Certain transitional issues arising with respect to payment of service tax after 30th June 2017

Transitional credit treatment for reverse charge service tax must be claimed in Form ST-3 then carried into GST TRAN-1.

Where reverse charge service tax was paid after 30 June 2017 but by 5/6 July 2017 for services received and paid before 1 July 2017, the credit must be entered in Part I of Form ST-3 (specified entries) with linked Part H entries; if ST-3 was already filed the credit should be included in a revised ST-3 within the revision period. ST-3 returns for April-June 2017 filed up to 31 August 2017 are deemed filed on 31 August to allow revision, and once reflected in ST-3 the amounts may be carried into Form GST TRAN-1. Non-ACES registrants may use non assessee registration to make payments.