Asstt Manager (Accounts & Finance)
                
                   2998 Points
                   Joined May 2009
                
               
			  
			  
             
            
              
 
The assessee is at liberty to maintain the records in his own format.However, the record should indicate the amount of all taxable transactions , the bills / invoices issued , amount received, etc.The assessee has to submit a list of all the accounts maintained by him at the time of filing the first Service Tax return. 
 
 
The S.T. 3 RETURN
 
 
 All the assessees are required to submit six monthly Return in TRIPLICATE (In 4 copies if acknowledgement is required)
 	a) The Return for the period  from APRIL to SEPTEMBER is to be filed on or before 25th OCTOBER of every year .
b) The Return for the period  from OCTOBER to MARCH is to be filed  on or before 25th  APRIL of every year .
 
    
        
            
             					It is advised that the assessee should deposit the Service Tax sufficiently in advance in the month so that he can get TR-6 Challans from the Bank in next three to four days and then can file ST-3 Return before 25th i.e. before due date. The assessees are requested to avoid filing ST-3 Return on the last date as it leads to overcrowding and inconvenience to the assessee. If Service Tax is deposited on 25th, bank may not be able to give TR-6 Challan back on same day if there is heavy rush at the Bank and then the assessee may not be able to file his return in time . The late filing of Returns attracts penalty .
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 					ratan