https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=49 Rule 4(2)-(5) allows an assessee with centralized billing/accounting to register at the centralized premises; the competent Commissioner or specified authority must grant registration and issue Form ST 2, with registration deemed granted if not issued within seven days. Administrative circulars reduced verification checklists and stressed a seven day turnaround, but practical delays from pre verification, dak processing, mis routing, and iterative queries hinder timely grant. The document proposes publicity of required documents, a simplified single Commissioner application, allocation of a conditional registration/STC number within seven days after verification, direct querying to assessees by back offices, and electronic filing to expedite processing. en-us Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:59:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=49 Rule 4(2)-(5) allows an assessee with centralized billing/accounting to register at the centralized premises; the competent Commissioner or specified authority must grant registration and issue Form ST 2, with registration deemed granted if not issued within seven days. Administrative circulars reduced verification checklists and stressed a seven day turnaround, but practical delays from pre verification, dak processing, mis routing, and iterative queries hinder timely grant. The document proposes publicity of required documents, a simplified single Commissioner application, allocation of a conditional registration/STC number within seven days after verification, direct querying to assessees by back offices, and electronic filing to expedite processing. Articles Service Tax Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=49