Due Date for Payment of Service Tax 2017, Service Tax Return Due Date

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Due Date for Payment of Service Tax 2017

Please Note – Due Date for Payment of Service Tax for monthly, Quarterly  or Half Year ending on 31.03.2017 is – 31-03-2017, Please Deposit Tax Before 31st March, 2017. Check Other Months Due Date (Except March Ending) From Below….

As per Rule 6(1) of Service Tax Rules, the service tax shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government before the following due dates

Particulars	Company, AOP’s, HUF	Individual / Proprietary firm or Partnership firm
Duration	Month in which the service is deemed to be provided as per the POT rules	Quarter in which the service is deemed to be provided as per the POT rules
Payment by ECS:	6th day of the following month	6th day of the month following the quarter
Payment by any other mode	5th day of the following month	5th day of the month following the quarter
Month / quarter ending march	31st March	31st March Compulsory

Exception: – Service Tax Collected for the month/quarter ending March shall be payable by 31st March of the said calendar year.

Interest on Late Payment of Service Tax

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Interest Rate for Financial Year 2017-18

Conditions	Rate of Interest
Service Tax collected but not deposited to the exchequer	24%
Other Cases	15%

If in case the value of taxable services of preceding year does not exceeds Rs. 60 Lakhs, then the rate of interest on late payment will be 12%.

[The above changes will come into effect on the day the Finance Bill receives the assent of the President.]

Due Dates For Filing Service Tax Return

All persons or entities who are liable to pay service tax and file service tax returns, Entities having service tax registration are mandatorily required to file service tax returns. The due date of filing service tax returns for first half of the year is 25th October and 25th April for the second half of the year. check example from below…..

Half yearly Return in Form ST-3

Period	Due Date
1st April to 30th September	25th October
1st October to 31st March	25th April

For Example

Period	Service Tax Return Due Date
April 17- Sept 17	25th Oct 2017
Oct 16-Mar 17	25th April 2017

Late Fees For Delay In Filing Service Tax Return

If the Service Tax Return is not filed before the due date of filing of Service Tax Return, Late Fee shall be liable to be paid as follows

Delay in Filing of Return after Due Date	Late Fees
First 15 days	Rs. 500
15-30 days	Rs. 1000
More than 30 days	Rs. 1000 + Rs. 100 per day beyond 30 days
The Maximum Late Fee payable is Rs. 20,000

Compulsory ECS payment:

Every assessee is required to pay tax electronically. AC or DC of Central Excise may for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow the assessees to deposit the service tax by any mode other than internet banking. (N/N 9/14 w-e-f 1-10-14)

Exception from POT Rules

Individuals and Partnership firms whose aggregate value of taxable services provided from one or more premises is < or = Rs. 50 lakhs in the previous FY: The service provider shall have the option to pay tax in the current financial year on actual receipt basis on value of taxable services provided or agreed to be provided by him up to a total of Rs. 50 lakhs.

[Means payment is to be made with reference to month or quarter in which payment is received and not on the basis of POT rules.]

Can Service Tax be paid in Advance?

As per Rule 6(1A) every person liable to pay service tax, may, on his own volition, pay an amount as service tax in advance, to the credit of the Central Government and adjust the amount so paid against the service tax which he is liable to pay for the subsequent period: In such case the assessee shall,-

(i) intimate the details of the amount of service tax paid in advance, to the jurisdictional Superintendent of Central Excise within a period of 15 days from the date of such payment; and

(ii) indicate the details of the advance payment made, and its adjustment, if any in the subsequent return to be filed under section 70 of the Act.

What is the Manner of Payment of service tax?

As per Rule 6(2), the assessee shall deposit the service tax with the bank designated by CBEC, by using GAR-7challan

If the tax is paid by cheque, date of presentation of cheque to the bank shall be deemed to be the date on which service tax has been paid subject to realization of that cheque

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