The Central Board of Direct Taxes have extended the last date of filing of income tax returns, due by 31st July 2008, to 31st October 2008 in the state of Sikkim in view of the delay in issuing of Instruction No.8/2008in respect of filing of income-tax return by non-Sikkimese residing in that state.
Shri Dinesh Verma, CIT(ITA), Central Board of Direct Taxes the entry, Shri Anand Kumar Kedia, Director (TPL-1II), Central Board of Direct Taxes shall be substituted.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5, read alongwith Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, also read alongwith paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby amends Schedule – I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09.
Provided that the prohibition shall not be applicable on the import of pathological material and biological products for diagnostic and research purposes from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation member countries on specific request.
Hotels of one-star and above (including managed hotels) and heritage hotels approved by Department of Tourism (DoT) and other Service providers in tourism sector registered with DoT as well as Clubs having residential facility of minimum 30 rooms shall be entitled to duty credit scrip equivalent to 5% of free foreign exchange earned during preceding financial year / current financial year, as the case may be.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Foreign Trade Policy RE2006 and RE2007.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section3, Sub-section (ii) vide number G.S.R. 576 (E) dated the 13th July, 1994 and was last amended by Notification No.24/2002- Customs, dated the 1st March 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii) vide number G.S.R. 121 (E), dated the 1st March 2002.
An exporter may apply for credit, at specified percentage of FOB value of exports, made in freely convertible currency. In case of supply by a DTA Unit to a SEZ Unit /SEZ Developer / Co-Developer, an exporter may apply for credit for exports made in freely convertible currency or payment made from foreign currency account of SEZ Unit / SEZ Developer /Co-Developer. In addition, the exporter shall also be entitled for DEPB benefit in case payment is made in Indian Rupees by SEZ Developer / Co-Developer for supplies received w.e.f 10.2.2006.
Importers of the aforementioned items of agglomerated/artificial stones, wishing to avail Transitional Arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, as amended from time to time, may apply to DGFT Headquarters, New Delhi within two weeks of issue of this Notification, along with details of their respective LCs and contracts.
For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act.
