Central Excise: Special Additional Excise Duty on Diesel increased to Rs. 6 per litre. [Notification No. 23/2022-Central Excise dated 18th August 2022]
Central Excise: Special Additional Excise Duty on production of Petroleum Crude reduced to Rs. 13,000 per tonne from Rs. 17,000 and Special Additional Excise Duty export of Aviation Turbine Fuel to Rs. 2 per litre from Rs. 4. [Notification No. 24/2022-Central Excise dated 18th August 2022]
Customs: Provisional anti-dumping duty (ADD) imposed on Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) when imported from China and Korea. [Notification No. 25/2022-Customs (ADD) dated 18th August 2022]
Customs: Clarification issued for applicability of BCD on Display Assembly of a cellular mobile phone. [Circular No. 14/2022 dated 18th August 2022]
GST: Much needed guidelines for arrest and bail in relation to offences punishable under the CGST Act, 2017, has been issued by summon. Guidelines are issued considering judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Siddharth Vs. State of UP and DK Basu Vs. State WB. [Instruction No. 02/2022-23[GST-INV] dated 17th August 2022]
GST: CBIC has issued guidelines for GST officer for issuance of summons. No summon can be issued to Senior officials of the Company and for calling GST returns & documents available at GST portal. [Instruction No. 03/2022-23[GST-INV] dated 17th August 2022]
Finance: The International Financial Services Centres Authority (“IFSCA”) has issued Framework for Ship Leasing. [Circular dated 16th August 2022]
IBBI: IBBI suspends registration of insolvency Professional for eliminating voting rights of CoC members for non-contribution to CIRP costs. [Order No. IBBI/DC/122/2022 dated 16th August 2022]
Income Tax: CBDT notifies ‘INQ Holding LLC’ as sovereign wealth fund for the purpose exemption on their income in the nature of dividend, interest and long-term capital gains arising from investment made in infrastructure in India. [Notification No. 95/2022-Income Tax dated: 16th August 2022]
Customs: Threshold limit of value of goods for launching of Prosecution, Arrest & Bail in relation to cases of importation & exportation of trade goods and fraudulent availment of drawback or attempt to avail of drawback or any exemption from duty provided under the Customs Act 1962, has been increased from ₹ 1 Crores to …
Customs: Effective from 1st November 2022 import of following goods requires Health Certificate issued by Competent Authority of exporting country in prescribed format. Milk and Milk Products Pork and Pork Products Fish and Fish Products [Instruction No. 18/2022 Cus. dated 12 August 2022]
SEZ: Guidelines on SOP for Work from Home under SEZ Rules issued by Government, no WFH can be denied / revoked without Unit being heard and endorsement certificate can be given by specified officer on the basis of information submitted by the Unit and physical verification of asset (laptop etc) can be done latter when …
Calcutta High Court held that in the GST law the electronic credit ledger cannot be debited when appeal already been filed. Tripura High Court has held that Vehicle carrying goods ought not to be stopped/seized by authorities for expiry of E-way bill and instead an undertaking should be taken from the buyer, or the …
DGFT: Export Policy of items [Wheat Flour (Atta), Maida, Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta] under HS Code 1101 remains ‘Free’, but export shall be subject to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted for allowing export of wheat. [Notification No. 25/2015-2020 | Dated: 8th August, 2022]
DGFT: Advertisement The requirement of advance registration of minimum 5 days from the expected date of arrival of import consignment under NFMIMS has been abolished/made zero. [Notification No. 26/2015-2020 | Dated: 10th August, 2022]
Income Tax: CBDT notifies Income tax rules 17AA where books of account and other documents to be kept and maintained by institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution u/s 10(23C) or Sec 12A [Notification No. 94/2022-Income Tax Dated: 10th August, 2022]
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir has held that under the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, a Complain is not valid if Statutory Notice of Demand Sent on Wrong Address.
RBI: RBI issued guidelines with details of the criteria and procedure for submission of application by DCCBs for opening new place of business/installation of ATMs. [RBI/2022-23/106 DOR.REG.No.63/19.51.052/2022-23 dated 11th Aug 2022]
RBI: RBI clarifies on Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts for Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks and Co-operative Banks, where the bank has not adopted the bilateral netting framework. [RBI/2022-23/107 DOR.MRG.REC.64/00-00-005/2022-23 dated 11th Aug 2022]
Customs: Exports of all items under HS Code 1101 would be subjected to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted for allowing export of wheat, with effect from 14th Aug 2022. [Instruction No. 17/2022- Customs dated 11th Aug 2022]
