Service Tax Department to send ST-2 Certificate by Post only unless specified otherwise in ST-1

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX-I : MUMBAI

TRADE NOTICE NO. 08 /2011-SERVICE TAX, MUMBAI Dated  01-11-2011

Subject:- Issuance of ST-2 Registration Certificate-reg.

          It has been brought to our notice that some of the Superintendents are asking for printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from assessee for signature and affixing stamp.

2          The procedure has been reviewed. All the officers in this Commissionerate have been directed to take printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from their office and send duly signed and stamped certificate by post only. However, if any assessee is interested in receiving the certificate personally, they should give the option in the printout of   ST-1 application, when the same is submitted to jurisdictional Superintendent for issuance of certificate.

3          It is further informed that a new system of registration work being centralized with one group  is being started in all Divisions, whereby registration would be handled by one set of officers only for all the assesses in a division.

4          All the Service Tax Assesses and their Associations are requested to give wide publicity to the Trade Notice amongst their constituent members.

Sd/-

1.11.2011

(SUSHIL SOLANKI)

COMMISSIONER  SERVICE TAX-I, MUMBAI

F. No.I/ST/HQ/ACES/Comp/Implementation/09

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