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2007-TIOL-NEWS-056
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
 
News Flash

Delhi HC says no to change in age for admission to nursery;

US to impose sanctions against companies dealing with Iran;

Nepal to set up 16 security posts on Indian border;

Indo-Nepal Trade Treaty renewed for five more years;

Domestic LPG connections : Deora says backlog of 20300 continues across the country;

DIT Cyber Forensics develop software tool to combat cyber crimes;

     
 

Dear Member,

Sending you the following files:

 
     
Common Basket

ddt 07 mar.doc

Service Tax – no indiscriminate summons;

Service Tax – Sahara, Indian and IBM under DGCEI scanner;

spl down.doc

Excise Valuation : The pond gets murkier;

exp valuation.doc

Export Valuation Rules - Awaiting the dawn!!

cbuzz0819.doc

SBI to raise personal loan rates by 0.75 %;

cbuzz0818.doc

Cambridge sets up SWIFT Business Continuity Planning Centre in Singapore;

cbuzz0817.doc

GE Shipping gets dry bulk carrier; Compulink secures orders from Phillipines;

 
Direct Tax Basket

2007-TIOL-110-HC-MAD-IT.doc + grand bazaar story.doc

Cash credits shown in the books of accounts could not have been used for unaccounted purchases - a question of fact - High Court not to interfere with Tribunal's order : Madras HC;

2007-TIOL-109-HC-MUM-IT.doc

Assessment completed u/s 143(3) - R & D expenditure and expenses incurred for technical knowhow allowed - Notice for re-opening of assessment - Reopening of assessment for AY 2001-02 based on ground that the transactions were not at Arm's Length as held in the AY 2002-03 cannot be sustained as the TP rules never existed in the relevant AY : Bombay HC;

2007-TIOL-108-HC-DEL-IT.doc

Sec 80-IA benefits - Assessee manufactures rubberised cork sheets - AO disallows deduction on the ground that the item manufactured belongs to negative list f Eleventh Schedule - CIT (A) agrees with the AO - Tribunal allows the benefits - Assessee was a small scale industrial undertaking and started its production on 2nd January, 1992, so the Assessee is entitled for deduction for the AY 2001-02 - No substantial question of law involved - Revenue's appeal dismissed : Delhi HC;

 
Indirect Tax Basket

CENTRAL EXCISE SECTION

2007-TIOL-111-HC-MAD-CX.doc + mad hc story.doc

Withdrawal of facilities under Not 32/2006-CE (NT) - Madras HC grants interim stay;

2007-TIOL-300-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Fortnightly/monthly facility u/r 8 of CER 2002 is available even in respect of removal of cenvatable inputs from factory – Tribunal decision in Savita Polymers 2006-TIOL-1463-CESTAT-MUM followed;

2007-TIOL-299-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Assessee can take credit of pre-deposit in PLA without filing a formal refund claim;

2007-TIOL-298-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Duty paid through PLA & modvat, however activity held as not chargeable to duty – Refund can be granted of amount of duty paid through PLA only – Revenue appeal allowed;

 

SERVICE TAX SECTION

service tax letter.doc

Issuance of summons in service tax matters;

2007-TIOL-296-CESTAT-DEL.doc

Service Tax on brokerage charges - Revenue treats turnover tax collected from customers as brokerage charge - Since assessee is separately showing turnover tax in the contract note and the same is deposited with the stock exchange, prima facie Revenue has no case - Stay granted;

 

CUSTOMS SECTION

dgft06not050.doc

Canalised exports of maize seed through STC / MMTC / NAFED;

2007-TIOL-28-SC-CUS.doc + sc story

Customs valuation - computed value under Rule 7A not permissible when transaction is not tainted;

2007-TIOL-107-HC-P&H-CUS.doc

Customs - purchaser of imported goods, having no knowledge of any violation, cannot be subjected to penalty;

2007-TIOL-297-CESTAT-DEL.doc

Benefits taken on the basis of fraudulently obtained DEPB scrips on the basis of forged Bank Realization Certificates - Penalty imposed on partnership firm & partner u/s 114 of Customs Act - since the firm is now a Proprietorship one, penalty on proprietor is set aside;

     
 

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