Large pendency in registration of new assessees on ACES - CBEC Member's concern
CBEC Member SB Singh has written a D.O. Letter to all the Chief Commissioners about the huge pendency in registration of new assessees. He is informed that 1600 new registration applications in Central Excise and 19,000 in Service Tax are pending with the officers for processing in ACES. He says that in spite of his clear instructions during the All India Conference of Chief Commissioners in Delhi, also repeated during the Central Excise Tariff Conference in Bangalore, to ensure proper disposal of all documents marked to the officers in ACES, including the new registration applications pertaining to other jurisdictions, field officers are waiting for migration of assessees on ACES for granting registration. He says, This is patently wrong.
He directs the field officers to immediately process the pending registrations on ACES irrespective of the jurisdictions to which the new applicants need to be mapped. These applicants may be granted registrations on ACES according to the jurisdictions which would have been appropriate prior to migration to new jurisdictions so that they can commence or continue with their business activity and pay taxes.
He directs the Commissioners to monitor the pendency personally and ensure that this pendency is wiped out within 15 days as this has a bearing on payment of duty by the new assessees.
He is going to personally monitor the progress. All the best Sir!