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....
Service Tax : Please refer to the Notified ST-3 form as updated through notification no. 43/2016 dated 28th September, 2016. The following chang...
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...
Service Tax : Service tax assessees will be required to file Annual Return in addition to the half yearly returns presently filed by them. This ...
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...
Service Tax : E-filing of Return: Existing registered assessees can file their returns for transactions up to the period June, 2017 by 15th Augu...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Service Tax : Once the ST-3 returns are filed, onus lies on Central Excise Officer to meticulously review them. Should there be any discrepancie...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Service Tax : These rules may be called the Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016. (a) in the Table B1 FOR SERVICE PROVIDER, after ...
In case of any difficulty in accessing the ACES Application or in filing the ST-3 returns, the assessees can seek help of the ACES Service Desk by sending e-mail to aces.servicedesk@icegate.gov.in or calling up National Toll-free number 1800 425 4251. In general, the Service Desk functions on any working day from Monday to Friday between […]
In case of any difficulty in accessing the ACES Application or in filing ST 3 returns, the assesses can seek help of the ACES Service Desk by sending e-mail to aces.servicedesk@icegate.gov.in or calling up national toll-free number 1800 425 4251.
Service Tax Return (ST-3) for the period April -September’ 13 is now available in ACES 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, 2013.
Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs Directed to take stock of all Pending Registration Applications for Service Tax and Ensure their Clearance by 23rd September, 2013 All the Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs and Director Generals Service Tax/Systems of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have been asked to take stock […]
FAQ FOR ST3 RETURN FOR THE PERIOD OCT, 2012 – MAR, 2013 I. GENERAL The ST-3 Return for the period, Oct, 2012- Mar, 2013 is a quarterly or half-yearly? It is a half yearly return. Is there any change in the Format of ST3 return for the return period Oct, 2012 -March, 2013 when compared […]
The online version of the Service Tax return (ST-3) for the period October’12 to March’13 is now available for e-filing in ACES. Assessees can also use the offline utility by downloading the latest version from http://acesdownload.nic.in/ or from ‘DOWNLOADS’ Section of ACES website. Assessees whose ST 3 returns for the period October’12 to March’13 for […]
Department has released the offline utility for filing of Service Tax Return (ST-3) on 31.07.2013 for the period 1st October, 2012 to 31st March, 2013. At the time of release of offline utility department has announced that online version of Service Tax return (ST 3) will be made available shortly. But even after 20 days of release […]
Persons who are not liable to pay service tax (because of an exemption including turnover based exemption), are not required to file ST-3 return in terms of Circular No.97/8/07-ST dated August 23, 2007 and cited judgement. Even if service tax return is filed late/ failed to file return – No Penalty in terms of Rule 7C of the STR. For Nil return Assessee is not even required to opt for VCES.
This excel utility can be used only for the ST3-Return to be filed for the period/s, October 2012 to March 2013 and thereafter. Assessee can file the return for one or more than one service offered from one or more than one premises as well.
Previously, the assessees were able to view the filed returns using the option, ‘View Original ST3’. This facility has been enhanced with a new feature by displaying in the return, the list of error codes (with corresponding error messages). This will help the assessees to know about the errors so that they can exercise the option of filing Revised return by rectifying the errors. This facility will be made available shortly and the exact date will be intimated on ACES website.
