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  • How can I start Consultancy and/or Project Execution entity in India?

     You can explore the option of either opening
    (1) Liaison Office or

    (2) Project Office

    For more information, click here.

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  • What are SPiCe forms?

    SPICe Form INC-32, which is a Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically -SPICe or Form INC-32, can help incorporate a company with a single application for reservation of name, incorporation of a new company and/or application for allotment of DIN.

    For more information, click here.

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  • How to inform RoC about change in membership of OPC?

    The company shall file form INC-4 in case of cessation of member of OPC on account of death, incapacity to contract or change in ownership. In the same form, user needs to provide details of the new member of the OPC.

    For more information, click here.

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  • Is a license necessary for carrying out money changing business?

    Yes. No person shall carry on money changing business without the possession of a valid licence issued by the Reserve Bank. Any person found undertaking money changing business without a valid licence is liable to be penalised under the Act ibid.

    For more information, click here.

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  • What is the objective behind expanding the FFMCs business?

    To widen and allow easy access to foreign exchange facilities to residents and tourists while ensuring efficient customer service through competition is the major objective.

    For more information, click here.

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  • Whether a BO or PO can send outward remittances, permissible under FEMA, through any AD Category I bank or it has to be through the designated AD Category I bank only?

    Wherever the BO or PO is required to remit funds outside India, within the applicable guidelines under FEMA, they may do so not necessarily through the designated AD Bank but through any AD Bank of its choice subject to obtaining no objection certificate (NOC) from the designated AD Bank.

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  • What is the difference between SPICe and SPICe+?

    While SPICe is an eform, SPICe+ is an integrated Web form offering 10 services by 3 Central Govt Ministries & Departments. (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance) and One State Government (Maharashtra), thereby saving as many procedures, time and cost for Starting a Business in India. SPICe+ is part of various initiatives and commitment of Government of India towards Ease of Doing Business (EODB).

    For more information, click here.

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  • What are the key prerequisites for setting up of an unlisted public limited company in India?

    The key prerequisites for setting up an unlisted public limited company are the following: 

    • Minimum three directors – mandatory one resident director but not required to be a citizen of India
    • Minimum seven shareholders – shareholders may be either corporates or individuals  
    • No minimum capital threshold, should have at least seven shares, if the proposed company will be limited by shares
    • Physical space to be identified as a registered office

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  • Whether AD bank can approve for extension of the project account after the tenure of the project?

    The AD Bank has the power to approve for extension of the project account after the tenure of the project for genuine reasons like completion of warranty period, statutory works like Income tax assessments, VAT/Service tax/GST assessments, to make arrangements for the sale of assets, etc. 

    However, requisite intimations shall be required to be sent to Reserve Bank, FED, CO Cell, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001.

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  • Can I use my digital signature for legal documents?

    Digital Signatures (DS) are legally admissible in the Court of Law, as provided under the provisions of IT Act, 2000.

    For more information, click here.

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  • Can foreigners establish a partnership/proprietorship concern in India?

    No, only NRIs are allowed to set up partnership/ proprietorship concerns in India on non-repatriation basis.

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  • What are the permitted activities if I want to set up a Branch office in India?

    Companies incorporated outside India and engaged in manufacturing or trading activities are allowed to set up Branch Offices in India with specific approval of the Reserve Bank. Such Branch Offices are permitted to represent the parent / group companies and undertake the following activities in India:

    i. Export / Import of goods

    ii. Rendering professional or consultancy services

    iii. Carrying out research work, in areas in which the parent company is engaged

    iv. Promoting technical or financial collaborations between Indian companies and parent or overseas group company

    v. Representing the parent company in India and acting as buying / selling agent in India

    vi. Rendering services in information technology and development of software in India

    vii. Rendering technical support to the products supplied by parent/group companies

    viii. Foreign airline / shipping company.

    Profits earned by the Branch Offices are freely remittable from India, subject to payment of applicable taxes.

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  • How to commence business in India?

    A foreign investor can commence business in India as:

    1. Indian Company
    2. Foreign Company
    3. Limited Liability Partnership

    For more information, click here. 

