Friends,
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue has made it compulsory to file your service tax return half-yearly in electronically mode for all Assessees w.e.f. 01.10.2011. The Government has already issued a Notification in this regard vide Notification No. 43/2011 - Service Tax, dated 25.08.2011. (Download Notification). Assessees can file their Service Tax Return ST-3 using following offline Excel Utilities by downloading the same from this page.
It is advised that the latest Excel Utility may be used every time, for filing Returns, by downloading it from the link given below.
Click on the ST-3 Excel Utility/ hyperlink to download. Please refer the detailed Instructions Sheet embedded within the utility before using the same.
This utility has been last updated on 06.04.2012.
Last Date of submission of ST-3 Return from 25th April 2012 for half yearly return.
CBEC Circular No. 956/17/2011-CX, dt 28th September, 2011, regarding Procedure for electronic filing of Central Excise and Service Tax returns and for electronic payment of excise duty and service tax Click Here.
CBEC Circular No. 955/16/2011-CX, dt 15th Sept., 2011, regarding Mandatory e-filing of Central Excise Returns in ACES, for Central Excise assesses Click Here.
CBEC Circular No. 919/09/2010 CX, dt 23rd March 2010 on ACES, both for Central Excise and Service Tax assesses Click Here.
