Last date for filing ST-3 extended

• Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby extends the date of submission of the Form  ST-3 for the period from 1^st July 2012 to 30^th September 2012, from 25^th March, 2013 to 15^th April, 2013.

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

F.No.137/99/2011-Service Tax

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

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New Delhi, dated the 6^th March, 2013

Order No: 01/2013-Service Tax

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 hereby extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3 for the period from 1^st July 2012 to 30^th September 2012, from 25^th March, 2013 to 15^thApril, 2013.

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

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

b) 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 further delay and inconvenience to the assessees.

Himani Bhayana

Under Secretary (Service Tax)

Central Board of Excise and Customs

To

All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise / Customs and Central Excise

Directors General of Service Tax /Central Excise Intelligence /Audit/Systems All Commissioners of Central Excise/ Customs and Central Excise

All Commissioners of Service Tax

All Commissioners LTU

All Additional Directors General Systems