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...
Treat excess slump-sale consideration over identifiable tangible asset values as goodwill or commercial rights and allow depreciation thereon under section 32(1)(ii); adopt the Departmental Valuation Officer's fair market values for land, building and other tangible assets when computing depreciation and direct the Assessing Officer to recompute accordingly. Reject attributing the entire balance to land or limiting depreciation to transferor WDV where valuation shows a balancing figure. Verify claims for depreciation on landscaping and internal roads with opportunity to the taxpayer before adjudication.
Treat excess slump-sale consideration over identifiable tangible asset values as goodwill or commercial rights and allow depreciation thereon under section 32(1)(ii); adopt the Departmental Valuation Officer's fair market values for land, building and other tangible assets when computing depreciation and direct the Assessing Officer to recompute accordingly. Reject attributing the entire balance to land or limiting depreciation to transferor WDV where valuation shows a balancing figure. Verify claims for depreciation on landscaping and internal roads with opportunity to the taxpayer before adjudication.
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