Ministry of Finance notifies Annual Licensing Policy for Cultivation of Opium Poppy for Production of Poppy Straw from which no Juice is Extracted [Read Notification]
The Department of Revenue, a division of the Ministry of Finance, has issued notification no. 03/2023-NARCOTICS CONTROL-I G.S.R. 667(E) dated...
![CESTAT quashes Penalty imposed on Mediator Acting as Broker Dealing with Trading of Advance licence on ground of unaware of Fraudulently Obtained License [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CESTAT-Penalty-Mediator-Acting-Broker-Dealing-Trading-Advance-licence-Ground-Unaware-Fraudulently-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT quashes Penalty imposed on Mediator Acting as Broker Dealing with Trading of Advance licence on ground of unaware of Fraudulently Obtained License [Read Order]")
![Settlement of Disputes Cannot be Considered as Ground for Denial of Renewal of License u/s 58(3) of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Settlement-of-Disputes-Denial-of-Renewal-of-License-Customs-Act-CESTAT-Renewal-of-License-License-taxscan.jpg "Settlement of Disputes Cannot be Considered as Ground for Denial of Renewal of License u/s 58(3) of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
DGFT extends Application Date to Obtain License to Export Broken Rice to Senegal, Gambia, and Indonesia [Read Notification]
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide trade notice 16/2023 issued on 20th July 2023 has notified the extension of submission of application date to obtain license to export broken rice...
Illegal Import of Goods without Valid License are Liable for Confiscation u/s 111 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the illegal import of goods without a valid license is liable for confiscation under section 111 of...
![Illegal Import of Goods without Valid License are Liable for Confiscation u/s 111 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Illegal-Import-of-Goods-without-Valid-License-are-Liable-for-Confiscation-Illegal-Import-of-Goods-without-Valid-License-Illegal-Import-of-Goods-Customs-Act-Confiscation-CESTAT-taxscan-1.jpg "Illegal Import of Goods without Valid License are Liable for Confiscation u/s 111 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Grant of Licence to Operate and Run Hotel Business Not Taxable under ‘Renting of Immovable Property Service’: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
Quashing the service tax demand, the Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), ruled that the grant of licence to operate and run hotel business is not taxable...
![Grant of Licence to Operate and Run Hotel Business Not Taxable under ‘Renting of Immovable Property Service’: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Grant-of-Licence-to-Operate-and-Run-Hotel-Business-Licence-Hotel-Business-Renting-of-Immovable-Property-Service-CESTAT-quashes-Service-Tax-Demand-Service-Tax-Demand-Service-Tax-taxscan.jpg "Grant of Licence to Operate and Run Hotel Business Not Taxable under ‘Renting of Immovable Property Service’: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
GST Drive: Micro & Small Business Fear Unfair Licence and GST Registration Cancellation Amid Physical Visits
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department recently launched a drive against fake Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations that could hit the Micro and small businesses that sell goods through...
No Explicit Findings that CHA Abetted in Contravening Provisions of Customs Act: CESTAT quashes Revocation of Licence [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench quashed the revocation of licence as no explicit findings was made that the Customs House Agent (CHA) abetted in...
![No Explicit Findings that CHA Abetted in Contravening Provisions of Customs Act: CESTAT quashes Revocation of Licence [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CHA-provisions-of-Customs-Act-CESTAT-Customs-Act-revocation-of-licence-licence-taxscan.jpg "No Explicit Findings that CHA Abetted in Contravening Provisions of Customs Act: CESTAT quashes Revocation of Licence [Read Order]")
Intentional Violation of Regulation 12: CESTAT upholds Cancellation of License and Imposition of Penalty [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), New Delhi, has recently in an appeal filed before it, held that intentional violation of regulation 12 will lead to the...
![Intentional Violation of Regulation 12: CESTAT upholds Cancellation of License and Imposition of Penalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CESTAT-License-Penalty-taxscan.jpg "Intentional Violation of Regulation 12: CESTAT upholds Cancellation of License and Imposition of Penalty [Read Order]")
Grant to operate Project under Government is License, eligible for Depreciation of Intangible Asset: ITAT [Read Order]
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that the grant to operate a project under the government is a license and is eligible for depreciation of the intangible asset. The...
![Grant to operate Project under Government is License, eligible for Depreciation of Intangible Asset: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/license-depreciation-intangible-asset-ITAT-taxscan.jpeg "Grant to operate Project under Government is License, eligible for Depreciation of Intangible Asset: ITAT [Read Order]")