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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), formerly the Central Board of Excise and Customs, is a statutory body under the Department of Revenue, Government of India. It oversees the administration of indirect taxes , including customs duties, excise duties, and the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
The IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes) is controlled by a separate statutory body, the Central Board of indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC). The duties of the IRS (C&IT) include formulation and enforcement of policy concerning the Goods and Services Tax, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters related to Customs and Narcotics.
Direct tax in the form of an income tax was introduced by Sir James Wilson in India in 1860 to overcome the difficulties created by the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [12] The organisational history of the Income-tax Department, however, starts in the year 1922, when the Income-tax Act [4], 1922 gave, for the first time, a specific nomenclature to various Income-tax authorities.
Chairperson, Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs or Chairperson, CBIC is the senior most IRS (C&IT) officer in the Government of India. The Chairperson is the ex officio Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes). Sanjay Agarwal, IRS (C&CE:88) is the ...
It was initially responsible for both direct and indirect taxes. However, on 1 January 1964, the Board was bifurcated into two separate entities: the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). This division was formalized through the constitution of the two Boards under Section 3 of the Central ...
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is the apex anti-smuggling intelligence, investigations and operations agency in India.. The Directorate is run by officers from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) who are posted in its various Zonal Units as well as in Indian embassies abroad as part of the Customs Overseas Intelligence Network.
Customs declaration used for parcels. When an individual is transporting the goods, the form is called a customs arrival card, or a landing card, or an entry voucher. The traveller is required to fill out the form, sign and submit to the customs or border protection officer before entering the country. [3]
It was constituted as Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal (CEGAT) under section 129 of Customs Act, 1962, [1] as amended by section 50 and the Fifth Schedule of Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980. [2] These amendments became effective from 11 October 1982 [3] and the Tribunal was also constituted on the same date. [4]