Welcome
to Shri K K Sharma, Member, CBEC
He is known for his integrity and straight forward
approach in all matters. CESA, Mumbai congratulates him on his elevation as
Member, CBEC. As he is fairly well acquainted with Mumbai and its various problems,
a lot is expected from him especially in respect of improvement in infrastructure.
After being elevated as Member, CBEC, has been given
the charge of the newly created Tax Payer Services. On his first communication,
he has emphasized on the Tax Payer services, Citizen Charters, help centres, e-helplines,
etc. to redress the grievances of the Trade & Industry.
It is an open secret that in CBEC, we are still far
away from providing any online services except for Registrations. In ACES, the
huge amount that has been spent on its development & deployment, the returns
to the Department is negligible. When the senior officers came to know that
their actions can be tracked through ACES and can be made accountable by fixing
responsibility for any shortcomings/lacunae in their performance, tactfully
they have made the ACES system redundant and defunct.
In Mumbai, seven ST Commissionerates, five Audit Commissionerates have been created in Oct-2014, but unfortunately, they still do not have access or connectivity (either through LAN or VPN) to ACES.
Because of this attitude, the morale &
spirit of the staff is at its lowest.
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ACES in CBEC needs detail investigation as to who approved such faulty system wherein even they themselves not sure. If any one see the list of errors in ER1 and st3 returnsand CBECs instructions to do manual scrutiny. Remarks shows that even notification are not fed and updated, what to say even the rate of duty not changed . it says in error opening closing balance did not match now which balance there are several columns where it comes . Only it gave promotion avenue for IRS as a directorate is created for lower officers a headache to struggle and again beg to assessee to give same details as our senniors can't access to ACES to get any details out of it.
ReplyDeleteACES in CBEC needs detail investigation as to who approved such faulty system wherein even they themselves not sure. If any one see the list of errors in ER1 and st3 returnsand CBECs instructions to do manual scrutiny. Remarks shows that even notification are not fed and updated, what to say even the rate of duty not changed . it says in error opening closing balance did not match now which balance there are several columns where it comes . Only it gave promotion avenue for IRS as a directorate is created for lower officers a headache to struggle and again beg to assessee to give same details as our senniors can't access to ACES to get any details out of it.
ReplyDeleteACES a heaven to tax evaders in services tax as they get registration on line and start collecting service tax but don't pay to govt. But department don't have infrastructure to catch them. But illegally ask manufacturer to reverse CENVAT credit as service provider has not paid it not only that much pay interest and penalty also but unable to ask evader to pay tax.Till date audit is not even empowered to get details from ACES to do desk review and ask asseesse to provide all the returns and details and then verify it from him what is fun. Instead of paperless office we ask hard copies of everything and get embrasment when go to audit and assessee complaint about this avoidable waste of paper and cuttings of tree as paper made from pulp.Those is directorate of systems working and our ACES. Will PM or FM see the tragedy of trade and officers at lower level and when members will be able to fire senior officers who for every time ask brochure for details rather than use lap top and give details from ACES and audit preventive will be able to get details of assessee from it board will not ask for reports of revenue collection but get it from system perhaps never as none of them is interested in it except their last promotion and see the lower officer to struggle with it with one promotion and hike in grade pay of rupees of 800 only after 35 to 40 years service. This is ACES after crores of expenditures.
ReplyDeleteACES a heaven to tax evaders in services tax as they get registration on line and start collecting service tax but don't pay to govt. But department don't have infrastructure to catch them. But illegally ask manufacturer to reverse CENVAT credit as service provider has not paid it not only that much pay interest and penalty also but unable to ask evader to pay tax.Till date audit is not even empowered to get details from ACES to do desk review and ask asseesse to provide all the returns and details and then verify it from him what is fun. Instead of paperless office we ask hard copies of everything and get embrasment when go to audit and assessee complaint about this avoidable waste of paper and cuttings of tree as paper made from pulp.Those is directorate of systems working and our ACES. Will PM or FM see the tragedy of trade and officers at lower level and when members will be able to fire senior officers who for every time ask brochure for details rather than use lap top and give details from ACES and audit preventive will be able to get details of assessee from it board will not ask for reports of revenue collection but get it from system perhaps never as none of them is interested in it except their last promotion and see the lower officer to struggle with it with one promotion and hike in grade pay of rupees of 800 only after 35 to 40 years service. This is ACES after crores of expenditures.
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