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ACES – CBEC Member Sridhar To inaugurate Pilot Project in Chennai toady

ACES stands for the 'Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax' and it is a Web based application of Central Board of Excise and Customs designed to provide an electronic interface to the Taxpayers & the department and aims to reduce paper work, visits to departmental offices and improving transparency, accountability and efficiency in Indirect tax administration in India. The implementation of this project is envisaged as a major step in utilising the total potential of the IT revolution.

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