Person chargeable with duty must be the importer at importation; subsequent purchasers cannot be held liable where beneficial owner rules did not appl...
Prohibited importation of cosmetics without prior regulatory registration attracts seizure and confiscation; warehousing or re export claims do not cu...
Provisional release on security permitted where cash deposit plus bond secures differential duty; classification and treaty benefits referred for deci...
Customs Valuation Rule Sequence must be followed; single-comparator re-determination and penalties set aside without comparability or proof of mis-dec...
Payment for independent contractor services for MIS reporting, stock verification and marketing were found to be business-necessary and allowable where rendered by unrelated and independent entities and supported by reports and inventory certificates; therefore the examiner's blanket disallowance based on perceived unreasonableness was rejected and books of account were not struck. Comparative per-location cost differences alone did not justify disallowance absent evidence of fictitiousness or lack of service, and the assessee's long experience and engagement terms were held relevant. The appellant's grounds to allow these contract expenses were accepted and the appeal was allowed.
Payment for independent contractor services for MIS reporting, stock verification and marketing were found to be business-necessary and allowable where rendered by unrelated and independent entities and supported by reports and inventory certificates; therefore the examiner's blanket disallowance based on perceived unreasonableness was rejected and books of account were not struck. Comparative per-location cost differences alone did not justify disallowance absent evidence of fictitiousness or lack of service, and the assessee's long experience and engagement terms were held relevant. The appellant's grounds to allow these contract expenses were accepted and the appeal was allowed.
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