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  • What are the possible sectors where FVCI can invest?

    An FVCI can invest in an Indian company engaged in Biotechnology, IT related to hardware and software development, Nanotechnology, Seed research and development, Research and development of new chemical entities in pharmaceutical sector, Dairy industry, Poultry industry, Production of bio-fuels, Hotel-cum-convention centres with seating capacity of more than three thousand and Infrastructure sector.

    For more information, click here.

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  • Is transfer of capital instruments from resident to non-residents permitted?

    Yes, transfer of capital instruments from resident to non-resident is permitted, s.t. prior permissions from the Reserve Bank of India, except in following cases (as mentioned in detail in Sub section 5.2 of the Consolidated FDI Policy 2017):

    1. where the pricing guidelines under FEMA, 1999 are not met, s.t. other conditions
    2. where the transfer requires prior approval of the Government per the extant FDI Policy
    3. where the transfer of shares attracts SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations
    4. where the investee company is in the financial sector.

    For more information, click here  

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  • What is the procedure for making portfolio investments in India for a Non-Resident Indian?

    An NRI needs to apply to a designated branch of a bank, which deals in Portfolio Investment. An NRI can purchase shares up to 5% of the paid-up capital of an Indian Company on a fully diluted basis. All NRIs taken together cannot purchase more than 10% of the paid-up value of the Company. The aggregate limit of up to 24%, with the approval of its Board of Directors and its General Body through a resolution and a special resolution, respectively.

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  • Which are the permissible ways in which an FVCI can make the investment?

    The FVCI is permitted to:

    a) Purchase the securities/ instruments (permitted for FVCI) either from the issuer of these securities/ instruments or from any person holding these securities/ instruments.

    b) Invest in securities on a recognized stock exchange subject to the provisions of the SEBI (FVCI) Regulations, 2000, as amended from time to time.

    c) Acquire, by purchase or otherwise, from, or transfer, by sale or otherwise, to, any person resident in or outside India, any security/ instrument it is allowed to invest in, at a price that is mutually acceptable to the buyer and the seller/ issuer.

    d) Receive the proceeds of the liquidation of VCFs or of Cat-I AIFs or of schemes/ funds set up by the VCFs or Cat-I AIFs.

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  • Can FDI be made in investment vehicles?

    Any person resident outside India may invest in units of Investment Vehicles subject to the conditions laid down in Schedule 8 to Notification No FEMA 20.
     A person resident outside India who has acquired or purchased units of an investment vehicle may sell or transfer in any manner or redeem the units as per regulations framed by SEBI or directions issued by the Reserve Bank.

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  • What are investment vehicles?

    Investment Vehicle is an entity registered and regulated under relevant regulations framed by SEBI or any other authority designated for the purpose. For the purpose of Schedule 8 of FEMA 20(R), an Investment Vehicle is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) governed by the SEBI (REITs) Regulations, 2014, an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIt) governed by the SEBI (InvIts) Regulations, 2014 and an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) governed by the SEBI (AIFs) Regulations, 2012. It does not include a Venture Capital Fund registered under the erstwhile SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996.

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  • How can an Indian company receive foreign investment?

    Investments can be made by non-residents in the equity shares/fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures/fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares of an Indian company, through the Automatic Route or the Government Route. Under the Automatic Route, the non-resident investor or the Indian company does not require any approval from Government of India for the investment. Under the Government Route, prior approval of the Government of India is required. Proposals for foreign investment under Government route, are considered by respective Administrative Ministry/Department. Foreign investment in sectors/activities under government approval route will be subject to government approval where:

    a) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is not owned by a resident entity.

    b) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is not controlled by a resident entity.

    c) The control of an existing Indian company, currently owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens, will be/is being transferred/passed on to a non-resident entity as a consequence of transfer of shares and/or fresh issue of shares to nonresident entities through amalgamation, merger/demerger, acquisition etc.

