ST-3 Form amended – to include STRP details
The ST-3 form has been amended again – this time to include details of the Service Tax Return Preparer (STRP). Where are these STRPs? Has the Government appointed any?
An officer told DDT recently that those who prepare these forms do not seem to understand the requirements of the filed formations. For example, the present ST 3 form has monthly columns for Service tax payable, and it does not have the "Total" column at the end of the table. To get the total figures, the six months figures should be added by the officers for each return and imagine the work load considering the huge assessee base. In fact, some of the assessees even understood the importance, condoned our babus ' ignorance and on their own added the total column at the end of the table. Isn't it elementary?
Notification NO. , Dated: March 17, 2009