MEETING ON CGST STRUCTURE IN CBIT

TODAY, MEETING ON GST ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE CBIT HAS TAKEN PLACE, ALL THE CHIEF COMMISSIONERS/DGS ARE INVITED TO BOARD OFFICE NEW DELHI. THE PPT WHICH WAS IN CIRCULATIONS IS TAKEN FOR DISCUSSIONS.

THE INTERVENTION FROM ALL THE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS IS HIGHLY REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING ITS NEW SHAPE.

ABOLITION OF THE LTU AND CREATIONS OF MORE AUDIT COMMISSIONERATES AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) ARE IN THE CARDS.   

         

OTHER INFORMATIONS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES ARE AS UNDER:-

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CBEC overhaul likely to administer GST from April 1,2017.

          The Government is likely to overhaul the central board of excise and customs’(CBEC) organizational structure to administer the Central GST (CGST) and Integrated-GST  (IGST)  from April 1, the appointed date for rolling out the goods and service tax (GST) regime.

            Under the CBEC, it is proposed to create one GST commissionerate each for 15,000-20000 assesses and Rs.5,000 Crore revenue. In all, it is proposed, there would be 24 Zones, 107 commissionerate, 53 commissioner (appeals) and 535 GST divisions across the country. Currently, there are separate structures for the central excise and service tax administration, with 23 excise zones and 4 service tax zones. The distinctions would cease to exist when GST comes into force next year.

          Even though no additional posts need to be created now, it has proposed to match the existing manpower with the future requirement. While GST Commissionerates would look after CGST and IGST work, they will also handle the exclusive central excise work as well as legacy issues.

         A directorate general for dispute resolution has been proposed too, while specialized adjudication verticals have been suggested in seven major cities.

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GST - Central Revenue Officers Protest

STAFF Associations of CBEC recently met in Mumbai and passed many resolutions on GST. Their grievances included:

1. Failure to take into confidence the Staff Associations in CBEC on Organizational Structure & HR issues.

2. Service Tax [Services above threshold level falling within GST] Administration to be in the exclusive domain of the Centre.

3. Audit, Preventive/Anti Evasion & Intelligence to be exclusively handled by the Central Government.

4. Dual Control of the Centre & States [For Goods] across the Spectrum.

5. Human Resource & Organizational Matters to be finalized with the consent of all associations in CBEC.

The Associations propose:

A Lunch Hour Demonstration in front of all Commissionerates & a lunch hour gathering in front of the Residence of the Finance Minister to hand over a memorandum containing Grievances on the 14th of October 2016followed by one more on the 9th of November 2016, Black Badges on the 7th of December  2016, day long dharna on the 5th of January, 2017 and finally Mass Casual Leave by all employees on the day the Union Budget is presented.

The meeting was attended by Indian Revenue Service [Indirect Taxes] officers' Association; All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers; All India Appraising Officers' Federation; All India Central Excise Inspectors' Association; All India Central Excise & Service Tax Ministerial Officers Association; All India Central Excise & Customs Gr. C Drivers' Federation; All India Central Excise & Customs Gr.C [Non Ministerial] Officers Association, according to R. Chandramouli, President, All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers.

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