    d) The ownership of an existing Indian company, currently owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens, will be/is being transferred/passed on to a non-resident entity as a consequence of transfer of shares and/or fresh issue of shares to nonresident entities through amalgamation, merger/demerger, acquisition etc.

    e) It is clarified that Foreign investment shall include all types of foreign investments, direct and indirect, regardless of whether the said investments have been made under Schedule 1 (FDI), 2 (FII), 2A (FPI), 3 (NRI), 6 (FVCI), 9 (LLPs), 10 (DRs) and 11(Investment Vehicles) of FEMA (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations. FCCBs and DRs having underlying of instruments which can be issued under Schedule 5, being in the nature of debt, shall not be treated as foreign investment. However, any equity holding by a person resident outside India resulting from conversion of any debt instrument under any arrangement shall be reckoned as foreign investment.

    f) Investment by NRIs under Schedule 4 of FEMA (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident outside India) Regulations will be deemed to be domestic investment at par with the investment made by residents.

    g) A company, trust and partnership firm incorporated outside India and owned and controlled by non-resident Indians will be eligible for investments under Schedule 4 of FEMA (Transfer or issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations and such investment will also be deemed domestic investment at par with the investment made by residents.

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  • What is the list of case where prior approval is needed by RBI to transfer capital instruments?

    The following cases require prior approval of RBI:

    • Transfer of capital instruments from resident to non-residents by way of sale where:
      • Transfer is at a price which falls outside the pricing guidelines specified by RBI
      • Transfer of capital instruments by the non-resident acquirer involving deferment of payment of the amount of consideration.
    • Transfer of any capital instrument, by way of gift by a person resident in India to a person resident outside India. 

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  • What documents are required for sale of shares by a person resident in India?

    The following documents are required for sale of shares by a person resident in India:

    (i) Consent letter duly signed by the seller and buyer or their duly appointed agent indicating the details of transfer i.e. number of shares to be transferred, the name of the investee company whose shares are being transferred and the price at which shares are being transferred. In case there is no formal Sale Agreement, letters exchanged to this effect may be kept on record.

    (ii) Where consent letter has been signed by their duly appointed agent, the Power of Attorney Document executed by the seller/buyer authorizing the agent to purchase/sell shares.

    (iii) The shareholding pattern of the investee company after the acquisition of shares by a person resident outside India showing equity participation of residents and non-residents category-wise (i.e. NRIs/OCBs/foreign nationals/incorporated non-resident entities/FIIs, FPIs) and its percentage of paid up capital obtained by the seller/buyer or their duly appointed agent from the company, where the sectoral cap/limits have been prescribed.

    (iv) Certificate indicating fair value of shares from a Chartered Accountant.

    (v) Copy of Broker’s note if sale is made on Stock Exchange.

    (vi) Undertaking from the buyer to the effect that he is eligible to acquire shares/convertible debentures under FDI policy and the existing sectoral limits and Pricing Guidelines have been complied with.

    (vii) Undertaking from the FII/sub account to the effect that the individual FII/ Sub account ceiling as prescribed by SEBI has not been breached, till it gets registered as FPI.

    Please refer to subsection 5.1 of 'section 1' of Annexure-3 of Consolidated FDI Policy at link for more information.

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  • What is Sponsored American Depository System/ Global Depository System issue?

    An Indian company can sponsor an issue of ADR/ GDR. Under this mechanism, the company offers its resident shareholders a choice to submit their shares back to the company so that on the basis of such shares, ADRs/ GDRs can be issued abroad. The proceeds of the ADR/ GDR issue are remitted back to India and distributed among the resident investors who had offered their Rupee denominated shares for conversion.

    For more information, click here.

     

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  • What is meant by classification of goods mentioned in the Third Schedule of a design?

    The applications for registration of designs applied to articles are classified according to the Third Schedule of Designs Rules, 2001 for its classification. This is mainly based on the International Classification System for Industrial Designs known as Locarno Classification. Only one class number is to be mentioned in one particular application which is mandatory under the Rules. This classification has been made on the basis of Articles on which the design is applied.

    Subsequent application by the same proprietor for registration of same or similar design applied to any article of the same class is possible, but period of registration will be valid only up to period of previous registration of same design.

