Service Tax Return Filing

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Service Tax Return Filing and Due Date

Service tax is an indirect tax levied on the services provided by a service provider in India. Service tax is paid by the end consumer of the service and the service provider is responsible for collection of remittance from the recipient of the taxable service. At present, Service Tax is levied at 12.3% on the value of the taxable service. Service tax registration is mandatory for every person or business in India that has provided a taxable service of value exceeding Rs.9 lakhs, in the previous financial year. Itaxbuddy provides service tax registration services.

Persons or entities liable to pay service tax or having service tax registration must file service tax returns - Form ST-3 or Form ST-3A. Service tax returns are due half-yearly and the service tax return must be e filed. Service tax payment must be paid by entity electronically or manually on the respective due date. The due date for payment of service tax collected is determined based on the type of business entity. Itaxbuddy can help you file e file your service tax return online. Our service tax experts can help you compute your service tax liability, e file the service tax return and keep you in compliance with service tax regulations. Use ReminDue, an online cloud compliance reminder service from Itaxbuddy to get reminders for service tax return and service tax payment due dates.

Service Tax Return Filing Process

Service Tax Return

Itaxbuddy.com can help your business prepare and file service tax returns on time.

Document Collection

An Itaxbuddy Service Tax Expert will collect the necessary information and documents for preparation of service tax return for your business.

Return Prepartion

Based on the documents and information presented, an Itaxbuddy service tax expert will prepare your service tax return and send for your approval.

Return Filing

Once the service tax return is verified and approved by you, our Service Tax expert will file your service tax return with the service tax department.

Service Tax(FAQs)

  • Who must file Service Tax Return? Open or Close

    All persons or entities liable to pay service tax or having service tax registration must file service tax returns. Entities having service tax registration are mandatorily required to file service tax returns. Service tax return must now be e filed.

  • When is Service Tax Return due? Open or Close

    Service tax returns are due half-yearly. Use ReminDue to know the service tax return due date and service tax payment due date for your business.

  • What is the penalty for late filing of service tax return?Open or Close

    Delay of upto 15 days in filing service tax return could attract a penalty of Rs.500. Delay of 15 - 30 attracts a penalty of Rs.1000 and delay in filing of service tax return for a period of more than 30 days attracts a pentaly of Rs.1000 + Rs.100 for each day of delay in filing service tax return upto a fine of Rs.20,000.

  • How to make service tax payment?Open or Close

    Service tax payment can be made online through net banking for all assesses having a service tax due of Rs. 1 lakh or more in the preceding financial year. Others can make the payment through cheque or demand draft.

  • What is Service Tax?Open or Close

    Service tax is a tax on services provided in India. Service tax is levied under the Finance Act, 1994 on certain services as specified by the Government.

  • Who has to pay Service Tax?Open or Close

    Service tax is to be paid by the receiver of the service. However, service tax is a form of indirect taxation. Therefore, the person who provides the taxable service on receipt of service charges along with the service tax is responsible for paying the service tax portion to the Government. Also, small scale service providers who provide less than Rs.10 lakhs of taxable service a year is exempt from service tax.

  • What are taxable services?Open or Close

    Almost all services provided in India are taxable. To find the complete list of taxable services, refer to Section 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994. All taxable services as on 1.5.2011 is listed in Appendix-1.

  • What is the rate of Service Tax?Open or Close

    The effective rate of Service Tax is 10.3% on the value of the taxable service. In addition education cess @ 2% on the service tax amount and secondary and higher education cess @1% is levied on the service tax amount. Hence, Service Tax is normally levied at 12.36%

  • What is service tax registration?Open or Close

    Service tax registration is a mandatory registration for service providers who have taxable service of value exceeding Rs.9 lakhs, in the previous financial year. Service tax registration facilitates in the identification of assesse, payment of service tax and filing of service tax returns.

  • Who must obtain service tax registration?Open or Close

    Any person who has provided taxable service of value exceeding Rs.9 lakhs in the preceding financial year is required to obtain service tax registration. When a person commences a new business, he/she is required to obtain service tax registration within 30 days of commencement, if the business will have taxable service in excess of Rs.9 lakhs.