<h1>Tax authority withdraws earlier circulars; corrigendum clarifies 1997 customs/steamer agent tax withdrawal, 1997 C&F tax status uncertain</h1> A central tax authority issued a circular withdrawing various earlier circulars, then issued a corrigendum three and a half months later correcting an inadvertent reference. The corrigendum states that the 06.06.1997 circular imposing service tax on services rendered by customs and steamer agents is withdrawn, while the 11.07.1997 circular on service tax for clearing-and-forwarding agents and rent-a-cab operators remains in force. However, the continued effect of the latter is cast into doubt by a subsequent circular dated 23.08.2007.