    For more information, click here.

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  • What does the property mark indicate as per Indian laws?

    As per the Indian Penal Code, Sec. 479, a mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark. It means that marking any movable property or goods, or any case, package or receptacle containing goods; or using any case, package or receptacle, with any mark thereon. For example: The mark used by the Indian Railway on their goods may be termed as a Property Mark for easy identification of the owner.

    For more information, click here.

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  • What are the essential requirements for the registration of ‘design’ under the Designs Act, 2000?

    1. The design should be new or original, not previously published or used in any country before the date of application for registration. The novelty may reside in the application of a known shape or pattern to new subject matter.
    2. The design should relate to features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation applied or applicable to an article.
    3. The design should be applied or applicable to any article by any industrial process.
    4. The features of the design in the finished article should appeal to and are judged solely by the eye. This implies that the design must appear and should be visible on the finished article, for which it is meant.
    5. Any mode or principle of construction or operation or anything which is in substance a mere mechanical device, would not be a registerable design. For instance,a key having its novelty only in the shape of its corrugation or bent at the portion intended to engage with levers inside the lock associated with, cannot be registered as a design under the Act.
    6. The design should not include any Trade Mark or property mark, or artistic works as defined under the Copyright Act, 1957.

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  • Is it possible to file international application under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in India?

    Yes, it is possible to file an international application known as PCT application in India in the Patent Offices located at Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi. All these offices act as Receiving Offices (RO) for International application.  

    For address of these offices, website is: www.ipIndia.nic.in

    For more information, click here.

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  • What can be patented?

    An invention relating either to a product or process that is new, involving inventive step and capable of industrial application can be patented.

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  • Who can apply for a patent? (Under The Patents Act 1970)

    A patent application can be either filled by true and first inventor or his assignee, either alone or jointly with any other person. However, legal representative of any deceased person can also make an application for patent. 

    For further details please access following link.

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  • How can I apply for a patent?

    A patent application can be filed with Indian Patent Office either with provisional specification or with complete specification along with fee as prescribed in schedule I. In case the application is filed with provisional specification, then one has to file complete specification within 12 months from the date of filing of the provisional application.

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  • If an employer, who is not paying basic wages and cost of living allowance separately as fixed under the Act but who is paying wages more than prescribed minimum rates under the Act, committing any illegality?

    The minimum rate of wages fixed under the Act is remuneration payable to the worker as one package of fixed amount, neither the scheme of the Act nor any provision of the Act provides that the rate of minimum wages is to be split into basic wages and cost of living allowance. Therefore, where an employer is paying total sum which is higher than the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Act including cost of living allowance, the employer is not committing any illegality.


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  • Who can file Claim application under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

    An employee, any legal practitioner or any official of a registered trade union authorized in writing to act, any inspector under the Act or any person with permission of the authority can file claim under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.


    For further details please access following link.

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  • What should be done when employer pays less than the prescribed Minimum Wage?

    An aggrieved employee can file a claim application requesting relief before the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.


    For further details please access following link.

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  • Earlier I employed 22 Labourers, now I have reduced to 18 workmen, whether my establishment has to continue with the Labour license or surrender under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970?

    Yes, your establishment will continue to be covered under the provisions of the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 for a period of one year from the day on which 20 or more workmen were lastly employed.


    For further details please access following link.

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  • What is the procedure for the issuance of a duplicate license under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970?

    A fee of  US$ 0.075 to be remitted along with a request under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970.


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  • Is a subcontractor supposed to take License under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970?

    If principal employer endorses the name of sub-contractor in the agreement, after having Form V from principal employer, a subcontractor is requested to take license under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970.

    For further details please access following link.

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  • What is meant by Alternate Reporting Entity?

    Alternate Reporting Entity means any constituent entity of the international group that has been designated by such group, in the place of the parent entity, to furnish the report of the nature referred to in Section 286(2) of the Act in the country or territory in which the said constituent entity is resident on behalf of such group.

