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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=bnews_detail.php3&newsid=26988"><img src="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/image/stories/limca_book2016.jpg" alt="DDT in Limca Book of Records - Third Time in a row" width="270" height="231" hspace="5" border="0" align="right" ></a><strong><font color="#663399" size="3">TIOL-DDT 2873</font><br> 22 06 2016<br> Wednesday</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600">Arrest of Tax Defaulters - CBDT Clarifies </font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>YESTERDAY</strong> several newspapers carried reports about Income Tax Department contemplating arrest of tax defaulters. The banner headlines from some of them: </font></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1. <strong>PTI, Statesman</strong>: Wilful defaulters: IT dept to use powers to arrest, detain; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2. <strong>Times of India, Deccan Chronicle:</strong> Arrest, detain wilful defaulters, Income Tax department tells officers; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3. <strong>India Today:</strong> Income Tax defaulters, beware: You may be arrested or detained soon; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4. <strong>Navhind Times:</strong> IT dept gets tough; seeks arrest of willful defaulters. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5. <strong>Huntnews:</strong> Taxmen target non-filers, plan to clear high-value appeals in 2016-17. </font></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now the CBDT has in a Press Release clarified: </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Certain sections of the press have been carrying news reports today that Income Tax Department is going to arrest wilful defaulters of tax. </em></font></p> <p align="justify"><em><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In this regard, it is clarified that no such statement has been authorised by the Income-tax Department. Though the provisions for arrest and detention by the Tax Recovery Officers in respect of the non-compliant tax defaulters are contained in the Income-tax Act, these are used extremely sparingly. </font></em></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What was the provocation for leading newspapers to scream the arresting news? </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Recently CBDT released its Central Action Plan 2016-17. Page 84 of the Plan stated, "<em>In respect of non-compliant defaulters, the provisions of arrest and detention as per the provisions of Rules 73 to 81 of Schedule II should be invoked by the TRO. Stringent action can be taken in suitable cases including use of the provision for prosecution u/s 276C(2) of the Act</em>." </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It was this sentence in the routine Action Plan which the CBDT issues with boring regularity <a></a>every year that prompted these newspapers to threaten taxpayers that an impending arrest was looming large. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 2014-15 Action Plan also had this, "<em>In respect of non-compliant defaulters, the provisions of arrest and detention as per the provisions of Rules 73 to 81 of Schedule II should be invoked by the TRO. Stringent action can be taken in suitable cases including use of the provisions for prosecution u/s 276C(2) of the Act."</em> You will notice the sentences are identical. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And see this news item: </font></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>IT department to arrest tax evaders</em></font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><em><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Income Tax Department is all set to crack the whip on tax defaulters by invoking its power, which has not been used for many years, to arrest and prosecute evaders. </font></em></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Looks similar to the above mentioned reports - this is from the Hindu dated 1 st June 2011 - yes five years ago. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This was hot news for many newspapers yesterday. This, unfortunately, is the way that our newspapers report tax matters. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f1"></a>Working With Passion, Compassion and Dispassion - CESTAT Member</font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/image/stories/ddt_2873.jpg" width="500" height="250" hspace="5" border="0" align="center"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>THE</strong> Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Hyderabad yesterday organised an Interaction with the Hon'ble Members of CESTAT, Hyderabad Bench. Ms. Sulekha Beevi, Member (J) and Mr. Madhu Mohan Damodhar, Member (T) attended the meeting and explained the working of CESTAT. They said that the Hyderabad Bench being new was facing teething problems, which they would solve soon. They agreed to look into the issue of the Registry insisting on filing impugned orders attested by Central Excise Superintendents. It was informed that in Hyderabad Bench, all the cases listed are heard and there was no question of any case not ‘reaching'. Orders were issued within a month of hearing. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mr. Damodhar said that they were working with passion, compassion and dispassion. Passion for law, compassion for the appellant and dispassion while writing orders. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Picture shows Ms. Sulekha Beevi addressing the gathering. Others in the picture are Mr. Thirumalai, Former President of FTAPCCI, CESTAT Member Mr. Damodhar and FTAPCCI President Mr. Ravindra Modi. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f2"></a>Republic of Togo and Republic of Chad included in 'Least Developed Countries'</font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>GOVERNMENT</strong> has amended the Notification No. 96/2008-Customs, dated 13th August, 2008 so as to include "Republic of Togo" and "Republic of Chad"in the list of Least Developed Countries eligible to avail of the benefit of duty free tariff preferences (DFTP) scheme. </font></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MjAwNzY=" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Notification No. 39/206-Customs; Dated June 21, 2016 </font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f3"></a>Customs - Concessional Rates of Duty under IMCECA </font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>GOVERNMENT</strong> has amended Customs Notification No. <strong><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/subCatDesc.php3?subCatDisp_Id=23&filename=notification/custom/2011/ctariff11_053.htm" target="_blank">53/2011 </a></strong>dated 1.7.2011, so as to provide deeper tariff concessions in respect of 1630 specified goods imported from Malaysia under the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA). </font></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/pdfdocs/cs40-2016.pdf" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Notification No. 40/2016-Cus., Dated: June 21, 2016 </font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f4"></a>Additional quota of 2 lakh MT for import of Rough Marble & Travertine Blocks to authorisation holders </font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>DIRECTOR</strong> General of Foreign Trade has allowed revalidation of the import authorisations issued under Trade Notice No. <a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MTc1NDQ=" target="_blank"><strong>12/2014 </strong></a>dated 8/1/2015 upto 30th September 2016 with increase in 25% import quantity (on each such import authorisation) of Rough Marble and Travertine Blocks without any change in terms and conditions of the authorisation as an interim measure till the revised Marble Import Policy is notified. A Trade Notice indicating the quantity to be enhanced in respect of each authorisation holder is issued separately. </font></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MjAwNzg=" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DGFT Notification No. 11/2015-2020., Dated: June 21, 2016 </font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f5"></a>Additional quota of 2 lakh MT for import of Rough Marble - Trade Notice </font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>IN </strong>terms of Notification No. 11 dated 21/6/2016 (mentioned above), revalidation of import authorisations issued under Trade Notice No. 12 dated 8/1/2015 has been allowed with 25% increase in import quantity of Rough Marble & Travertine Blocks. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DGFT has issued a list of 472 import authorisation holders and the quantity to be increased in respect of each of authorisation holder. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In case, any authorisation holder is found to have submitted false or erroneous information or has made any mis-declaration/misrepresentation, such applicant/firm, </font></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(a) shall forfeit the allocation made in this Trade Notice, </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(b) shall be debarred from allocation of Rough Marble and Travertine Blocks in future and </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(c) shall be liable for penal action under the provisions of Foreign Trade (D&R) Act, 1992, as amended. </font></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MjAwNzk=" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DGFT Trade Notice No. 09/2016., Dated: June 21, 2016 </font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><strong><em><font color="#006600"><a name="f6"></a>Delegation of powers to issue 'No Objection Certificate' to officers for going abroad and applying for private Passport</font></em></strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>IN </strong>order to facilitate issuance of Passport to Government employees, the Ministry of External Affairs has introduced a new feature which is termed as "Prior Intimation" letter to the controlling authority. The other features are issue of No Objection Certificate (NOC) and issue of Identity Certificate (IC) by the Controlling/Administrative Authority. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In view of the above, CBEC has decided to delegate powers for - </font></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(i) Receiving "Prior Intimation" letter for applying for ordinary passport; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(ii) Issuing No Objection Certificate (NOC) for passport; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(iii) Issuing Identity Certificate (IC) for passport; and </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(iv) according Permission to visit abroad </font></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to the following authorities - </font></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(i) Central Board of Excise & Customs in respect of officers of the rank of Principal Chief Commissioner/ Principal DG/ Chief Commissioner/ Director General. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(ii) Central Board of Excise & Customs in respect of officers holding additional charge of Principal Chief Commissioner/ Principal DG/ Chief Commissioner/ Director General. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(iii) Principal Chief Commissioner/ Principal DG/ Chief Commissioner/ Director General in respect of Group 'A' officers of the rank of Principal Commissioner and below. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(iv) Pr. Commissioner/ Commissioner in respect of Group 'B' and 'C' officers. </font></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/notDesc.php?MpoQSrPnM=MjAwODA=" target="_blank"><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">CBEC F. No. 26014/63/2016-Ad.IIA ., Dated: June 21, 2016</font></strong></a></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#FF6666" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Until Tomorrow with more <strong>DDT</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#FF6666" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Have a nice day.</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#FF6666" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mail your comments to </font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:vijaywrite@tiol.in" target="_blank"><strong>vijaywrite@tiol.in</strong></a></font></p> </body> </html>