e-filling Service Tax - Central Excise Return

e-filling of Service Tax (ST 3) and Central Excise (ER 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) return is mandatory for all assessees w.e.f. 1st Oct, 2011.

How to file return electronically?

> Log onto www.aces.gov.in and click Service Tax or Central Excise link.

> If you are registered with ACES, use your user name and password to log-in.

> Select your return from RET menu and submit self-assessed return online.

> If not registered with ACES, furnish e-mail ID of the authorized person to your Range officer and an e-mail with T-PIN (Temporary User ID) and Password will be sent to enable you to register with ACES.  If you do not receive e-mail, please check spam mail folder or contact Range Officer.

> Thereafter, you can log-in and file return as explained above.

> You can also use "Offline Return" available under RET menu or under Download link of ACES website; fill it and upload to ACES.

> For online tutorial on e-filling of return, click on LMS on ACES website.

25th Oct is the last date for filling of half-yearly Service Tax return for the period Apr-Sep 2011.

The last date for filling of Central Excise return i.e, ER 1, ER 2, ER 3 (SSI UNITS), ER 6 and ER 8 is 10.10.2011, ER 3 for Units other than SSI Units on 20.10.201 and Dealer return is on 15.10.2011.


Directorate of Publicity and Public Relations,
Customs & Central Excise,
C.R.Building,  I.P.Estate,
New Delhi. 110 109.