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2007-TIOL-NEWS-052
Friday, March 02, 2007
 
News Flash

Aman Kumar Singh, an IRS and JS, Information Technology & Biotechnology, Chhattisgarh Govt, gets e-Gov Champion Award for Eastern Region of India;

FTA : EU says no to Pakistan;

Two drivers of Mumbai Airport Customs put under suspension after being caught, outside airport, carrying 66 bottles of Scotch in office vehicle;

Cabinet approves Entry of Foreign Educational Institutions Bill + okays merger of Air India and Indian Airlines +amendment in Motor Vehicles Act;

MoF to initiate dialogue with States for common tax structure;

     
 

Dear Member,

Sending you the following files:

 
     
Common Basket

ddt mar 2.doc

1% education cess 100% unproductive labour - You can tax but should you torture? Why can’t we use a pencil instead?

guest column.doc

Job work valuation - A long overdue correction;

rbi_story.doc

RBI substantially liberalises norms for realising exports proceeds;

cenvat.doc

Transitional provisions under Cenvat - A facilitation or deterrent?

mat story.doc

Minimum Alternate Tax - A relook!!

reaction.doc

Should we not have a single sentence I-T enactment?

rent.doc

Finance Ministry 'rents' trouble!

settlement cus.doc

Do we really see 'exuberant' Customs officials - changes in settlement provisions - May be the story could be different!

tax rates.doc

Income Tax rates of certain segments - A bird's eyeview;

cbuzz0810.doc

ONGC gets one more CDM project registered; Aircel to expand all over India;

cbuzz0809.doc

Mahindra launches new Balero; Satyam Computers to have its premises in Hyderabad;

cbuzz0808.doc

Micro Technologies to offer CE certified products; Parsvanath Developers gets Amity Corp Excellence Award;

 
Direct Tax Basket

it07not61.doc

Second Amendment Rules - Investment by buying equity shares of an incubatee by an incubator;

2007-TIOL-55-ITAT-MUM.doc + mukta story.doc

Expenses incurred during the production of the movie for lodging/boarding, muhurat expenses etc and claimed as deduction under cost of production u/r 9A disallowed;

2007-TIOL-54-ITAT-DEL.doc

Section 10B - Requirement for filing the declaration under Sec 10B(7) is only directory in nature and not mandatory - If filed during the assessment proceedings it would be sufficient compliance with the provisions;

2007-TIOL-53-ITAT-MUM.doc

Sec 80HHC - Tribunal goes by jurisdictional High Court's order that Sec 80HHC is a complete code in itself - Later SC gave Sec 80AB an overriding effect over all other Sections in Chapter VI-A - Revenue in appeal to rectify the mistake apparent - Since SC's decision as per Article 141 is binding on all courts there is an error in interpretation of law and must be corrected - Even Sec 254(2) allows four years time frame to rectify an error if that comes to notice later;

 
Indirect Tax Basket

CENTRAL EXCISE SECTION

2007-TIOL-278-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Adjudicating authority has discretion to impose lesser penalty u/r 25 r/w s.11AC when assessee had paid the duty well in advance of the SCN – Penalty imposed set aside following Bombay HC decision in Gaurav Mercantiles Ltd;

2007-TIOL-277-CESTAT-MUM.doc

S.4 of the CEA’44 – Cash discount is admissible irrespective of whether each customer avails of said discount or not – issue no longer res integra – HC decision in Goodlass Nerolac & H&R Johnson followed;

 

SERVICE TAX SECTION

2007-TIOL-275-CESTAT-DEL.doc

ST - Cable Operator - Demand raised for non-payment - Penalty also imposed - Assessee claims since Amnesty Scheme of the Board was in force during that time, no penalty can be imposed - Since case was detected by the Revenue and tax was paid after SCN was issued, it is a fit case of levy of penalty;

 

CUSTOMS SECTION

2007-TIOL-26-SC-CUS.doc + sc cus story.doc

Customs Exemption to hospitals - If benefit is eligible under two categories, failure in one category does not mean ineligibility in the other category;

2007-TIOL-276-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Since primary function of vessel is that of accommodation of personnel & its navigability is subsidiary, Accommodation Barge is correctly classifiable under Customs Tariff 89.05 & not under 89.01;

     
 

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