Revised guidelines for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode under CGST Act, 2017, IGST Act, 2017, Customs Act, 1962, Central Excise Act, 1944 and Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=64309 Personal hearings under customs, central excise, Chapter V of the Finance Act and the GST laws shall be conducted mandatorily through virtual personal hearings. Authorities must notify parties of date, time, VC link and officer in charge by official email; require scanned vakalatnama and photo ID; hold VC from official facilities using secured applications; prepare a written "record of personal hearing" emailed within one day; allow three days for signed modifications; accept self attested scanned documents within three days; and treat the record as a document under Section 4 of the Information Technology Act. en-us Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Revised guidelines for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode under CGST Act, 2017, IGST Act, 2017, Customs Act, 1962, Central Excise Act, 1944 and Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=64309 Personal hearings under customs, central excise, Chapter V of the Finance Act and the GST laws shall be conducted mandatorily through virtual personal hearings. Authorities must notify parties of date, time, VC link and officer in charge by official email; require scanned vakalatnama and photo ID; hold VC from official facilities using secured applications; prepare a written "record of personal hearing" emailed within one day; allow three days for signed modifications; accept self attested scanned documents within three days; and treat the record as a document under Section 4 of the Information Technology Act. Circulars Customs Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=64309