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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

11 Changes in XLS offline utility for ST3 return for April, 16 to Sep 16

Service Tax : Please refer to the Notified ST-3 form as updated through notification no. 43/2016 dated 28th September, 2016. The following chang...

October 3, 2016 9637 Views 1 comment 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

Service Tax Assessees To File Annual Return

Service Tax : Service tax assessees will be required to file Annual Return in addition to the half yearly returns presently filed by them. This ...

March 21, 2016 76852 Views 10 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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ST3 & ST3C utilities April-June, 2017 available for filing

Service Tax : E-filing of Return: Existing registered assessees can file their returns for transactions up to the period June, 2017 by 15th Augu...

July 14, 2017 17949 Views 0 comment Print

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

ST3 Return filing date extended to 29th April 2016

Service Tax : The Central Government has extended the date of filing of ST-3 returns to 29.04.2016 from 25.04.2016 owing to certain difficulties...

April 25, 2016 24556 Views 1 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


Latest Judiciary


No Extended Limitation When Details Transparently Shared in ST-3 Returns

Service Tax : Detailed examination of the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in the case of Arya Logistics versus C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot on service tax liabi...

August 30, 2023 486 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT clarifies Limitation period & Assessee & Officer Roles in ST 3 Return Scrutiny

Service Tax : Once the ST-3 returns are filed, onus lies on Central Excise Officer to meticulously review them. Should there be any discrepancie...

August 23, 2023 4212 Views 0 comment Print

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


Latest Notifications


Service Tax Return for April to June 2017 to be filed by 15.08.2017

Service Tax : Service tax return for the period April 2017 to June 2017 is to be filed on or before 15thof August 2017 and revised service tax r...

June 22, 2017 70092 Views 7 comments Print

Service Tax Return filing due date extended to 30th April 2017

Service Tax : CBEC hereby extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3 for the period from 1St October 2016 to 31st March 2017, from 25th Apr...

April 25, 2017 6462 Views 1 comment Print

CBEC amends Service Tax Return Form ST-3

Service Tax : These rules may be called the Service Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2016. In the Service Tax Rules, 1994, in Form ST- 3,- (i) in Pa...

September 28, 2016 6709 Views 1 comment Print

ST3 Return filing date extended to 29th April 2016

Service Tax : The Central Government has extended the date of filing of ST-3 returns to 29.04.2016 from 25.04.2016 owing to certain difficulties...

April 25, 2016 24556 Views 1 comment Print

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


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.

Service Tax assessees, will continue to be mapped in ACES to existing location codes

October 11, 2014 1022 Views 0 comment Print

Although the reorganization of formations under CBEC will take effect from 15th October 2014, to avoid inconvenience to the existing Central Excise and Service Tax assessees, they will continue to be mapped in ACES to the existing location codes (Commissionerate, Division and Range). Applicants for new registration can also apply to the existing formations.

Service Tax Return (ST-3) utility available for April,14 – Sep,14

October 1, 2014 3977 Views 0 comment Print

 Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period April,14 – September,14 is now available for e-filing by the assesses in both offline and online version. The last date of filing the ST-3 return for the said period is 25th October, 2014. However, to avoid congestion and inconvenience in the last minute, all assesses who wish to […]

Download ST3 Return Utility for Oct to Mar 14 Service Tax Return Filing

April 1, 2014 29089 Views 2 comments Print

Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period Oct,13 -March,14 is now available for e-filing by the assessees in both offline and online version. The last date of filing the ST-3 return for the said period is 25th April, 2014. However, to avoid congestion and inconvenience in the last minute, all assessees who wish to file […]

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