Combined Annual Return Form for Central Excise and Service Tax - Central Excise - Trade Notice No. 01/CE/Ldh/2017

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE SERVICE TAX, LUDHIANA HEADQUARTER- F BLOCK, RISHI NAGAR, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB - 141001 F. No. IV(16) Tech/ Trade notice/Ldh/07/2013/ 426-433 Dated: 18/01/2017 Trade Notice No. 01/CE/Ldh/2017 Subject: Combined Annual Return Form for Central Excise and Service Tax - regarding Attention of the Trade Industry is invited to Central Board of Excise Customs, New Delhi's Notification No.08/2016-CE(NT) (Sl No.5) 13/2016-CE(NT) (Sl No.9) both dated 01.03.2016 vide which Rule 12 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 and Rule 9A of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, respectively, were amended to replace the existing Central Excise Forms ER-4 to ER-7 with Annual Return form and vide Notification No.19/2016-ST dated 01.03.2016, Rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 was amended to prescribe an annual return, which was required to be filed by 30th day of November. Central Board of Excise Customs Circular No. 1050/38/2016-CX dated 08.11.2016 has been issued which further states that in view of impending implementation of Goods Service Tax (GST) it has been decided that the aforesaid Annual Return shall not be required to be filed for the year 2015-16, which was due to be filed by 30.11.2016. After implementation of GST, the Annual Return for non- GST goods only may be required. The above mentioned Circular and Notifications are available on the web site www.cbec.gov.in Service Tax/Central Excise Circulars / Notifications, and the same may please be seen for details. 2. All the Trade Association Chambers of Commerce and members of the Regional Advisory Committee / Public Grievance Committee are requested to circulate and publicize the contents of this Public Notice amongst their member constituents. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of the procedure may please be brought to the notice of jurisdictional Range/Divisional Office. (K. J. Chaudhary) Principal Commissioner