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New Delhi, Sep 28 () CCEA today cleared a Rs 2,256 crore IT project Saksham of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, which will help integrate cbec's system with the GST network before the rollout in April next year.

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) - are preparing a joint strategy to recover over Rs 200 crore dues from the ailing Kingfisher Airlines.

New Delhi, Jun 25 () Rechristening the Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) may not come about immediately as the revenue department may introduce amendments to at least five Acts only in the upcoming monsoon session next month.

Senior bureaucrats R K Mahajan and Mahender Singh have been appointed as members in the Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec). The cbec- which is the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes- now has four members and can accommodate two more in the board.

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) on Tuesday issued a clarification saying remittance of foreign currency to India from overseas will not be levied service tax. After the finance ministry released a negative list of services, concerns were expressed on taxing remittances.

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) appointed five members on Tuesday, filling up all vacancies in the apex indirect tax board. Many of these posts were vacant for almost an year.

New Delhi, Jun 29 () A cbec-commissioned survey has found a majority 72 per cent believing that the indirect tax wing of the government is becoming "liberal and friendly" to taxpayers, but "much needs to be done" for it to be seen as "less adversarial".

In what could be seen as a crackdown on unnecessary harassment of top-ranked officials of companies, Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) has asked its superintendents to not to issue summons to top corporate executives without the approval of senior officials.

New Delhi, Mar 31 () The Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) has been rechristened as Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The apex indirect tax authority also updated its twitter handle to 'cbic_india' from the earlier 'cbec_india'.

New Delhi, Aug 8 () Travel agents providing online ticketing and other services will be liable to deduct 1 per cent tax at source under the GST regime as they have been classified as e-commerce operators, the cbec said today.

Rechristening the Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) may not come about immediately as the revenue department may introduce amendments to at least five Acts only in the upcoming monsoon session next month.

New Delhi, Nov 26 () The Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) has said its revenue laboratories are being upgraded and it has been decided that field formations may forward samples of goods imported or exported to laboratories functioning under other ministries or departments.

New Delhi, Jul 6 () To facilitate a smooth GST regime, the government has asked field offices of cbec to turn into "one-stop solution" for taxpayer's needs by hand-holding them to meet compliance requirements. India ushered in Goods and Services Tax on July 1 which unifies 17 different taxes.

New Delhi, Jun 30 () As India transits to a new era with rollout of GST, the government is leaving no stone unturned for a smooth switchover and has asked tax offices to convert into GST Seva-Kendras to provide all assistance to tax payers.

New Delhi, Jul 28 () Each and every representation from the trade and industry on implementation of the GST Bill is being discussed and deliberated upon, a senior cbec official today said.

Central Board of Excise and Customs (cbec) has once again sent out missives to top officers across the country to assemble in the Capital next week to deliberate on measures that could pep up revenue collection.

A first-of-its-kind Taxpayer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Central Board of Excise & Customs (cbec) has revealed that just around 20% of the respondents are satisfied with the interface offered by the agency, underlining the need for re-orienting the indirect tax wing’s focus towards customer satisfaction.

V Sridhar, member of central board of excise and customs (cbec), has been appointed as chairman of the board.

New Delhi, Jul 6 () Revenue department today asked duty free shops at airports to display prices of goods in Indian currency as well as the exchange rate.

New Delhi, Oct 9 () The revenue department has tweaked composition of committees tasked to recommend waiver of irrecoverable arrears of customs and central excise to reduce the number of pending claims.