Central Board of Excise and Customs has extended the last date of submission of half yearly return for the period April 2011 to September 2011 from 26th December, 2011 to 20th January, 2012.
(Central Board of Excise & Customs)
New Delhi
ORDER NO 3/2011 – Service Tax, Dated: December 29, 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 7(4) of the Service Tax Rules 1994 read with notification No. 48/2011-Service Tax dated 19th October 2011, Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby extends the date of submission of half yearly return for the period April 2011 to September 2011, from 26th December 2011 to 6th January 2012.
This is being done in view of the fact that assessees are facing problems in electronic filing of returns due to various reasons.
F. No. 137/99/2011 – Service Tax
(Deepankar Aron)
Director (Service Tax)
CBEC, New Delhi
The extension announced on 29.12.11 really allows only six working days more. In the given circumstances and as per the reasons given for the extension it would have been better if the extension was allowed for longer period say up to 31.01.2012.