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Filing of ST 3 Return – Certain corrections required

Service Tax : While assessee logs in the ACES site for filing the Service tax Return of the I half of 2016-17 i.e. for the 6 months ended 30.09....

October 24, 2016 13078 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Return under Service Tax

Service Tax : As per Rule 7(1) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, all the assessees registered under service tax are required to file service tax r...

May 29, 2016 20767 Views 1 comment Print

Penalty for Late Filing of Service tax Return

Service Tax : File Service Tax Return in time as Maximum Penalty increased 10 times to Rs. 20000 - Under the existing scheme of law, Rule 7 of t...

May 20, 2016 437846 Views 67 comments Print

All about Service Tax Returns

Service Tax : Section 70(1) of the Finance Act, 1994 (‘Act’ for short) provides that every person liable to pay service tax shall himself as...

April 8, 2016 41365 Views 4 comments Print

13 Reasons why Service Tax Returns Get Rejected after filing

Service Tax : Some Service Tax returns gets rejected after uploading of the XML file for the ST3 return, mainly due to the following reasons:- 1...

December 21, 2015 11750 Views 0 comment Print


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e-filing ST-3 / STC Return Utility for October 2017 to March 2017 available

Service Tax : Utilities for e-filing Service Tax Returns (ST-3 & ST3C) for the period October, 2016-March, 2017 are now available in both of...

April 1, 2017 15974 Views 0 comment Print

Utility for e-filing Service Tax Return for Oct,15 to Mar,16

Service Tax : 1. Utility for e-filing Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period October, 2015 – March, 2016 is now available in both offlin...

March 26, 2016 13363 Views 3 comments Print

Advisory on Service Tax Return filing for April – September 2015

Service Tax :  1. (a) Assessee can e-file Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period April, 2015 to September, 2015 now through offline or online...

October 1, 2015 14289 Views 0 comment Print

File Service Tax registration amendment before 31/05/2015

Service Tax : All Service Tax registrants, except Government Departments, not having PAN based registration number shall file an amendment and o...

May 1, 2015 4004 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Return for Oct 2014 to March 2015 to be available from 01.04.15

Service Tax : Service Tax Return (ST-3) for October 2014 to March 2015 period will be made available from 01.04.2015 for e-filing by the assesse...

March 29, 2015 15192 Views 0 comment Print


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Merely on basis of entry in ST-3 return it cannot be said whether assessee had availed credit or not

Excise Duty : The second objection of the department is that the appellant do not satisfy the conditions no. 2(e) of 12/05 ST regarding non-avai...

February 15, 2013 7601 Views 0 comment Print


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CBEC Revises Service Tax Return Form- ST-3

Service Tax : These rules may be called the Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016. (a) in the Table “B1 FOR SERVICE PROVIDER”, after ...

March 8, 2016 11983 Views 0 comment Print

ST-3 due date extended to 14th Nov'14 for 1st Half of 2014-15

Service Tax : In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (4) of rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise & Custom...

October 24, 2014 22480 Views 0 comment Print

ST-3 Due date of Oct 12 to Mar 13 extended to 31.08.2013

Service Tax : n exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule(4) of rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise & Customs ...

April 23, 2013 3994 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC extends last date of e-filing of Service Tax Return for July-Sep 2012 to 30.04.2013

Service Tax : Due date for filing of service tax returns in Form ST-3 for the period 1st July, 2012 to 30th September 2012 was extended from 15t...

April 13, 2013 3519 Views 0 comment Print

Last Date to File ST 3 Return July 12 to Sep 12 & Revised Form ST 3

Service Tax : Instruction regarding Notification No. 1/2013- Service Tax dated 22-2-2013 which seeks to amend the Service Tax Rules 1994 so as t...

February 26, 2013 7946 Views 0 comment Print


Advisory on Service Tax Return filing for April – September 2015

October 1, 2015 14289 Views 0 comment Print

 1. (a) Assessee can e-file Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period April, 2015 to September, 2015 now through offline or online version. The last date of filing the ST-3 return, for the return period April, 2015 to September, 2015 is 25th October, 2015. However, to avoid congestion and inconvenience in the last minute, assesses […]

Filing of Service Tax Returns

September 18, 2015 24474 Views 0 comment Print

Every person liable to pay service tax has to submit half yearly return in form ST-3 within 25 days of the end of the half-year, as per rule 7 of Service Tax Rules, 1994, read with section 70(1) of Finance Act, 1994. Similarly, Input Service Distributor (ISD) is also required to file half yearly return, […]

There Is Rate Change # Return Utility # No More Utility

September 8, 2015 3236 Views 0 comment Print

History of problems in return utility:- In 2012-2013, the return utility (July-Sept) had the facility of inserting an additional row and mentioning that differential rate of tax; thereby showing the additional tax to be paid in a particular month for a particular service.

9 Reasons for rejection of ST-3 returns

August 27, 2015 4102 Views 0 comment Print

Now days we see that Service Tax Returns are being rejected for one or the other reasons. This article may help you some extent to file return without any problem of being rejected. REASON? Returns are being rejected due to some technical errors validated by the system. The following are some technical errors the reasons […]

Return Filing under Service Tax

June 11, 2015 61456 Views 7 comments Print

The Person who is liable to pay Service Tax has to submit half yearly return i.e. 1st April to 30th September and 1st October to 31st March of Financial Year in Form-ST-3 within 25 days of the end of the Half Year. Note: Input Service Distributor is also required to file half yearly returns, even if he is not liable to pay service tax.

File Service Tax registration amendment before 31/05/2015

May 1, 2015 4004 Views 0 comment Print

All Service Tax registrants, except Government Departments, not having PAN based registration number shall file an amendment and obtain a PAN based registration on or before 31/05/2015. (refer Order no.1/2015-Service Tax dated 28/02/2015). E-mail and mobile number mandatory: The applicant shall quote the email address and mobile number in the requisite column of the application […]

Service Tax Return for Oct 2014 to March 2015 to be available from 01.04.15

March 29, 2015 15192 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Return (ST-3) for October 2014 to March 2015 period will be made available from 01.04.2015 for e-filing by the assesses in both offline and online version. The last date for filing the returns for the said period is 25th April 2015. The assesses can file return online or use the offline utility by […]

Practical step by step guide to prepare Service tax return

March 29, 2015 10706 Views 0 comment Print

It’s my great pleasure to present this project on ST-3 Return. Gone are the days when Service Tax used to be a ‘Chota-Mota’ Tax, as of now it has become a full fledged tax with all beauties cum confusions with respect to complexities and interpretations. In fact, after Income Tax and Central Excise, Service tax is major source of Central Govt. revenue.

Only 33% of registered persons filed Service Tax returns in 2013

December 18, 2014 582 Views 0 comment Print

CA Sandeep Kanoi As per Information available with us only 33 per cent of registered persons filed Service Tax returns in 2013. Table below depicts data on the number of persons registered with the Service Tax Department for the period FY 2008-09 to 2012-13. The number of registered persons increased by about 50 per cent […]

ST-3 due date extended to 14th Nov'14 for 1st Half of 2014-15

October 24, 2014 22480 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (4) of rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3 for the period from 1st April 2014 to 30th September 2014, from 25th October, 2014 to 14th November, 2014.

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