Revised Estimates (RE) for Direct Taxes for the Financial Year 2019-20.
