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CBIC asks officers to clear pending Customs, drawback refund claims by month-end

Follow us on -  LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseem-aggarwal-1b365549/ Youtube  -  https://www.youtube.com/user/aseemaggarwal92 Twitter  -  https://twitter.com/aseem252 Blog  -  https://aseemconsult.blogspot.com/ The CBIC has asked field offices to clear all pending refunds of customs and drawback claims by month-end. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex decision making body in customs matters, has issued an instruction to all customs Principal Chief Commissioners that a 'Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive' will be conducted with the objective of priority processing and disposal of all pending refund and drawback claims. However, all such refunds would have to be “considered on merit” following legal provisions. “This Special Drive shall be in place from 15th May 2021 to 31st May 2021. It is expected that during this period all refund and drawback claims that are pending as on 14th May 2021 shall be di...

NBFCs Fear Spike in Loan Defaults, Write to RBI for Restructuring

  Follow us on -  LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseem-aggarwal-1b365549/ Youtube  -  https://www.youtube.com/user/aseemaggarwal92 Twitter  -  https://twitter.com/aseem252 Blog  -  https://aseemconsult.blogspot.com/ The Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) has written to the  Reserve Bank of India  (RBI) seeking permission to restructure stressed loans given by NBFCs to retailers and small businesses, in the wake of the ongoing COVID crisis. The letter has asked for restructuring loans even if they had been restructured earlier. “Considering the severe second wave of COVID-19, the retail borrowers, including the MSMEs, as also the retail and wholesale trader industry shall be in urgent need of support from the lenders, to revive their economic activities,” said the FIDC letter. It has requested an extension of the restructuring scheme till March 31, 2022. The second wave of COVID-19 cases in India has caused multiple...