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ARTICLE · 17 NOVEMBER 2015

Course Correction By The Central Government

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With the mandate to improve ease of doing business in India; the Central Board of Excise & Customs has notified Circular No 187/6/2015-Service Tax dated 10 November 2015 (Circular) directing speedy disposal of pending refund claims.

IndiaInternational Law
Dinesh Agrawal
Dinesh Agrawal
Ankit Shah
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Mayank Jain
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With the mandate to improve ease of doing business in India; the Central Board of Excise & Customs has notified Circular No 187/6/2015-Service Tax dated 10 November 2015 (Circular) directing speedy disposal of pending refund claims.

Who can avail benefit of this scheme?

Exporters of services who have filed claims for refund under Rule 5 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 on or before 31 March 2015 and whose claims for refund have not been disposed of as on date are eligible to claim the benefit under this Circular. The scheme in the Circular does not cover refund claims which have been remanded to the original sanctioning authority.

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