SERVICE TAX RETURN (ST-3) for the period Oct 13-March14 is now available for e-filing by the assessees in both offline and online version. The last date of filing the ST-3 return for the said period is 25th April, 2014, informs the ACES website.
However, to avoid congestion and inconvenience in the last minute, all assessees who wish to file their ST-3 for the said period are advised to start e-filing the returns immediately and not to wait till the last date. The assessees can file return either online or use the offline utility by downloading the latest version from http://acesdownload.nic.in/ or from ‘DOWNLOADS’ Section of ACES website.
In case of any difficulty in accessing the ACES Application or in filing the ST-3 returns, the assessees can seek help of the ACES Service Desk by sending e-mail to aces.servicedesk@icegate.gov.in or calling up National Toll-free number 1800 425 4251. In general, the Service Desk functions on any working day from Monday to Friday between 9 AM and 7 PM & on Saturdays between 9 AM to 2.30 PM. But to help the assessees file their returns, it will remain open from 9 AM and 7 PM on all Saturdays and closed holidays till 25th April, 14 and on last Sunday i.e. 20-04-2014.
Do file that return – don’t wait till 25.4.2014.