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Missing appeal file – CIC asks Central Excise Commissioner (Appeals)

   05 August 2008 at 22:05

Missing appeal file – CIC asks Central Excise Commissioner (Appeals)to reconstruct fileAn assessee filed four appeals before the Commissioner (Appeals),Kolkata in the year 1992. During the last 16 years, the office ofthe Commissioner (Appeals) had be ..

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Coup-ousted Thai PM's wife gets jail term for tax evasion

   31 July 2008 at 14:03

In the first of a series of expected corruption indictments against Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra ousted by the military two years ago, his wife was today sentenced to three years in jail for tax evasion.Thailand's Criminal Cour ..

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VAT needs finetuning to meet the goals

   31 July 2008 at 14:03

The value-added tax (VAT) regime replaced sales tax with the key objective of eliminating the cascading effect of commodity taxes. It was believed that VAT would help widen the tax net, lead to revenue buoyancy and deter tax evasion. In theory, a com ..

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SC dismisses Income Tax Dept's appeal against Max India

   30 July 2008 at 14:26

The Supreme Court has dismissed the income tax department's appeal seeking to impose a penalty on Max India for failing to deduct TDS on perquisites given to its employees. A bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia upheld the Delhi High Court's judgement ..

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TN liquor policy does not violate statutory or constitutional norms, says Madras HC

   29 July 2008 at 12:31

"The Tamil Nadu Government's liquor policy des not violate any statutory or Constitutional norms," the First Bench of Madras High Court observed while granting liberty to a Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)Office-Bearer to make fresh representation to the ..

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ONGC eyes nuke power biz, favours windfall tax

   29 July 2008 at 12:31

Oil and Natural Gas Corp., or ONGC, on Monday said it may enter the nuclear power generation business by leveraging a plan to explore the mineral together with Uranium Corp. of India Ltd, or UCIL, in India and abroad. The company has signed a tentati ..

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Relief for BHEL as CESTAT rejects excise dept's duty demand

   29 July 2008 at 12:31

Country's largest power generation equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) got relief after a tax tribunal rejected a duty demand raised by excise officials over its agreement with global giant Siemens for manufacturing instruments. Quashing ..

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E-filing makes filing returns easy

   28 July 2008 at 20:53

It may be the beginning of the era of filing paperless returns - anytime and from any place. No longer is there a need to stand in long queues. Filing returns may become an easy and simple exercise. July 31 is the last date for filing income tax retu ..

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TDS may be waived for rental income up to Rs 2 lakh

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is likely to increase the exemption limit for tax deducted at source on rental income to Rs 2,00,000 a year from Rs 1,20,000 at present.The move will go a long way towards reducing the tax burden of individual ..

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Tax payers can pay income tax through any bank account

   26 July 2008 at 12:29

Tax payers can now deposit income tax from the bank accounts of any person in addition to credit and debit cards, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said. The decision has been taken following representation from certain domestic and foreign ta ..

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