A. Amendent
Corrigendum dt 05.12.2024 to Notification No.26/2024-Customs (ADD) dated 04.12.2024
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued Corrigendum on 05.12.2024 to the Notification no. 25/2024-Customs (ADD) dated 22.11.2024
B. Article
Whether an Order passed on the date of personal hearing is valid?
by CA Ritesh Arora
No, the Honorable Madras High Court in the case of M/s. SS Traders vs. Joint Commissioner (ST) (Intelligence) [Writ Petition No. 15363 of 2021 dated August 16, 2024] set aside the order and remanded back to pass a fresh order. The Honorable Court noted that the petitioner is mulct with huge tax liability vide Assessment Order and on the date of hearing, 105 pages’ order was passed which was technically impossible.
Order released without giving opportunity to reply is contrary to the principles of natural justice
by CA Bimal Jain
The Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the case Sundarapandian held that an order released without giving proper opportunity to reply to the Show Cause Notice (“SCN”) is contrary to principles of natural justice.
C. Tax in Media
GoM report on rate rejig not pending for consideration before GST Council: Fin Min
The finance ministry on December 9 reiterated “that no report from the Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into rate rationalisation is pending for consideration of the GST Council.”
GCCI seeks uniform GST for hospitality
GCCI has asked Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reduce the GST on all hotel bookings to 12%. This move will benefit Goa’s hospitality sector as it competes with destinations like Sri Lanka and southeast Asian nations, where tax structure is more competitive.
GST officers detect Rs 35,132 cr ITC evasion by over 17,000 fake firms
GST officers have detected cases of ITC evasion of Rs 35,132 crore by 17,818 fake firms between April-October and arrested 69 persons, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said regular action is taken to detect fake firms through data analytics and other intelligence by the central and state authorities.
The Bombay High Court earlier this month expressed ‘serious concerns’ over ‘laxity’ and delays by the Income Tax department over cases of tax refunds stuck for ‘no rhyme or reason,’ resulting in an increase in ‘huge interest burden’ on the Central government or public exchequer.
Gujarat: Tax evasion worth Rs 2.5 cr by traders of artificial flowers, decorative items detected
The Gujarat state GST department detected tax evasion of around Rs 2.5 crore by entities dealing in artificial flowers and decorative items, during searches conducted on December 5, according to a statement.
Sanjay Malhotra’s appointment as RBI Governor leaves a vacancy in the Union Budget team
The appointment of Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has left a huge vacancy in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget team. With less than two months to go for the Union Budget 2025-26 to be presented, an announcement on the new Revenue Secretary is expected soon.
The Bombay High Court has declared the arrest of Sales Tax Officer Amit Lalge, who was arrested for allegedly giving fraudulent tax refunds totaling Rs175 crores to 16 ineligible companies between August 2021 and March 2022, as “illegal and in gross violation of fundamental rights.”
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