Friends, Central Board of Excise & Customs has extended the date of e-filing of (ST-3) service tax return for the period 01.07.2012 to 30.09.2012 from 25th March, 2013 to 15th April, 2013 vide Order No: 1/2013-Service Tax dated 06.03.13 which is detailed given below. Still ST-3 for the concerned period is under development. The availability of the new ST-3 return form for the period 01.07.2012 to 30.09.2012 and for the period 01.10.12 to 31.03.2013 will be announced later by CBEC.
F.No.137/99/2011-Service Tax
Government of India
Ministry
of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
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New Delhi, dated the 6th March, 2013
ORDER NO:
1/2013-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 & Customs hereby
extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3 for the period from 1st July
2012 to 30th September 2012, from 25th March, 2013 to 15thApril, 2013.
The circumstances of a special nature, which have given rise to this
extension of time, are as follows:
a) The Form ST-3 is expected to be available on ACES around 20th
March, 2013.
b) This will result in all the assessees
attempting to file their returns in a short time period, which may result in
problems in the computer network and further delay and inconvenience to the
assessees.
Himani Bhayana
Under Secretary (Service Tax)
Central Board of Excise and Customs
To
All Chief Commissioners of Central
Excise / Customs and Central Excise
Directors General of Service Tax
/Central Excise Intelligence /Audit/Systems
All Commissioners of Central Excise/
Customs and Central Excise
All Commissioners of Service Tax
All Commissioners LTU
All Additional Directors General
Systems