How to file service tax return st3

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sadashiv Rupchand Gaikwad (Querist)
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13 October 2011 Please guide me how to file Sales tax Return for the period 01.04.2011 to 30.09.2011. What is simple procedure, what are the steps,How to obtained Loagin ID without visiting Service tax Departmetn.Can old previous return will be submitted in eReturn Format or Hardcopy to Service tax.Kindly to guide throughly,

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13 October 2011
With effect from 25th August, 2011 in terms of Notfn. No. 43/2011 all Service Tax returns are to be filed electronically.
E-filing of Returns is mandatory for all assesses as provided by Rule 7 amended by [Notification No. 43/2011-ST dated 25/08/2011].
(i) File an application to the jurisdictional Asst./Deputy Commissioner of ServiceTax, specifying –
- 15-digit PAN based registration number (STP Code)
- Valid e-mail address - so that the Department can send them their User ID and password to help them file their Return.
(ii) Log on to the Service Tax e-filing home page by typing the address
http://servicetaxefiling.nic.in in the address bar of the browser.
(iii) Upon entering the Service Tax code, user ID and password, you will be permitted to access the e-filing facility.
(iv) Follow the instructions given therein for filing the Returns electronically.
(v) Obtain the acknowledgement.