Adjustment of excess service tax payments allowed in April to correct provisional March overpayments and ease compliance.
Adjustment of excess Service Tax payments in April is authorised to correct provisional overpayments made in March arising from recent payment rule changes and estimation difficulties, as an administrative facilitation allowing service providers to rectify March or quarter end provisional deposits while aiding compliance and maximizing fiscal year tax collection.

Reward scheme for informer tips extended to service tax; claims to be processed like central excise cases.
The reward scheme for informers has been amended to extend coverage to detection of service tax evasion under the Finance Act as it relates to service tax; informer claims in such cases shall be processed and decided in the same manner and under the same procedures as Central Excise reward claims, and trade and service associations are requested to notify their members accordingly.

Transport of goods by road service tax accounting codes must be shown separately on TR challans to ensure correct accounting.
Specific eight digit accounting codes are prescribed for Service Tax and Educational Cess on Transport of Goods by Road, allocated to the minor head for Transport of Goods by Road and subheads for Tax Collections, Other Receipts, and Deduct Refunds; these eight digit codes must be shown separately on TR challans for remittance.

Service tax liability: State police bodies must register and ensure taxable services are correctly declared and paid to avoid penalties.
State police departments and undertakings providing taxable services for consideration - notably Mandap Keeper Services (letting immovable property for functions) and Health Club & Fitness Center Services - are liable to pay service tax and must register with the local Service Tax/Central Excise Commissionerate. Failure to correctly discharge service tax can attract mandatory penal provisions; departments are requested to ensure compliance, forward instructions to concerned establishments, and secure timely payment and procedural adherence.