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India is booming and consumers buy more and choices have increased. Taxes are bound to increase in normal course. Now with the emphasis on building trust but at the same time plugging the leakages of tax, a balanced approach of supporting the tax compliant and stern action against the tax evaders is to be planned and implemented.  

The tax authorities either Central [Central Excise or Service Tax] or State {CST/ Local VAT} have had targets fixed by higher ups and tend to go those who...

Audit is a word derived from the Latin word – “auditus” which means hearing which in the past was analogous to listening. In ancient times in India, Egypt and Greece audit existed. The accounts would be heard by a competent, highly regarded confidant of the king. The auditor would listen for inconsistencies, aberrations, mathematical accuracy, past and present comparison and the credibility of the person offering the statement and pass the accounts or require further investigation....

Revenue Augmentation – 6 Month Restriction – Can One Avail post 1st September?  

Excise duty collections are expected to be about ? 2 Lakhs crores and Service Tax collections about 2.2 Lakhs crores for the year 2014-15.The cenvat credit accounts for about 50-60% of the total duty payment to be made by the manufacturing sector. For service providers credit may average about 20% of the duty payable. Therefore this year the credit to be availed would be in excess of ? 1.5 Lakhs...

Concept of departmental audit               

The departmental auditors look into the assessee’s own (private) records to verify whether the assessee is paying central excise duty correctly on excisable goods manufactured or deemed to be manufactured and service tax on taxable services provided and whether proper procedures are followed where required to be followed viz., in case of exports or while claiming the benefit of any exemption from duty or tax. The main...