Combined Annual Return Form for Central Excise & Service Tax - Central Excise - TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE SERVICE TAX, AHMEDABAD ZONE, CENTRAL EXCISE BHAVAN, REVENUE MARG. AMBAWADIS AHMEDABAD - 380015 Date: 01.12.2016 TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/2016 Sub: Combined Annual Return Form for Central Excise Service Tax-Reg. Attention of the Trade Industry is invited to Central Board of Excise Customs, New Delhi's Circular No. 1050/38/2016-CX dated 08.11.2016 on the above subject and Notification No. 08/2016-CE(N.T.) (Sl.No.5) 13/2016-CE(N.T.) (Sl.No.9) both dated 01.03.2016. 2. The Board vide Notification No. Notification No. 08/2016-CE(N.T.) (Sl.No.5) 13/2016-CE(N.T.) (Sl.No.9) both dated 01.03.2016 amended to replace the existing Central Excise Forms ER-4 to ER-7 with Annual Return form whereas, 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. 3. In view of the implementation of Goods Services Tax (GST) the Board vide Circular No. 1050/38/2016-CX dated 08.11.2016 has decided that the aforesaid Annual Return shall not be required to be filed for the year 2015-16, which is due to be filed by 30.11.2016. 4. The above mentioned Circular and Notifications are available in www.cbec.gov.in Service Tax/Central Excise Circulars/Notifications. 5. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Department. 6. The contents of this Trade Notice may be brought to the notice of all the members of trade. Hindi version follows. (Vijayant Singh) Additional Commissioner