News for 'Central Board of Customs'

Tariff value of gold increased to $521/10 grams

Tariff value of gold increased to $521/10 grams

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

However, the tariff value for silver has been lowered to $920 per kg, according to a notification released by the Central Board of Excise and Customs on Tuesday.

TDS imposed on gifts to social media influencers, free samples to doctors

TDS imposed on gifts to social media influencers, free samples to doctors

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

According to the CBDT, if a social media influencer retains a product from the manufacturing company after using for the purpose of rendering service, then it will be treated as a benefit/perquisite under newly-introduced Section 194R of the IT Act.

RBI readies plan to counter financial crimes in cyber space

RBI readies plan to counter financial crimes in cyber space

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Cyber thieves have been using RBI logos to send out mails to cheat customers

What Sitharaman did after becoming the finance minister

What Sitharaman did after becoming the finance minister

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

This is not her first stint in North Block or in leading a major economic ministry. She started Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term as minister of state for finance, was made the commerce minister, and then became the defence minister.

Tariff value of gold, silver cut

Tariff value of gold, silver cut

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Tariff value is the base price on which the customs duty is determined to prevent under -- invoicing.

Govt slashes tariff value of gold, silver

Govt slashes tariff value of gold, silver

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Tariff value is the base price on which the customs duty is determined to prevent under -invoicing.

Govt cuts import tariff values of gold, silver

Govt cuts import tariff values of gold, silver

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

The government on Friday slashed the import tariff value of gold to $535 per 10 gram and reduced the rate for silver marginally to $1,003 per kg due to weakening global prices of precious metals.

Steel makers cry foul over tax demand

Steel makers cry foul over tax demand

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Steel makers in Punjab has termed the excise duty demand raised by the central excise department as unjustified and has sought intervention of the chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs in the matter.

Govt starts audit of FY18 GST returns

Govt starts audit of FY18 GST returns

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

The instruction is that audit of large units be completed within seven working days, of medium units in five working days and of small ones in three.

Govt lowers import tariff value of gold to $550 per 10 gm

Govt lowers import tariff value of gold to $550 per 10 gm

Rediff.com15 Dec 2012

The tariff value of silver has, however, been hiked marginally to $1062 a kg

PM Modi to review GST, black money policy on Tuesday

PM Modi to review GST, black money policy on Tuesday

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Hasmukh Adhia to present revenue dept's performance over past year & plan for current financial year

Govt hikes import tariff value of gold, silver

Govt hikes import tariff value of gold, silver

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

The tariff value, which is released every fortnight, is the base price on which the customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing.

Rs 62,000 Crore GST Evasion Detected

Rs 62,000 Crore GST Evasion Detected

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

'There are unscrupulous traders who create fake invoices by showing bogus e-way bills, movement of goods.' 'Since the entities registered across different states, and kept on changing their numbers, tracing them was difficult.'

Govt cuts import tariff value of gold

Govt cuts import tariff value of gold

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

The government on Friday slashed import tariff value of gold to $507 per 10 grams and of silver to $871 a kg following fall in global prices of the precious metals.

Exports under duty exemption to be monitored

Exports under duty exemption to be monitored

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

The Central Board of Excise and Customs has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for verification and monitoring of exports made under various duty exemption or reward schemes.

Govt hikes import tariff value of gold

Govt hikes import tariff value of gold

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

In the wake of rising global prices of precious metals, the government on Thursday hiked import tariff value of gold to $531 per 10 grams, while the value was kept unchanged at $899 per kg for silver imports.

Air India in trouble: Service tax dept freezes accounts again

Air India in trouble: Service tax dept freezes accounts again

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

The Service Tax Department has once again frozen the bank accounts of the national carrier Air India for non-payment of dues running into a little over Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).

Slipping indirect tax collection under scanner

Slipping indirect tax collection under scanner

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

The Central Board of Excise & Customs will develop the process over the next few months.

Now, ready-to-eat fryums papad to draw 18% GST

Now, ready-to-eat fryums papad to draw 18% GST

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Deciding the goods and services tax rate on fryums papad could be a messy affair with the Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (AAAR) of Gujarat now ruling that the ready-to-eat product would draw 18 per cent rate. In that connection, it slightly modified the ruling of the state-based Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR). The AAR had also ordered that these products would draw 18 per cent GST but under a different classification.

Import duty on rice scrapped till Sep 2010

Import duty on rice scrapped till Sep 2010

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

Sources had said in a meeting last month, the empowered group of ministers on food, headed by finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had recommended that the import duty on rice be scrapped.

E-filing of excise, service tax returns mandatory

E-filing of excise, service tax returns mandatory

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

E-filing through the Centre's online tax payment application Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax will be a must not only for returns due after October 1, but also for returns of past periods which have not been filed yet or are to be revised.

Govt extends service tax return deadline by a month

Govt extends service tax return deadline by a month

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

The Revenue Department has extended the deadline by one month to November 25 for filing of service tax returns for the April-June quarter, as it has not been able to provide electronic return form in time.

