- Despite duty cut, Centre’s oil revenue set to rise 13%
The Centre hopes to rake in Rs 2.73 lakh crore from petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) this year, the Central Board of Excise and Customs ...
06 Oct, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
GST transitional claims of over Rs 1 crore to be scrutinisedTo ensure only eligible credit is carried forward in the GST regime, the CBEC has asked field offices to match the credit claimed with clos...
15 Sep, 2017, 11.57 PM IST
Government revises excise duty evasion limit to warrant arrestArrest and prosecution of a person henceforth can be resorted only if the offence relating to evasion of central excise duty or misuse of C...
11 Oct, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
Fresh measures announced for gold jewellery sector, SSI eligibility limit upped to Rs 15 croreRecords maintained for state VAT and other private records, showing details of inputs, stocks, manufactured goods, sold/exported goods will...
14 Jul, 2016, 02.43 AM IST
CBEC to withdraw 15-year old cases of Rs 5 lakh excise evasionIn a bid to cut litigation, the government has decided to withdraw central excise cases older than 15 years involving duty less than Rs 5 l...
03 Mar, 2016, 10.33 PM IST
Importers and exporters required to use digital signatures from January 1: CPECHowever, the above does not apply to importers or exporters desirous of filing Bill of Entry or shipping Bill individually.
26 Oct, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Central Board of Excise and Customs clarifies on service taxRevenue Department today said service tax will not be levied on sub-brokers providing services to member of a commodity exchange during Sep...
04 Feb, 2014, 06.05 PM IST
- GCCI terms Central Board of Excise and Customs' move to initiate recovery as arbitrary
Latest circular enables CBEC officials to initiate recovery if appeal petition not disposed within a month.
06 Feb, 2013, 02.54 PM IST
- Central Board of Excise and Customs eyes Rs 1.24 trillion from service tax: SK Goel
With the new service tax regime coming into effect from July 1, the government expects to collect a revenue of Rs 1.24 trillion this fiscal.
13 Jul, 2012, 06.05 PM IST
- CBEC to issue bio-metric cards to custom house agents
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said it will issue bio-metric cards to custom house agents to check frauds and misuse of service...
25 Feb, 2012, 05.35 PM IST
- Indirect tax collection up 16.1% to Rs 2.85 lakh cr in Apr-Dec
Belying concerns over slowdown, indirect tax collections increased 16.1 per cent to Rs 2,85,787 crore during April-December.
10 Jan, 2012, 05.00 PM IST
- CBEC extends last date of filing service tax returns to January 6
This is being done in view of the fact that assessees are facing problems in electronic filing of returns.
30 Dec, 2011, 09.09 PM IST
- Nearly nine lakh service tax evaders under scanner
The govt is set to crack down on nearly nine lakh service providers, constituting almost 60% of those registered with the tax department, f...
25 Jul, 2011, 04.48 AM IST
- 'Time to revise limit on duty-free personal stuff'
The upper limit on what one can carry or bring back from abroad has often landed flyers in the customs net.
28 May, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- Service tax exemption on retail sale of packaged computer software
Waiver conditional to payment of excise on retail price if software is manufactured or imported.
27 Dec, 2010, 12.54 AM IST
- Excise sops on expansion in HP, Uttarakhand to stay
The decision will benefit hundreds of companies such as motorcycle manufacturer Hero Honda and consumer products makers Hindustan Unilever ...
25 Dec, 2010, 01.21 AM IST
- Tighter import norms: Not just trade, use of fakes too a crime
Picking up a medicine not meant for sale in India for self use would also invite trouble.
12 Jul, 2010, 08.30 AM IST