Submission of EXP-4 Service Tax Return under Notification No. 42/2012

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Dear Sir,

After noti 3/2015 ST, is it compulsory to file EXP 4 return on or before 15.04.2015?

Kindly reply

Thanks

S Gupta

[Rajagopalan Ranganathan]

Sir

If the export is effected before 1.3.2015 then for period prior to 1.3.2015 you have to file Exp-4 return. In respect of exports effected on or after 1.3.2015 Exp-4 return need not be filed since Notification 42/2012-CE is rescinded with effect from 1.3.2015. Notification 42/2012-CE is rescinded for the reason this exemption become redundant in view of the amendments made in law in the Budget 2014-15, in the definition of "intermediary" in the Place of Provision of Service rules, making the place of provision of a service provided by such agents as outside the taxable territory.

AI Summary

Clarification on EXP-4 Service Tax Return: Filing needed for exports before March 1, 2015, per Notification 3/2015-ST. A query was raised regarding the necessity of filing the EXP-4 Service Tax Return by April 15, 2015, following Notification 3/2015-ST. The response clarified that if exports occurred before March 1, 2015, the EXP-4 return must be filed for that period. However, for exports on or after March 1, 2015, filing the EXP-4 return is unnecessary because Notification 42/2012-CE was rescinded. This change was due to amendments in the 2014-15 Budget, which altered the definition of 'intermediary' and affected the taxable status of services provided by agents.