Service tax return filing by self

Originally posted by : jyoti
	Can a proprietor can file service tax return by himself ? Is there any cumpulsion to use the service of service tax return preparer ? Thanks in advance

Yes, the proprietor may file his service tax return by himself. There is NO COMPULSION to use the services of an STP.

Preparation of and furnishing the service tax return by the Service Tax Return Preparer

Any assessee, may at his option furnish his return after getting it prepared through a Service Tax Return Preparer Provided that an assessee shall not furnish a revised service tax return under rule 7B of the rules through a Service Tax Return Preparer unless he has furnished the original return through such or any other Service Tax Return  Preparer.

Notification No. 7/2009-ST

Very much he can file his own return.