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EXCISE RULES, 2059
INCOME YEAR
2076-77
PRESENTED BY :
CA. PRABIN RAJ KAFLE
FCA, M Com
FOR:
INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NEPAL (ICAN)
SATDOBATO, LALITPUR
As per law, Excise duty shall be levied on the goods or services as mentioned in the
schedule at the rate mentioned against the goods or services in the same schedule.
The schedule forming part of the Act states the name of the goods and services on
which excise duty shall be charged, the harmonized code of the goods, unit of the
goods and the rate of the excise duty.
Duties, either specific or ad valorem are yearly applied based on Yearly Finance
Act/Ordinances. These rates are not reproduced here. Please update the rates from
particular Finance Act of relevant year.
On Import of Goods
Excise items are linked with customs classification of goods and commodities (called
HS codes) as in the US, EU or in Japan as motivated by IMF to its members. The
advantages are the comparability of trade statistics, the use of a uniform "language"
in international trade based on a systematic classification that avoids linguistic
differences and predictability of the cross-border traders within exporting state.
On services
Excise duty shall be charged on the services covered by the schedule forming part of
Excise Duty Act, 2058. Excise duty shall be collected when the service is provided, it
means when the invoice for the service is issued as per Sec. 7.
No one shall manufacture, import, sell or store any excisable goods or provide excisable
service, without obtaining a license as prescribed in this Act or rules.
No excise duty license is required on import of goods subject to excise duty under the
diplomatic facility on the recommendation of the Nepal Government, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and to sell or store a product subject to excise duty by an industry under
shelf removal system.
The term of the license issued shall remain valid until one Fiscal Year.
The person shall renew the excise license within Shrawan after the expiry of a fiscal year
after paying the prescribed fees. Such renewal may be done for three fiscal year at once.
The renewal requirement is waived for license holder involved in industries that
produces goods under self removal system and provides service attracting excise duty.
The following is the time determined by the Act to levy excise duty:
NOTE:
"Physical control system" means the system of production, release, import and
export of a product subject to excise duty under the control of the Excise Duty
Officer or employee designated by him or her.
TUTORIAL NOTE:
Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 6(1) or Rule 6(2), while releasing
Cigarette, tobacco, Khaini, Gutkha, Panmasala-with or without having nicotine, and
other similar tobacco related products, the amount of excise duty shall have to be
deposited and the requisition form shall have to be approved for release of goods.
NOTE:
"Self-release system" means the system of production, release, import and export of a
product subject to excise duty other than that based on the physical control system.
Any goods other than liquors and cigarette are sold to a licensed bonded
warehouse and duty free shop, on such goods or services.
Cigarette, liquors or any other goods sold by the licensed bonded warehouse to
any person or entity enjoying diplomatic and tariff privilege, as recommended by
the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But the duty free shop or
the bonded warehouse when purchasing the goods have to pay cash deposit or
provide a bank guarantee for an amount equal to the excise duty chargeable on the
goods. The release of the cash deposit or bank guarantee shall be as prescribed by
IRD.
Casterly Rock Pvt. Ltd. is a Television Assembling Unit in Nepal which imports
Television Receivers under HS Code: 8529.90.10 which is the major raw materials for
Television Manufacturing. Excise Duty on the same is levied @ 10% at the time of
imports as well as is charged @ 10% at the time of Sales of Final Product. Whereas on
the other hand Custom Duty for the same is NIL i.e. no duty is imposed on import of
items falling under HS Code: 8529.90.10. During 2076/77 Casterly Rock imported
around 10,000 Units of Television Receivers @ of Yuan 750 CIF Birgunj Custom Point
each (1 Yuan = 15 NPR). Further assembled the same and sold around 7,500 Units of
Television @ NPR.15,000 each. With Due respect to the provision of Excise & Custom
Act suggest about the following:
What will be the cost per unit of Television Assembling Unit so imported?
Will Casterly Rock be allowed to Claim Credit of the Excise Paid on Import of Raw
Material? If Yes, Why?
If any goods manufactured or prepared within Nepal and already exported from
Nepal are re-imported because of rejection by the concerned party or other reason,
and the same goods are to be exported within Three months of the import, the
goods may be released against the deposit of the excise duty leviable at the time of
such return, and the deposit shall be refunded by the concerned Customs Office
after the re-export of such goods.
Unadjusted Excise Duty if any after set off can be filed for
refund with Excise Officer.
If Excise Officer finds its reasonable after investigation and
examination then refund claimed shall be refunded within
60 days from the date of an application.
There must be the value addition of at least 15% on
removal of Tobacco, Liquors and Panmasala products for
claiming refund of Excise Duty.
If claim for refund is not made within 1 year from the due
date of filing return and if there is no value addition as
mentioned above then no refund shall be allowed.
PRESENTED BY :
CA. PRABIN RAJ KAFLE
FCA, M Com
FOR:
INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NEPAL (ICAN)
SATDOBATO, LALITPUR
Mr. Ram is a Business Man Established its business in Kathmandu last year.
During this year Mr. Ram has converted its business goods from non-excisable
goods to excisable goods. On dated Ashad end 2076, Mr. Kamal Excise officer
visited the business house of Mr. Ram found that non-excisable goods are
converted to excisable goods in business without paying any excise duty as
required by the Excise Act 2058. But Mr. Ram is arguing that he has converted the
non-excisable goods to excisable goods so no need to pay excise duty as demand
by Excise officer. State the consequence in the action taken by Excise officer.
In the following cases, the excise duty is exempted while transferring vehicle:
Transfer to spouse of the owner after his/her death, such vehicles imported
by individual for personal purpose availing partial duty exemption
CA. PRABIN RAJ KAFLE
EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE DUTY (Section 4Ga)
Armed personal carrier, motor vehicle, arms and other related goods
carried by Army, Nepal police, Sashastra Police for restoration of peace on
request of United Nation Organisation.
Is there any provision under which an industry shall enjoy excise exemption
under Excise Act, 2058 although its products are excisable?
The liquor, Beer or tobacco related industry or its importers and their sellers
shall not operate any type of gift programme or such industry shall not
provide any rebate to any other distributor except to the distributor registered
in the Value Added Tax while selling such products. If such act is carried it
shall deem a breach of the condition of the license.
After the success of Visit Nepal Year 1998 and Nepal Tourism Year 2011, the Tourism
Board of Nepal introduced Visit Nepal Campaign 2020. The Campaign was announced
in 2015 to be held in 2018 but was later postponed to 2020. The mainstream media
publicized Nepal as utterly devastated by the earthquake in 2015 and failed to show that
Kathmandu with other major cities was almost intact. The earthquake significantly
affected the inflow of tourists in 2016 as the number of tourists halved compared with
the previous year. Currently, the country sees nearly one million tourist visitors yearly
and expect to double this number promoting Visit Nepal Campaign aggressively. M/s
Khagendra Distilleries manufacturer of all kinds of Alcohol products including Beer
Whiskey rum etc. International Brands in Nepal registered with company registered
office of Government of Nepal and Inland Revenue Department.
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of M/s Khagendra Distilleries
have planning to introduce the following scheme for targeting and promotion of
Tourist in 2020.
COO and CFO have planned some schemes for retailer wholesaler some free
cartons of alcohol to growth sales during the tourist year 2020. CFO has planned to
book the expenses incurred during this scheme under sales promotion expenses
heading. Mr. Chief Executive Officer of the M/s Khagendra distilleries seek your
advice whether COO and CFO proposed scheme is benefited to the company from
a legal perspective.
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Nepal has planned to celebrate
Tourism Year 2020 with 2 Million target tourist in Nepal to promote tourist in Nepal
and increase the economic activities in Nepal. Mr. President NRN has established
the best beer factories in Nepal since 15 years. The Marketing head and CFO of the
company has planning to introduce some promotional Scheme of beer targeting to
Tourism Year 2020. They plan to give its customers coins of Silver 10 gms , 20 gms
and 50 gms for every one, two and three case of beer purchase. Marketing head and
CFO has proposed this scheme to CEO Mr. Excellent but CEO seeking your advice of
this promotion plan of marketing head and CFO for Tourism Year 2020 for
implement in 2020 of not?
Dolma Distilleries, manufacturer of Beer and wiskey both brand name is ―Change
& Dance‖, which is facing top competition threat from similar product
manufacturer. The management of the company has decided to provide 10 beer &
wiskey free for 5 cartons of Change & Dance and 2 cartons free for every 10 cartons
of Change & Dance sales. The consumer will get threes free sales promotion from
retailer. The retailer will be reimbursed the same from dealers the company will pay
to the dealers and will book under sales promotion expenses. The company will do
the luck draw schemes with TV, Motorbike, and Car and house facility in yearend
period. The management of the company seeks your advice whether it can go for
the schemes proposed by them?
PRESENTED BY :
CA. PRABIN RAJ KAFLE
FCA, M Com
FOR:
INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NEPAL (ICAN)
SATDOBATO, LALITPUR
Stock as per
Stock as per Physical
Record Verification
Liquor 10,000 litres 9,890 litres
Stock as per flow- Stock as per bottle
Beer bottles while meter counter
bottling 10,000 bottles 9,800 bottles
Beer bottles after Stock as per
pasteurization, physical
packaging and Stock as per record verification
storing 10,000 bottles 9,600 bottles
Summary
Applicability How to determine
On production of The factory price determined by the producer for excisable
goods goods for sales from the factory; or
For the purpose of excise duty recovery, the Department can carry out a
reassessment or an additional assessment if deemed necessary.
Mr. Netra is dealing with the excise goods in his home town Kanchanpur, due
to financial crisis Mr Netra has applied for the suspension of Excise license in
accordance with the provision of Excise Act 2058. Excise office has suspense
the excise license for three years as demand by Mr. Netra in accordance with
the section 9ka of Excise Act, 2058, on dated 2073 Magh 27. Mr. Excellent
Excise visited the office of Mr. Netra on dated 23rd Jestha 2076 and fine Mr.
Netra for not renewed as required by the Excise Act 2058. Is the action taken
by Mr. Excellent, Excise office is in accordance with the provision of Excise
Act 2058?
The ABC Bricks Industries is registered under the Excise Act and incurred
heavy loss since F/Y 2076/077 due to pandemic situation in Nepal. The owner
of ABC Bricks Industries wanted to suspend the license for two years from F/Y
2077/078 to 2078/079. As you are a tax expert, the firm wants your expert
opinion whether the suspension for two years is possible or not? Your views are
to be based on the legal provision of Excise Act, 2058.
License of licensee can suspend up the period of 3 month if Excise Officer found
in its initial investigation regarding evasion of excise duty through
Non-pasting of excise sticker,
Using duplicate sticker or
Reuse of used sticker
As per Section 10, The license issued on the basis of Sub-Section (1) of Section 9 can
be cancelled by the Department under the following conditions:-
If the terms and conditions that have been specified in the permit have been
found to be violated.
If it is observed to be detrimental to public welfare.
If Excise duty not paid
In cases where the licensee organization is dissolved or the licensee makes an
application for the cancellation of license.
If not renewed as per Section 9
In case the licensee has stopped the business of dealing in excisable goods or
services or the licensee is deceased, the excise license is to be cancelled.