Service tax dept to auction Vijay Mallya's planes: CBEC

Service tax dept to auction Vijay Mallya's planes: CBEC

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

Total disputed liability of Mallya with respect to service tax to the tune of Rs 535 cr

Merger with HDFC: RBI gives some leeway to HDFC Bank

Merger with HDFC: RBI gives some leeway to HDFC Bank

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

In a mixed bag for HDFC Bank ahead of the parent HDFC's merger with itself, the Reserve Bank of India has declined to make exceptions on certain aspects, and has offered some leeway on others. The country's largest private sector lender, which is aiming to conclude the merger with the home finance major by July, had written to the central bank seeking certain forbearances after announcing the $40-billion merger in April last year. In an exchange filing this evening, HDFC Bank said it received a response from RBI on Thursday and also said that there are a few pending issues.

GST e-invoicing mandatory from Jan 1 if turnover exceeds Rs 100 cr

GST e-invoicing mandatory from Jan 1 if turnover exceeds Rs 100 cr

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

The government has notified mandatory requirement of e-invoicing for B2B transactions for businesses with a turnover over Rs 100 crore with effect from January 1, 2021. Under Goods and Services Tax (GST) law, e-invoicing for business-to-business (B2B) transactions is mandatory for companies with turnover of over Rs 500 crore from October 1. In a notification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said e-invoicing will be extended to businesses with a turnover over Rs 100 crore from January 1.

MapMyIndia plans to go public, raise Rs 1,200 crore

MapMyIndia plans to go public, raise Rs 1,200 crore

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

India's first home-grown mapping company MapMyIndia is looking to list in the public market by raising around Rs 1,200 crore at a Rs 6,000-crore valuation. Sources said the company is ready with its draft red herring prospectus documents and is likely to file as early as next week. While the money will be used for business expansion, it will also give MapMyIndia's early investors, including Qualcomm, PhonePe, and Japanese mapmaker Zenrin Co., a chance to exit. The Verma family, which founded the company, will continue to remain promoters.

Duty refund plan: Exporters upset

Duty refund plan: Exporters upset

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

Reversing a concession given by the commerce ministry to the embattled exporters in the midst of recession in the West last year, the Central Board of Excise and Customs has directed chief commissioners of customs and excise to recover the drawbacks from exporters who have not realised their proceeds.

Railways tops in corruption complaints: CVC

Railways tops in corruption complaints: CVC

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

As many as 12,394 complaints of alleged corruption were received against railway employees.

Block ITC only on basis of evidence, GST officers told

Block ITC only on basis of evidence, GST officers told

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

The CBIC has come out with guidelines on blocking of tax credit by GST field officers, saying that such blocking should be on the basis of 'material evidence' and not just out of 'suspicion'. The guidelines laid down five specific circumstances in which such credit could be blocked by a senior tax officer. These include availment of credit without any invoice or any valid document, or availing of credit by purchasers on invoices on which GST has not been paid by sellers.

Beef up tax collection efforts: FM to revenue officials

Beef up tax collection efforts: FM to revenue officials

Rediff.com5 Feb 2013

Asks to meet targets in the remaining seven weeks.

Tax notice slapped on 350 firms

Tax notice slapped on 350 firms

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

All Eyes On M&M-RBL Bank Saga

All Eyes On M&M-RBL Bank Saga

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Why did the company zero in on RBL Bank to understand the business of banking? While the M&M investors heaved a sigh of relief, one gentleman must have been all smiles after this, RBL Bank MD and CEO R Subramaniakumar, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Govt plans TDS in service tax

Govt plans TDS in service tax

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

TDS has been successfully used for direct taxes like the income tax.

Taxes will be collected in just and fair manner: FM

Taxes will be collected in just and fair manner: FM

Rediff.com5 Feb 2013

Wants to end hostile relationship between I-T dept and taxpayers.

Dues of CBEC mount to Rs 14,222 crore

Dues of CBEC mount to Rs 14,222 crore

Rediff.com12 Aug 2003

The outstanding dues of Central Board of Excise and Customs mounted to Rs 14,222 crore (Rs 142.22 billion), with over 53,600 cases pending in various courts till June 2003.

Service tax exempt on transport of essential items

Service tax exempt on transport of essential items

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The government has exempted a number of goods like food grains, fertilisers and farm inputs from paying service tax for transportation through railways and waterways.

India: Higher tax collections signal recovery

India: Higher tax collections signal recovery

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

Customs collections are six per cent higher during April-June this year over the previous quarter, mainly on account of higher imports of raw materials and capital goods, Central Board of Excise and Customs chairman P C Jha told PTI. Stating that collections are higher on account of improved imports of raw materials and capital goods, he said, this certainly would lead to improvement in manufacturing sector, though the results would be seen 2-3 months later.

SX4, Civic, Corolla to cost less

SX4, Civic, Corolla to cost less

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

The CBEC admitted the three models are known as sedans in trade, not as SUVs.

BMW to get Rs 650-crore tax notice

BMW to get Rs 650-crore tax notice

Rediff.com9 May 2013

CBEC alleges that the company imported semi-knocked down cars but paid duty for completely-knocked down car units.

Govt may widen scope of tax on entertainment

Govt may widen scope of tax on entertainment

Rediff.com24 Feb 2010

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has recommended amending the rules to widen the scope of levying service tax on the entertainment business.