Instruction regarding Notification No. 1/2013- Service Tax dated 22-2-2013 which seeks to amend the Service Tax Rules 1994 so as to prescribe the revised return Form ST3 and also stipulate that the last date for filing a return for the period July 2012 to September 2012, is 25th March 2013.

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....rvice Tax<br>F. No. 137/98/2006-CX-4 ( Part-I) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs (Service Tax Wing) Room No 263A North Block New Delhi, 22nd February 2013 To All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise / Customs and Central Excise Directors General of Service Tax /Central Excise Intelligence /Audit/Systems; ....

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.... 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data for the remaining portion of the half year ( i.e 1-7-2012 to 30-9-2012 ) can now be furnished by the assessees in the revised Form ST3 , which has been notified vide notification 1/2013 -Service Tax dated 22- 2-2013 . Since ordinarily this would have formed part of the return , the due date of which was 25th October 2012, rule 7(2) of the Service Tax R....

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.... electronic version but not in the paper version . Similarly provisions in the electronic version to add rows or validate entries cannot be appropriately indicated in the paper version.&nbsp;&nbsp; The revised Form ST-3 is expected to be available on ACES by the first week of March. However in the event of any delay , the last date will be suitably extended&nbsp;&nbsp; and adequate time given so&n....