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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (i)   GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) New Delhi, the  2nd  September, 2008 11, Bhadrapada 1930 (Saka) Notification No. 31/2008-Service Tax    G.S.R.        (E)      In exercise of the powers conferred by section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely :-                  1.     (1) These rules may be called the Service Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2008.  (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official   Gazette.   2.     In the Service Tax Rules, 1994, in Form ST-3,-                 (i) after serial No.3 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,-             “ 4. Amount of service tax paid in advance under sub-rule(1A) of rule 6    Month/Quarter** Apr/ Oct May/ Nov June/ Dec July/Jan Aug/Feb Sept/Mar   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (a) Amount deposited in advance             (b) Challan Nos.             (c) Challan dates           ”.  ** Assessee liable to pay service tax on quarterly basis may furnish details quarter wise i.e. Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec, Jan-Mar             (ii)  in serial No. 4A, in entry (I), (a)   in item (a), after sub-item (ii)and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,-              Month/Quarter** Apr/ Oct May/ Nov June/ Dec July/Jan Aug/Feb Sept/Mar   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)    “(iia)by adjustment of amount earlier paid in advance and adjusted in this period under rule 6 (1A).             ”.     (b)   in item (b), after sub-item (ii)and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,-              Month/Quarter** Apr/ Oct May/ Nov June/ Dec July/Jan Aug/Feb Sept/Mar   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)     “(iia)by adjustment of amount earlier paid in advance and adjusted in this period under rule 6 (1A).             ”.   (c) in item (c), after sub-item (ii) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,-              Month/Quarter** Apr/ Oct May/ Nov June/ Dec July/Jan Aug/Feb Sept/Mar   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)      “(iia)by adjustment of amount earlier paid in advance and adjusted in this period under rule 6 (1A).             ”.               (iii) in serial No. 5A, after item (c) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,-    (1) (2) “(d) If any one of the (a) and (b) is ‘yes’, and (c) is ‘no’, which option is being availed under rule 6 (3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004   (i)        Opted to pay an amount equal to 10% of the value of exempted goods and 8% of the value of exempted service (Y/N); or   (ii) Opted to pay an amount equivalent to CENVAT Credit attributable to inputs and input services used in or in relation to manufacture of exempted goods or provision of exempted service (Y/N).        (iv) after serial No. 5A and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely,- “5AA    Amount payable under rule 6 (3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004    Month Apr/ Oct May/ Nov June/ Dec July/Jan Aug/Feb Sept/Mar   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (a) Value of exempted goods cleared             (b) Value of exempted services provided             (c) Amount paid under rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, by CENVAT Credit