Taxation - Corporate Law Reporter

All Income Tax Refunds to be complete by April

After having made 8.23 lakh refunds already in the first half of this month, the Income Tax Department today said it will settle all the pending claims in April itself. Refunds of Rs 78,000 crore to about 85 lakh assesses were made in 2010-11. In the first half of April, the I-T Department refunded Rs… Read More

Declaration of IEC Branch code and Authorised Dealer code is not required in case of Low value dutiable import consignments

The Central Board of Excise and Customs has made declaration of IEC branch code and AD code as non-mandatory in case low value dutiable import consignments (i.e. consignment other than documents, gifts and samples of an invoice value upto Rs. one lakh) under Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010. The disclosure of IEC code will… Read More

Duty Drawback not to be recovered even if sale proceeds not realised by exporter

Where sale proceeds are not realised by an exporter within the period allowed under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the amount of drawback paid to the exporter or the claimant shall not be recovered subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. Notification is reproduced below for ready reference. [To be published in the… Read More

Ombudsman releases 660 crores in Income Tax Refunds

The income-tax ombudsman in Mumbai has released refunds and other dues to taxpayers amounting to over Rs 660 crore, which had been locked up for various years due to red-tapism at the income-tax office. This is the largest amount distributed to taxpayers in a single year from the office of the ombudsman in Mumbai, a… Read More

Rajasva Bhawan – The proposed National Tax Headquarters

The proposed national tax headquarters being set up on 5.65 acre-plot at Kasturba Gandhi Marg in New Delhi, is likely to be ready in the next 24-30 months, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today. The same will be known as Rajaswa Bhawan. The proposed building, which will house the tax department of the country, will set… Read More

Exemption from Special Additional Duty to Mobile Handset Manufacturers

Notification New Delhi, the 1stMarch,2011No. 22/2011-CustomsG.S.R. (E).… Read More

Clarification on Procedure for Labeling of goods in Bonded Warehouse before clearance

Circular No. 19 /2011-Customs F.No.450/29/2011-Cus-IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs 227-B, North Block, New Delhi-110001. 15th April, 2011. To All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev). All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev). All Commissioners… Read More

Import of Trim Cutting Waste under Chapter 63 used for manufacture of Chindi rugs allowed without Import License

Circular No. 20 /2011-Customs F. No. 528/76/2007-Cus (TU) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs New Delhi, the 15th April, 2011. To All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.)/ C&CE, All Directors General of CBEC, All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.) / C&CE All Commissioners of… Read More

Service tax to be charged in Restuarants

In this year™s budget, there was a proposal to charge service tax on services provided by restaurants. But restaurants do charge VAT on the bill, then on what amount should the service tax be charged? ” Santosh Shetty The Finance Bill 2011, which is passed by both the houses, proposed to levy service tax from… Read More

Government issued refunds of Rs. 72,000 crores in 2010-11

The Income Tax department has improved its tax refund rate and Rs 72,000 crore have been refunded to tax payers in the fiscal year 2009-10 against Rs 57,000 in the previous financial year. The tax collection has gone up rapidly and this fiscal which ended on March 31, 2011 to the tune of Rs 4.50… Read More

Request for Tax Exemptions for NGOs in Direct Tax Code

An NGO has urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to continue tax exemption for them in the proposed Direct Taxes Code in order to encourage non-profit organisations to undertake welfare activities. Their view is that Taxes will put a constraint resource generation of charitable bodies and reduce their ability to undertake welfare activities. It said that government grants… Read More

Biometric PAN cards on the anvil

The government has decided to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to weed out the problem of duplicate and fake ones. The decision was taken recently by the finance ministry and it comes in the wake of a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that asked the Income Tax department to ensure… Read More

Enjoy Smooth Clearances by ‘Self Assessment’ of Custom Duty for Import and Export

Circular No.17/2011- Customs F.No.450/26/2011-Cus.IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs 227-B, North Block, New Delhi-110001. 8th April, 2011. To All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.). All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.). All Commissioners… Read More