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  • In the case of multiple resident inbound CEs, does CbCR need to be filed by all of them?

    According to Rule 10DB(5), when there are more than one constituent entity resident in India, any one CE, resident in India, can be designated to file CbCR by way of filing an intimation form in Form 3CEAE before the due date of filing CbCR.

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  • Do I need to take any precautions while filling the tax payment challan?

    Following caution can be taken while filling-up the tax payment challan:

    Clearly mention the following:

    • Type of payment
    • Assessment year
    • Permanent Account Number
    • mode of payment of the tax
    • the head of payment

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  • How are the applicable tax rates decided?

    The rates of Income-tax and corporate taxes are decided by the Finance Act passed by the Parliament every year. There is a free online tax calculator present at www.incometaxindia.gov.in where once can check his/her tax liability.

    For more information, click here.

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  • Who will collect the stamp duty in case of private placements/ e-IPOs through Stock Exchange platform?

    As per section 9A(1)(c), stamp duty shall be collected by the Depository on any creation or change in the records of a Depository, pursuant to issue of securities. This should be followed even in case of private placements/ e-IPOs through stock exchange platform.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • Who will collect and transfer the Stamp duty to States in case of transactions in units of Mutual Funds and AIFs in Statement of Account/ Physical (non-demat form)?

    To provide for collection of Stamp Duty on transactions in mutual fund and AIF units in the statement of account/physical (non-demat) form, RTI and/or STA have been notified (vide Gazette Notification dated 8th January, 2020) as a “Depository” for the limited purposes of acting as a “collecting agent” under the said Act and the Rules made thereunder. Accordingly, for non-demat Mutual Fund and AIF transactions, collection of stamp duty by RTAs shall be governed by the provisions of Section 9A(1)(b) and 9A(1)(c) and the transfer of stamp duty to the respective States shall be governed by the provisions of Section 9A (4). Thus, the transfer of collected stamp duty to respective States/UTs by RTAs also is governed by buyer-based principle as covered in Section 9A(4) and not on the basis of registered office of the issuer.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • Which section of amended Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (section 9A or 9B) is applicable for Mutual Funds for the purposes of collection and transfer of stamp duty to States/UTs?

    Since RTI and/or STA of Mutual Funds have been declared as Depositories under the Stamp Act vide gazette notification dated 8th Jan, 2020, the entire mutual fund business gets covered under Section 9A of the Indian Stamp Act. Section 9B is not applicable to them. RTAs have to function like a Depository in respect of collection of Stamp Duty on issue and sale or transfer of mutual funds in SoA form. The extant Stamp Rules applies to them as well i.e. the operational clause for them is Section 9A and not 9B of the Indian Stamp Act.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • Is stamp duty applicable on units of Mutual Fund?

    Sub-Section 23A of Section 2 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 defines securities as including securities defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA). Further, it may be noted that clause (h)(id) of Section 2 of SCRA, 1956, which defines “securities” includes “units or any other such instrument issued to the investors under any mutual fund scheme” under its ambit. Therefore, units of Mutual Fund Schemes are to be considered as securities for the purpose of applicability of stamp duty also.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • Is stamp duty applicable on bonus issue of shares?

    In case of bonus issue, there is no consideration which means bonus shares are issued free to existing shareholders. Section 21 of the Amended Indian Stamp Act read with sub-section 16B of Section 2 clearly indicates that stamp duty is to be collected on market value which is based on price or consideration involved.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • Will any information be provided to the State Government in respect of the stamp duty collected?

    The collecting agent shall submit a return of stamp-duty collected on various transactions to the State Government including details of defaulters in the prescribed format on a monthly basis to be furnished manually or electronically within seven days of the succeeding month.

    Further, the collecting agent shall furnish a consolidated return of stamp-duty collected during a financial year manually or electronically on or before the 30th June immediately following that financial year to the concerned State Government and the Accountant General of each State. The State Government may provide an online facility by which a collecting agent shall upload State-wise monthly and yearly returns.

    If a collecting agent fails to submit details of transactions to the Government or submits a document or makes a declaration which is false or which such person knows or believes to be false, shall be punishable with fine of one lakh rupees for each day during which such failure continues or one crore rupees, whichever is less.

