Central Government hereby introduces policy conditions on import of dogs under Chapter 01 of ITC (HS), 2012 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy) as under: (7) Import of dogs is allowed only for the following specific purposes:-
All about 1) Changes in the rate of tax under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act (MVAT), 2002 2) Modifications in the Composition Schemes 3) Entry Tax on slabs of marbles and granite in a brief.
The Central Government has , by Circular No. 1026/14/2016-CX dated 23rd April, 2016, extended the time limit for taking Central Excise registration of an establishment by a jeweller up to 01.07.2016. However, the liability for payment of Central Excise duty is with effect from 1st March, 2016. The assessee jewellers may make the payment of Excise Duty for the months of March, 2016, April, 2016 and May, 2016 along with the payment of Excise Duty for the month of June, 2016.
Trade is hereby informed that whenever application for issue or modification of IEC is to be filed now, it has to be done only through an online process with digital signature and the filing is done to DGFT, New Delhi. Only after successful filing of the application it gets downloaded to Pune-JDGFT.
The Government of India, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 180(E), dated 17th February, 2016 defined ‘startup’ under Startup India initiative, and has declared that a certificate of eligibility shall be required by such ‘startup’ for availing tax benefits under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
It has been brought to notice that Customs officers are insisting on registration documents from importers on products which do not fall under the purview of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and rules made thereunder. Insistence on such documents has been reported to cause undue delay in the clearance of such consignments.
A Committee was constituted by the Board, vide OM of even number dated 22nd January 2016, under the chairmanship of Shri Avadhesh Kumar Mishra, CIT (TDS)-2, Delhi to recommend standard definitions of certain commonly used terms relating to direct tax administration, such as“taxpayer, tax – base, new assessee/taxpayer, stop-filer/non-filer etc.
(1) There shall be constituted a Service known as the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Group ‘A’ consisting of persons appointed to the Service under rule 5. (2) All the posts included in the Service shall be classified as Group ‘A’ posts.
It has come to the notice of the Board that in a number of cases where O.As/WPs/SLPS were filed before the Courts/CATs against the Departments, there have been inordinate delays in filing counter replies especially in those cases where the jurisdictional CCs/DGs have not been made respondents. This has led to adverse orders and indictments from the Courts/Tribunal and imposition of fines on the department.
Imposition of Central Excise duty on jewellery Constitution of sub-committee of the High Level Committee – regarding- In continuation to the Circular No. 1021/9/2016-CX dated 21.03.2016, issued vide F. No. 354/25/2016-TRU, the composition of the Sub-Committee referred to therein would be as under:
