The Bihar Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020

The State Government of Bihar on May 27, 2020 issues the Bihar Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to further amend the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Whereas it was witnessed that there is an immediate need to amend the Act since, a lot of issued are being faced by the individuals under the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new Section 168A has been inserted which states that the Government has the power to extend the time limit in special circumstances. The provisions states,

“(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, extend the time limit specified in, or prescribed or notified under, this Act in respect of actions which cannot be completed or complied with due to force majeure.

(2) The power to issue notification under sub-section (1) shall include the power to give retrospective effect to such notification from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act. Explanation. — For the purposes of this section, the expression “force majeure” means a case of war, epidemic, flood, drought, fire, cyclone, earthquake or any other calamity caused by nature or otherwise affecting the implementation of any of the provisions of this Act.”

The provisions of this Ordinance shall deemed to have come into force with effect from March 31, 2020.

[Bihar Ordinance №3, 2020]

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CBIC extends the date for transition under GST on account of merger of erstwhile Union Territories of Daman and Diu & Dadar and Nagar Haveli

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on June 9, 2020, extends the date for transition under GST on account of merger of erstwhile Union Territories of Daman and Diu & Dadar and Nagar Haveli till July 31, 2020.

[Notification №45/2020- Central Tax]

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CBIC issued a circular for the phase one roll-out of the faceless assessment

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a circular on June 05, 2020 implementing the first phase of all India roll-out of faceless assessment. The Board held the decision of implementing the Turant Customs for the purpose of easy clearance and transparency in decision making.

The first phase of the Faceless Assessment shall be rolled out by the Government on June 8, 2020 in Chennai and Bengaluru for the purpose of import. The Turant Suvidha Kendra will be available in every custom cell to be implemented by the government which shall look after the Bonds, the documents and verifications, licenses, and other such facilities.

[Circular №28/2020-Customs]

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CBIC determines the Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency relating to Imported and Exported Goods on June 04, 2020

In accordance with Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) releases the Exchange Rate Notification for valuation of goods for purposes of assessment under the Act. In international trade, the value of goods is determined by converting the foreign currency into INR using the customs exchange rate. This is the deemed value of goods on which a duty of customs will be chargeable.

The CBIC on June 04, 2020, has issued an exchange rate Notification determining the rate of exchange of conversion of the below mentioned foreign currencies in Indian rupees which will be effective from June 05, 2020:
Australian Dollar

Bahraini Dinar
Canadian Dollar
Chinese Yuan
Danish Kroner
EURO
Hong Kong Dollar
Kuwaiti Dinar
New Zealand Dollar
Norwegian Kroner
Pound Sterlin
Qatari Riyal
Saudi Arabian Riyal
Singapore Dollar
South African Rand
Swedish Kroner
Swiss Franc
Turkish Lira
UAE Dirham
US Dollar
Japanese YeN
Korean Won

[Notification №49/2020 - Customs (N.T.)]

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CBIC increases the rate of Road and Infrastructure Cess collected as additional duty of excise on petrol and diesel

The Ministry of Finance on May 5, 2020 exercised their powers under the Finance Act, 2018 along with the Central Excise Act, 1944 has decided to increase the effective rate of road and infrastructure cess collected as additional duty of excise on petrol and diesel. The price increase shall be Rupees 18 per litre, be it diesel or petrol.

[Notification No. 6/2020-Central Excise]

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Ministry of Finance increases effective rate of Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol

The Ministry of Finance on May 5, 2020 implemented the increase the effective rate of special additional excise duty on petrol. The rate increase shall be substituted by Rupees 12 per litre and Rupees 9 per litre.

(Notification No. 5/2020-Central Excise)

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CBIC allows 24×7 clearance of customs under COVID-19 pandemic

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on June 1, 2020, allows the 24×7 clearance due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 24×7 clearance was brought in considering the surge or delay in the reach of customs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since, the conditions are still worse considering the pandemic, the customs clearance date has been extended to June 30, 2020. All the records are to be maintained under these conditions.

[Instruction no. 08/2020- Customs]

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CBIC has extended the validity of AEO certificates till 30.06.2020

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs vide Circular dated 02.06.2020 has extended the validity of the AEO certificates for the ease of renewal process. The Validity of AEO certificates like AEO-T1, AEO-T2, AEO-T3 & AEO-LO has been extended.

All the AEO certificates expiring between 01.03.2020 and 31.05.2020 shall remain valid till 30.06.2020, except for those entities against which a negative report is received during this period.

[Circular No: 27/2020 Customs]

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Frequently Asked Questions on Universal Account number and Know Your Customer

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on April 13, 2020, issues Frequently Asked Questions on Universal Account Number (UAN) and Know Your Customer (KYC).

The Questions are as under:

1. What is Universal Account Number (UAN)?

2. What is KYC?

3. How can the employer generate UAN for newly joined employees not having UAN?

4. How can an employee generate his UAN on his own?

5. How can a member know his UAN?

6. How can a member activate his UAN?

7. Can one mobile number be linked with multiple UANs?

8. How to activate UAN via offline mode?

9. Can contractual employees register their UAN and avail online facilities?

10. In which format I should create my UAN password?

11. What can I do if my UAN is not seeded with aadhaar?

12. My UAN was generated during the initial days of after launch of UAN facility. My employer erroneously linked it with wrong Aadhar number. How can I correct the same?

13. How can I seed my KYC details with UAN?

14. How can I seed my Bank account details?

15. Can I change my already seeded Bank account number?

16. What precautions should I take while seeding Bank account number?

17. I have changed my job. Should I activate my UAN again?

18. Do I have to pay any fee for UAN registration?

19. Can I activate UAN through SMS or mobile app?

20. What are the documents required for change in Date of Birth of EPF members?

21. What are the facilities given to members through UAN driven Member Portal?

22. Do I need to upload documents on the EPFO Portal?

23. What are the minimum details which are required to be linked with UAN for availing online services?

24. Is linking PAN with UAN beneficial for availing online services?

25. My name is same in PAN card and Aadhaar card but I am not able to link it with my UAN

26. What to do if my employer is not approving KYC?

27. How do I know that KYC updated by me is approved by the employer?

28. My employer erroneously entered wrong PAN and Bank account details?

29. My employer has not updated my date of exit despite lapse of two months after leaving job. How can I update my date of exit?

30. How to change my UAN linked mobile number?

31. Can I apply online claim if my mobile is not linked with Aadhaar?

32. What to do if my Aadhaar is not linked with mobile?

33. What to do if I forgot my password?

34. What to do if I forgot my password and my registered mobile with UAN has also changed?

35. What is to be done in case I change the job and join somewhere else?

36. Which claims that can be filed online?

37. How can I view/download my passbook?

38. How can I view/download my UAN card?

39. I am not able to see the Passbook or Passbook is not available?

40. Two UAN allotted to me. What should I do?

41. Why I am not able to link / list previous member IDs pertaining to me?

42. How to change Name and DOB in EPFO records as per Aadhaar Card?

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Curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on June 27, 2019, has notified some recommendations and action steps which are required to be deployed in all institutions for curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Education Institutions. The UGC had notified a Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009. These Regulations are mandatory for all higher educational institutions in the country.

Basic Measures:

  1. Constitution of anti-ragging committee, anti-ragging squad, setting up of anti-ragging cell and adequate publicity for these measures through various media are to be undertaken.
  2. Mention of anti-ragging warning in the institution’s prospectus and information booklets or brochures shall be ensured.
  3. Updating websites of institutions with the complete address and contact details of nodal officers related to anti-ragging committee.
  4. Each student and every parent have to submit an online undertaking in every academic year.
  5. UGC has expanded the definition of ragging stating that any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student fresher on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender etc.
  6. Installing CCTV cameras at viral points.

All institutions are requested to take counselling and monitoring measures:

  1. Regular interaction and counselling with the students can detect early signs of ragging and identification of trouble-triggers.
  2. Surprise inspection at hostels, students accommodation, canteens, rest-cum-recreation rooms, toilets, bus-stands and another measure should be undertaken.
  3. All institution should organize events like anti-ragging workshops, seminars and other creative avenues.
  4. Also safety and security apps without affecting the privacy of individuals can be creatively deployed.

The UGC has also initiated other measures to ensure a ragging free campus, a fundamental requirement for a supportive and fair institutional climate which is open to change, learning and progress. Any violation of UGC Regulations or failure of institution to take adequate steps to prevent ragging or failure to punish perpetrators of any incidents of ragging, will attract punitive actions under the UGC Act.

[UGC Notice D.O. No. 1-15/2009 (ARC) pt.III]

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