Clarification on Payment of Service Tax in Transitional Period

Clarification on Payment of Service Tax in Transitional Period

Certain transitional issues arising with respect to payment of service tax after 30th June 2017 have been clarified by CBEC vide circular dated 28-9-2017.

It has been clarified that in cases where service was received before 1-7-2017 and payment for the value of the service was also made before 1-7-2017, but the service tax was paid by 5th /6th July 2017, details of credit should be indicated in Part I of Form ST-3 by filing a revised return. In order to give compliant assessees who had filed their ST 3 return by the due date or some days later, an immediate and viable window to file revised returns, all ST3 returns for the period 1-4-2017 to 30-6-2017 which have been filed upto and inclusive of the 31st day of August 2017, shall be deemed to have been filed on 31-8-2017. Once details of such credit are reflected in the ST-3, the assessee may proceed to fill in the details in Form GST TRAN-1.

In the case of assessees who were not registered under ACES, who want to make payment of service tax on or after 1-7-2017, they may avail of the category of “non assessee registration” in the registration module of ACES.

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GST Tip – 311

As per rule 120 of CGST Rules 2017, goods sent on sale or approval basis have before the appointed date has to be declared in FORM GST TRAN – 1, within 90 days from the appointed date.

GST Tip – 310

As per section 119 of the CGST Rules 2017, if the taxpayer has any materials sent on job work or for repairs or on sale or approval basis have to file GST TRAN – 1 within 90 days from the appointed date.

GST Tip – 309

As per Rule 118 of the CGST Rules, FORM GST TRAN-1 has to be filed within 90 days from the appointed date i.e, 1-July-2017 to avail the transitional input tax credit (VAT and Service Tax) for goods and services received after the appointed date but invoiced before the appointed date.

Notification No. 17/2017 – Central Tax

Notification No. 17/2017 – Central Tax – New Delhi, the 27th July, 2017

GST Tip – 242

As per Transitional Rules, if a job worker or agent is not registered under GST, then the principal has to file FORM GST TRAN-1 within 90 days from the appointed date, the closing stock held in form of inputs, semi-finished goods or finished goods.

GST Tip – 241

As per Transitional Provisions, if goods are sent on sale or approval basis before the appointed date, the taxpayer has to submit the details of goods sent on sale or approval basis in FORM GST TRAN-1within 90 days from the appointed date.

GST Tip – 237

As per the Transition Rules, the amount of credit specified in the FORM GST TRAN-1 shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger maintained by the common portal in FORM GST PMT-2.

GST Tip – 236

As per the Transitional Rules, every taxpayer opting to take input tax credit under Section 140 of CGST Act is required to file FORM GST TRAN-1 within 90 days from the appointed date. The same can be extended for another 90 days by the commissioner on recommendations of the GST Council.