    For more information on Indian Stamp Act, 1899, click here. For more details about the amendments, refer here.

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  • We have exported in a foreign currency which does not appear in the list of customs. How can we calculate the foreign exchange received for discharging our export obligation?

    In such cases, total realised value in rupee as mentioned by bank in the eBRC should be converted into $ by using the $ or INR exchange rate prevailing on the date of realisation as published by customs through notification.

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  • What is the procedure for import under Government to Government agreement?

    Import of goods under Government to Government agreement may be allowed without an Authorisation or CCP on production of necessary evidence to satisfaction of Custom Authorities.

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  • Can we avail benefit of basic customs duty under post Exports EPCG if I am not availing CENVAT. How will the export obligation under EPCG would be fixed under post export EPCG Scheme?

    Duty credit scrips issued under Post Export EPCG Scheme will be issued only in respect of basic customs duty, even when you are not availing CENVAT.  Since the concession under post exports EPCG is confined to basic customs duty, the Export Obligation shall be fixed with reference to the basic customs duty paid by you. However, you will be required to furnish a certificate from Central Excise regarding non-availment of CENVAT credit. Such certificate from central excise regarding non-availing of CENVAT credit will not be required where the unit is not registered with central excise.

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  • Can we discharge export obligation under EPCG by selling ITA 1 products in the domestic market?

    Supply of ITA-1 items to Domestic Tariff Area, provided realization is in free foreign exchange, is considered for meeting the export obligation under EPCG Scheme and thus you can do it.

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  • Can we get refund of Service Tax on payments made for Certificates of Origin (COO) to FIEO or other Chambers of Commerce?

    FIEO  or EPC or Trade Association which issues COO Certificate  acts as a technical inspection and certification agency, and issuance of COO attracts service tax under ‘technical inspection and certification agency’ service. Service tax paid on ‘technical inspection and certification’ of export goods is eligible for refund under Notification 17/2009-ST dated 7th July, 2009.

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  • Whether export of Music Software is export of goods or services?

    If the music software is exported in Physical Form (CD), it will be treated as physical export goods.  However, if the same is going in soft form, it would be treated as services exports.

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  • We want to export prohibited goods. Can we take advance authorization for import of inputs duty free?

    You may avail advance authorization for import of inputs for manufacture of a product which is prohibited for exports. However such authorization will have to meet the following conditions, in addition to usual conditions:

    (i) That the export is made subject to pre-import condition which is manufactured in India using the material imported against the said authorisation; and

    (ii) The facility under rule 18 (rebate of duty paid on materials used in manufacture) or sub-rule (2) of rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002  should be  availed.

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  • What are Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)?

    FTAs are arrangements between two or more countries or trading blocs that primarily agree to reduce or eliminate customs tariff and non tariff barriers on substantial trade between them. FTAs, normally cover trade in goods (such as agricultural or industrial products) or trade in services (such as banking, construction, trading etc.). FTAs can also cover other areas such as intellectual property rights (IPRs), investment, government procurement and competition policy, etc.

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  • In case an EOU is procuring raw material from the indigenous market and then selling the product in the DTA then what is the amount of duty they are required to pay?

    In case an EOU making a product by procuring 100% raw material indigenously, then such product can be sold in the domestic market on payment of basic duty. Department of Revenue Notification No. Cicrular No. 85/2001-Cus., dated 21/12/2001, may please be seen. 

    For more. go to link.

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  • What is export obligation under post export EPCG Scheme and how the same is fixed?

    The export obligation under post export EPCG Scheme is equivalent to eighty five percent. (85%) of six times the amount which is the sum of applicable Basic duty of customs, additional duty of customs, Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess paid on goods imported under the said authorisation, on FOB basis, which is to be fulfilled within an export obligation period of six years from the date of issue of the said authorization. However, additional duty of customs shall not be taken for computation for the purpose of fixation of export obligation when the Cenvat Credit in respect of additional duty of customs has not been taken.

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