20 November 2007
As pr circular no. 97/2007, persons who are not liable for service tax need not to file ST-3. Please go through the following para of the said circular:-
6. Service tax return
6.1 The service tax return is required to be filed under Section 70 of the Act read with rule 7 of the Rules, by 'any person liable to pay the service tax'. This return is required to be filed on a half yearly basis, in Form ST-3. For the periods from April to September and October to March, it must be filed by the 25th October and the 25th April respectively. Further, ‘Input Service Distributor’ is also required to file this return. Persons who are not liable to pay service tax (because of an exemption including turnover based exemption), are not required to file ST-3 return.
6.2 A single service tax return should be filed (in Form ST-3) in respect of all taxable services provided by an assessee. Detailed instructions for filling the return are given in the return form itself.
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