Accounting of Education Cess - reg - Customs - F.No.Coord/13-6/98-99/Vol.IV/454

F.No.Coord/13-6/98-99/Vol.IV/454 Dated 04.10.2007 Office of the Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts Central Board of Excise and Customs, New Delhi . Subject:- Accounting of Education Cess - reg. Reference is invited to this O.M. No. Coord/13-6/98-99/Vol.IV/329 dated 13.04.2007 on the above subject advising all the PAOs that pending opening of new Head of Accounts the new levy on account of "Secondary and Higher Education Cess deposited by assesses may be accounted for under Sub Head/ Minor Head of Accounts "Receipt Awaiting Transfer to the other Minor Head etc. " under the Major Head "0037- Customs", 0038-Union Excise Duty" "0044-Service Tax" and the amount kept under RAT could be transferred to the new Head of Accounts as and when opened by CGA's Office. Controller General of Accounts has approved operation of new Minor Head "505- Secondary and Higher Education Cess" under the Major Head "0037- Customs", 0038-Union Excise Duty" "0044-Service Tax" vide Correction Slip Nos. 630, 631 632 dated 03.09.2007. Numeric Code, Serial Codes and SCCD Codes are given below: - Numeric Code Description Sl. Code SCCD Code 0037 003700505 00370050501 Customs Secondary and Higher Education Cess Deduct Refunds 00370068 00370069 116 113 0038 003803 003803505 00380350501 Union Excise Duty Non-Sharable Duties Secondary and Higher Education Cess Deduct Refunds Drawback 00380115 00380116 110 119 0044 004400505 00440050501 00440050502 00440050503 Service Tax Secondary and Higher Education Cess Tax Collection Other Receipts* Deduct Refunds 00440426 00440427 00440428 110 111 118 * The Sub-Head "Other Receipts" is meant for interest/penalty leviable on delayed of Service Tax. Eight digit Serial Codes for the new Head of Accounts now opened may kindly be intimated to the Commissioners of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax under your jurisdiction advising them to issue a Trade Notice for the benefit of assessees. Action may also be taken for transfer of amount lying under "RAT" to the new Head of Accounts as mentioned above. Further, it is intimated that the nomenclature of the minor head '504-Education Cess' inserted vide correction slip No. 532 dated 07.12.2004 has been changed as '504-Primary Education Cess' vide the Correction Slips mentioned above. However, their accounting codes will remain same as given below: - Numeric Code Description Sl. Code SCCD Code 0037 003700504 00370050401 Customs Primary Education Cess Deduct Refunds 00370066 00370067 110 111 0038 003803 003803504 00380350401 Union Excise Duty Non Shareable Duties Primary Education Cess Deduct Refunds Drawback 00380111 00380118 116 118 0044 004400504 00440050401 00440050402 00440050403 Service Tax Primary Education Cess Tax Collection Other Receipts* Deduct Refunds 00440298 00440299 00440300 117 114 119 * The Sub-Head "Other Receipts" is meant for interest/penalty leviable on delayed payment of Service Tax. This may also be intimated to the Commissioners of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax under your jurisdiction advising them to issue a Trade Notice for the information of assessees.