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 (CBEC) 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 15th April, 2013.

The circumstances of a special nature, which have given rise to this extension of time, are as follows:

• The Form ST-3 is expected to be available on ACES around 20th March, 2013.

• 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 may cause further delay and inconvenience to the assessees.

DSM/RS/ka

(Release ID :93218)

Extension of filing deadline for Form ST-3 to prevent electronic filing congestion and ease return submission obligations. The Central Board of Excise & Customs, invoking sub-rule(4) of rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, extended the last date for submission of Form ST-3 for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 September 2012 from 25 March 2013 to 15 April 2013 to address anticipated ACES availability and avoid network congestion that could impede filing.